Hi y'all
I've recently moved into an old school house (built around the 1870s), and an oil furnace was added at some point along the way. The house is 2 storeys, with the upper floor being around 24' x 31' x 12 1/2'. This is quite a large room, and as such, is difficult to heat. The previous owners have a shut off lever in the basement to close the heating vents that run upstairs. I'm wondering, if I am not heating the upstairs, should I block the cold air return too?
The difference in the floors is about 20C compared to 10 - 14C (depending on the cold temperatures outside)
Any comments are greatly appreciated.
phreaq
Has anyone seen my brain today? (^_^)
I've recently moved into an old school house (built around the 1870s), and an oil furnace was added at some point along the way. The house is 2 storeys, with the upper floor being around 24' x 31' x 12 1/2'. This is quite a large room, and as such, is difficult to heat. The previous owners have a shut off lever in the basement to close the heating vents that run upstairs. I'm wondering, if I am not heating the upstairs, should I block the cold air return too?
The difference in the floors is about 20C compared to 10 - 14C (depending on the cold temperatures outside)
Any comments are greatly appreciated.
phreaq
Has anyone seen my brain today? (^_^)
