bizee wrote:
I have a new house, this is my first winter.

The kitchen and family room are a great room concept with vaulted
ceilings.
There is a ceiling fan, on the edge of the family room part.
There is a gas fireplace with fan
There are two air ducts close to the outer wall.

I could live with the fireplace going with the fan, BUT, the deflector
for it is at the top of the fireplace unit, and it deflects the air
down. I'm thinking if it came straight out, I'd get better heat
towards me in the chair.? Is there such an item I can get?

Going to get some deflectors tomorrow for the two ceiling vents. The
vents push it lengthwise along the outer wall, not towards where I'm
sitting or toward the kitchen.

The house can get quite toasty in the bedrooms. Already closed the
vents the bathrooms and unused dining room. Its gas forced air. I
came from a smaller house with no vault, using heatpump.

I am sure you already know this but I will point it out anyhow.
You have two major design flaws.

1. Vaulted ceilings. It will always be 'toasty warm' up there. Heat
rises There is very little you can do about that. Fans, etc will help
but at the cost of causing drafts which are a detriment.
2. Trying to supplement heat with a firplace. Get an insert and you
can at least help the situation. A fireplace is only good for 'mood'
and getting rid of fuel.

Am I against vaulted ceilings? Definitely if you are interested in
reasonable heating coasts in a cold climate.

Harry K