Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: Gas Ducted Heating 2May 29, 2009 11:51 am ---------------------------------------- Building the PD Lisbon 24 http://www.porterdavis.com.au/#homeviewer/lisbon/24 Blog of our progress. http://lisbon24.blogspot.com/ Homeone build thread https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28665 Re: Gas Ducted Heating 4May 29, 2009 2:38 pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Southern Highlands, NSW. On the hunt for the right house plan AND block of land... Must fit 2 adults, 3 kids, a home office and a couple of trucks!! Re: Gas Ducted Heating 6May 29, 2009 2:53 pm Generally ducts should go in front of the windows - whether they be through the roof or floor. This creates a wall of heat between the rest of the house and the areas where the most heat is lost - the windows. This is also usually the last place people put furniture. I've had both and I believe that floor ducts are noticeably better. My house has 8.5 ft ceilings and if I put my hand up near the ceiling after they've been on I can feel the difference in heat - its quite obvious. The floor is the area where heat if most effective and with roof vents thats usually the coldest area. Another problems with an in roof system is that in bathrooms heating ducts are virtually useless if you have an exhaust fan on - the heat will come out the vent and go straight into the ceiling fan without heating the room at all - at least with an in floor system there is some circulation before any heat is lost throught the exhaust fan. Re: Gas Ducted Heating 7Jun 17, 2009 5:30 pm i preferred floor ducts and if you have a higher ceiling, install a ceiling fan, during winter turn on the ceiling fan on lowest speed...this helps to push the heat downward..... Re: Gas Ducted Heating 8Jun 17, 2009 6:59 pm Bam I think that if you're careful with your placement, having the ducts on the floor will be fine. We plan to have ours on the floor. I sit on them when Im cold That's my 13YO's only complaint about this house. He loved sitting on the heating duct in his room in our old place. As he says, it's a bit hard to sit on the ceiling.... If you're on a slab, you don't get a choice. We find the ceiling vents work really well anyway. As for drying washing...we put an extra point in our laundry, which has plenty of space for clothes airers. Everything dries super-fast under the duct. Hi all, sorting out the ducted air con for a 350sqm double story house. Does this placement sound reasonable to you? Also, I plan to have 6 zones I think. Living room… 0 0 Hi all, sorting out the ducted air con for a 350sqm double story house. I think i plan to have 6 zones I think. Living room (mainly for entertainment so not used often),… 0 0 0 6398 |