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Heat ducts by ceiling return vents by floor clintonb 01-20-2007
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Posted by clintonb on January 20, 2007, 4:11 pm
I have a house that was built in 1951. The heat ducts are near the
ceiling and the return ducts are by the floor. I always found that
unusual since heat is supposed to rise. Is that how houses were built
back then? What was the purpose behind setting stuff up that way?

- Clint


Posted by on January 20, 2007, 4:31 pm
wrote:

>I have a house that was built in 1951. The heat ducts are near the
>ceiling and the return ducts are by the floor. I always found that
>unusual since heat is supposed to rise. Is that how houses were built
>back then? What was the purpose behind setting stuff up that way?
>
>- Clint

        The heat ducts were originally near the floor. However, after
50 years, due to the fact that as you say heat rises, they moved up.


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Posted by daytona° on January 20, 2007, 9:09 pm
NOW THAT really makes me laugh..............

> wrote:
>
>>I have a house that was built in 1951. The heat ducts are near the
>>ceiling and the return ducts are by the floor. I always found that
>>unusual since heat is supposed to rise. Is that how houses were built
>>back then? What was the purpose behind setting stuff up that way?
>>
>>- Clint
>
> The heat ducts were originally near the floor. However, after
> 50 years, due to the fact that as you say heat rises, they moved up.
>
>
> --
> Click here every day to feed an animal that needs you today !!!
> http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/
>
> Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me
> 'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.'
> 'With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.'
> HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's
> Free demo now available online http://pmilligan.net/palm/



Posted by AKS on January 21, 2007, 9:29 am
Purpose is that you can not have duct that is suitable
for heat and the AC compromised had to be made
what you have is ideal for AC system if one have
been install if not that makes it easy for you to install one
I wish that I have forced air heating system but I don't

Dido


>I have a house that was built in 1951. The heat ducts are near the
> ceiling and the return ducts are by the floor. I always found that
> unusual since heat is supposed to rise. Is that how houses were built
> back then? What was the purpose behind setting stuff up that way?
>
> - Clint
>



Posted by Bob_Loblaw on January 21, 2007, 10:04 am



> I wish that I have forced air heating system but I don't
>
> Dido


Maybe it's time you moved into a bigger cardboard box....


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