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Here’s hoping I can describe the situation adequately!
Our house has what amounts to a great room living room/dining
room (though there’s a large open shelving unit separating the two).
The ceiling slopes from “normal” height to 16 ft., runs for about 12 ft,
and then starts to slope down again. Our master suite is on the
second floor jutting into this space and reached via an open stair
case. The wall of the bedroom that faces the open space has the
door and a large sliding window (as you’d see at a receptionist’s
desk, for example).
The house has central air with vents in floor except for one or two low
on walls, and of course on the ceiling in the finished basement. The
themostat is located on the “first” level (i.e., between the basement
level and the level the master bedroom is on).
As you can imagine, walking up those stairs in the summer, we can
feel a tremendous temperature gradient. If we keep the window and
door in our bedroom closed, the bedroom isn’t too bad, but it’s
still warmer than we’d want unless we freeze the lower levels.
I think I’ve about optimized which vents are open and which are
closed in the summer (more open as you go higher).
Finally, the question. Could we expect much help from placing a
ceiling fan on the 16 ft ceiling? (a job that would make a boat
payment or two for an electrician, given that there is no service there
and no access from above). Or, would we be more comfortable
putting a fan in our bedroom?
Thanks much for your advice.
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Here's hoping I can describe the situation adequately!
Our house has what amounts to a great room living room/dining
room (though there's a large open shelving unit separating the two).
The ceiling slopes from "normal" height to 16 ft., runs for about 12 ft,
and then starts to slope down again. Our master suite is on the
second floor jutting into this space and reached via an open stair
case. The wall of the bedroom that faces the open space has the
door and a large sliding window (as you'd see at a receptionist's
desk, for example).
The house has central air with vents in floor except for one or two low
on walls, and of course on the ceiling in the finished basement. The
themostat is located on the "first" level (i.e., between the basement
level and the level the master bedroom is on).
As you can imagine, walking up those stairs in the summer, we can
feel a tremendous temperature gradient. If we keep the window and
door in our bedroom closed, the bedroom isn't **too** bad, but it's
still warmer than we'd want unless we freeze the lower levels.
I think I've about optimized which vents are open and which are
closed in the summer (more open as you go higher).
Finally, the question. Could we expect much help from placing a
ceiling fan on the 16 ft ceiling? (a job that would make a boat
payment or two for an electrician, given that there is no service there
and no access from above). Or, would we be more comfortable
putting a fan in our bedroom?
Thanks much for your advice.