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<blockquote data-quote="1krr" data-source="post: 2685975" data-attributes="member: 750"><p>I really kind of half assed my little trial run. Ran the fans over new years night and totally forgot to check the battery voltage when I started. It ended at 12.8 so it was probably in the 13.6 range. I also forgot to test actual draw. I did run the fireplace for about 14.5 hours (5:30pm to about 8am). In that time, the house started at 67* and climbed to 69 when we finally went to bed. It was back to 67 by 8am when i finally drug myself out of bed. Since the ice turned into a big stack of nothing yesterday, I wrapped up and spent the day with my chainsaw and some cedar more cedar trees. I wanted to leave the geo off but wifey was having none of that. </p><p></p><p>Major problem is that unless I run the blower fan, the living room with shoot up in temp and be very warm but the rest of the house will get progressively colder. We've also got a vaulted ceiling in the living room which traps the heat from the fireplace so I have to run the ceiling fans to keep the air mixed. Neither of these wattages were accounted for in the test. So cots in the living room would be very comfortable for sleeping but as designed, even a tight room will get cooler unless the air is moved with a forced air scenario. I do have a sealed envolop attic (basically foam sprayed against the roof rather than blown on the attic floor. I thought about putting a vent on each side of the vault and exausting it to the attic and turning that into a plenum to let individual fans in the bedrooms some of the warm air down and into the room. What do you guys think?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1krr, post: 2685975, member: 750"] I really kind of half assed my little trial run. Ran the fans over new years night and totally forgot to check the battery voltage when I started. It ended at 12.8 so it was probably in the 13.6 range. I also forgot to test actual draw. I did run the fireplace for about 14.5 hours (5:30pm to about 8am). In that time, the house started at 67* and climbed to 69 when we finally went to bed. It was back to 67 by 8am when i finally drug myself out of bed. Since the ice turned into a big stack of nothing yesterday, I wrapped up and spent the day with my chainsaw and some cedar more cedar trees. I wanted to leave the geo off but wifey was having none of that. Major problem is that unless I run the blower fan, the living room with shoot up in temp and be very warm but the rest of the house will get progressively colder. We've also got a vaulted ceiling in the living room which traps the heat from the fireplace so I have to run the ceiling fans to keep the air mixed. Neither of these wattages were accounted for in the test. So cots in the living room would be very comfortable for sleeping but as designed, even a tight room will get cooler unless the air is moved with a forced air scenario. I do have a sealed envolop attic (basically foam sprayed against the roof rather than blown on the attic floor. I thought about putting a vent on each side of the vault and exausting it to the attic and turning that into a plenum to let individual fans in the bedrooms some of the warm air down and into the room. What do you guys think? [/QUOTE]
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