I live in a two floor home where the thermostat is on the first. The trouble is I am having trouble getting heat to the 2nd floor. Is there any thing I can do to the vents on the 2nd floor that would allow heat to reach up there?

Can you close some of the vents on the first? Are there rooms being overheated downstairs? Is your ductwork leaking in the basement? Are there dampers closed that should be open or open that could be closed to help direct airflow?

There are fans that can be installed in ductwork to boost air flow to problem rooms... but I haven't a clue as to whether they are worth the money and effort to wire. Id simply close a few downstairs vents first and check for leaks.

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Out of curiosity, are the powered duct fans really ever a decent fix? I don't know a person who has one, but I've seen them in the stores...

I'm also having a similar problem; I live in a 2 story, thermostat is on first floor.

However, there is no heat in my kitchen (1st floor). I cleaned out the vent, as well as remove it. As far as I can tell, the heat vent in the kitchen is directly connected to the dining room, which has no problems getting heat.

It does seem to be overheating in other areas of the 1st floor, so much so as when the thermostat is set to 60, the heat coming out of the vents is powerful enough to move my ceiling fans around.