Jeff H
Gold Member
HVAC trained tractor guys please weigh in on my idea.
My attached garage is fully insulated, but not heated. If I leave the door to the house open on the weekends it will get comfortable in the garage. But dust, dirt, fumes of course make this not an ideal solution. Not to mention the rabbit that got into the house from the garage with the door open! :laughing:
So to me this proves there is enough heat in the house to share with the garage, just have to share the heat without commingling the air.
On a day like today it's 20 something outside, and 40 something in the garage with no heater.
First idea
So I thought I could run maybe 6" or 8" well sealed metal duct in a loop from the garage. Run it in a large loop through the basement rafters and return it to the garage. If I ran the length of the house and back it would be over 100', and put a fan one end to move the air through. All that surface area of duct could grab some heat from the basement, while keeping the air separate. And in the summer it could give the added benefit of some cool air.
Second idea
A radiator/heat exchanger/coil or whatever you call it in the garage, looped to another one in the basement, fan , and a pump, again to share the heat without commingling the air.
Yes I have examined many of the other options, electric, natural gas,solar, etc. But right now I want to focus on this idea.
So has anyone tried anything like this? I am looking forward to constructive criticism.
My attached garage is fully insulated, but not heated. If I leave the door to the house open on the weekends it will get comfortable in the garage. But dust, dirt, fumes of course make this not an ideal solution. Not to mention the rabbit that got into the house from the garage with the door open! :laughing:
So to me this proves there is enough heat in the house to share with the garage, just have to share the heat without commingling the air.
On a day like today it's 20 something outside, and 40 something in the garage with no heater.
First idea
So I thought I could run maybe 6" or 8" well sealed metal duct in a loop from the garage. Run it in a large loop through the basement rafters and return it to the garage. If I ran the length of the house and back it would be over 100', and put a fan one end to move the air through. All that surface area of duct could grab some heat from the basement, while keeping the air separate. And in the summer it could give the added benefit of some cool air.
Second idea
A radiator/heat exchanger/coil or whatever you call it in the garage, looped to another one in the basement, fan , and a pump, again to share the heat without commingling the air.
Yes I have examined many of the other options, electric, natural gas,solar, etc. But right now I want to focus on this idea.
So has anyone tried anything like this? I am looking forward to constructive criticism.