sorry for the obscure title.
i'm having trouble heating our new house. it has ducted aircon, which i'm not keen on using as a heating source as i find the heat "clammy", and instead we have an open gas log fire installed in the victorian fireplace.
if you stand in front of the fire it gives out plenty of heat, but i can't see to get the house warm. i've put heavy curtains (read: blanket) over the windows and blocked up the above picture rail vents.
the only other escape route i can think of is up the ducted aircon outlet vents. we had ducted in our other house and there was a similar problem (hard to heat via box wood fire).
would this be right? if so, how can i stop the heat from escaping up the vents and out? if i can help it, i don't want to block the vents up as i do flick the aircon on occasionally if the day is overly cold.
any suggestions.
i'm having trouble heating our new house. it has ducted aircon, which i'm not keen on using as a heating source as i find the heat "clammy", and instead we have an open gas log fire installed in the victorian fireplace.
if you stand in front of the fire it gives out plenty of heat, but i can't see to get the house warm. i've put heavy curtains (read: blanket) over the windows and blocked up the above picture rail vents.
the only other escape route i can think of is up the ducted aircon outlet vents. we had ducted in our other house and there was a similar problem (hard to heat via box wood fire).
would this be right? if so, how can i stop the heat from escaping up the vents and out? if i can help it, i don't want to block the vents up as i do flick the aircon on occasionally if the day is overly cold.
any suggestions.