Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: Ceiling v floor ducts, which heats most efficiently? 2Apr 04, 2013 8:20 pm We would certainly say you get better heating from floor vents. Ceiling ones will give you hot heads and cold feet. The heaters today don't produce much air by volume so are not really that effective at pushing the air down. Re: Ceiling v floor ducts, which heats most efficiently? 3Apr 05, 2013 6:24 pm IceMan We would certainly say you get better heating from floor vents. Ceiling ones will give you hot heads and cold feet. The heaters today don't produce much air by volume so are not really that effective at pushing the air down. They don't really need to push down. What is meant to happen is the air actually gets pulled down by drawing air from the vents down and to the return that should be low down in the wall. Though do agree that in floor is much better because most systems don't do this properly anyway, so by having in the floor the heat at least passes where the people are. Re: Ceiling v floor ducts, which heats most efficiently? 4Apr 05, 2013 7:34 pm Slightly irrelevant but I love floor vents..... As a kid I would lay on the floor with a blanket whilst watching TV and I'd lay the blanket over the vent. It would puff the blanket up with warm air and I'd be toasty and warm under the blanket. My mum used to yell at me for it. Custom downslope build Build thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61873 Blog http://www.buildingroyalmanor.blogspot.com.au Thank you. That is really helpful. Once we get the place done and passed for OC we can upgrade in the future once we get back on our feet and not paying mortgage and rent. 4 6151 The worst thing you can do is sign a building contract without a pre contract review. Over the years many people have come to me with disputes where they just signed… 0 8809 Thank you @ashington Homes for your reply! They just got back to me and offered credit for me to just take it as is. It was a less than quotes I got from ceiling… 6 2085 |