In a nutshell: The warm-air registers in my apt are at the very top of the ten foot high walls. Hot air does not circulate properly to heat my 1-bedroom apartment.

Details: Based on what I know about the basics of energy, heat rises. And I can't for the life of me understand who thought putting the register's at the top of ten foot tall ceilings was a good idea. But this seems to be the standard for homes/buildings in my neighborhood.

I winterize my home every year by letting the storm windows down and putting plastic up to all the old wood sash windows. My furnace is located inside the utility closet in my unit and I make sure to change the filter as needed. I have an electric blower heater for the bedroom, but I don't think this is practical or cost-effective. When I walk out of my bedroom it feels like I'm stepping right out into the Chicago winter. My thermostat is cranked all the way up to 85 non stop and obviously the costs associated with that are astronomical.

Are there any suggestions for what else I can do to "get the hot air down to my level"? Is there a such thing as a register adapter that can be affixed to the register that can direct the hot air down? Can there be something wrong with the furnace?

Can you hang ceiling fans and put them on reverse? They will blow the warm air down.

That does seem simple enough. I don't think there'd be a problem if I installed ceiling fans; most of the other units have them as well. Any type of fan will do?

Just make sure it can go in reverse. Not all models do.

Thanks. Thanks. And Thanks. I can't wait to get these put it. Do you think my landlord would foot the bill? Or some of it, if I explained what their purpose was? But, if not, I wouldn't even care since it'd be far cheaper than my dec-jan-feb gas bill.

It wouldn't hurt to ask. You most likely will need a permit.

Almost all fans have a reverse feature, and you don't actually need the reverse feature for heat recirculations. Fans will DEFINITELY help. Get decent ones, see my recommendations in the Electrical/Lighting FAQ.