"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"udarrell" wrote in message
Chris, you and Travis hit the nail on the head; the blower adds
heat and
will run your electric bill up!
If you want air circulation use a large 20" floor fan in the areas
you
will be in; it uses a lot less electricity and produces very
little heat.
If increasing the air circulation with a floor type fan allows you
to set
the Rm TH to a higher temp - that will save on energy costs and
compressor
run time.
Running the furnace blower motor 24/7 will add to much to energy
consumption and add motor heat to the conditioned space. (Losing
equation.)
- udarrell

If the cold air is dropping to the basement, that 20" fan is not
going to
help much is it? The blower, OTOH, will lift it to the rooms where
it is
needed. You need a given amount of energy to move a given amount of
air. I
don't see the fan doing much to help the situation or to reduce
energy cost.


It will if there is a cold air return in the basement.