On 18 Nov 2006 19:27:44 -0800, "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.


Run your ceiling fan such that it blows toward the ceiling. Carefully
check for any gaps around your fireplace where you can easily get
drafts. Caulking/weather stripping around doors and windows helps a
lot and this is often neglected. There are settees that have large
curved backs that direct the heat (and hold it) to the occupants.
These were popular in the pioneer days when the fireplace provided all
the house heat.