basement heat

01-05-2012, 12:08 PM	#1
DJKevin Newbie   Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 8	basement heat Hello have a question I have baseboard heaters in the basement. Problem is even though it heats the room well its actualy chiily from the floor and up about 24 inches stand up its hot sit on the couch chilly is this normal and do you have any suggestions on how to make it better

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01-05-2012, 12:22 PM	#2
TarheelTerp MarginallyQualified   Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Winston-Salem NC Posts: 2,553	basement heat Quote: Originally Posted by DJKevin ...have baseboard heaters in the basement... heats the room well ...chilly from the floor and up about 24 inches... stand up its hot ...any suggestions on how to make it better Two suggestions: insulation and circulation. What is on the floor? On the walls? On the ceiling? Do you have any fans to try to move the air around? hth

01-05-2012, 12:35 PM	#3
DJKevin Newbie   Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 8	basement heat I have carpet on the floor and the walls are insulated I guess I should try a small fan

01-05-2012, 12:45 PM	#4
TarheelTerp MarginallyQualified   Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Winston-Salem NC Posts: 2,553	basement heat Quote: Originally Posted by DJKevin I have carpet on the floor and the walls are insulated I guess I should try a small fan I hate ceiling fans but this is exactly what they are intended for. As it's a basement... try what I use everywhere: small oscillating fans on a high shelf do a great job and for cheap money. hth

01-05-2012, 02:57 PM	#5
DJKevin Newbie   Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 8	basement heat Thanks I will try the fans

01-05-2012, 03:33 PM	#6
mae-ling Member   Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 1,982	basement heat This is one of the issues with electric baseboards the air does not circulate as with forced air.

01-05-2012, 04:22 PM	#7
jklingel Member   Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 1,747	basement heat As per Tarheel, INSULATE, somehow. The more you insulate, the less stratification you'll have.

01-09-2012, 11:39 AM	#8
DJKevin Newbie   Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 8	basement heat Okay the small fan on a high shelf works great.I just point it downward and the air circulates 100 percent better. Great !!!

01-15-2012, 03:28 AM	#9
Canucker Thread killer   Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 264	basement heat Quote: Originally Posted by mae-ling This is one of the issues with electric baseboards the air does not circulate as with forced air. Do you mean it doesn't circulate in the same manner as scorched air?