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COLD Mudroom with heat source

saushah
saushah Member Posts: 3
in THE MAIN WALL
I have 6'*8' mudroom between Garage and kitchen, it has another door going to backyard. This room do have a heat vent. This room feels very cold, I thought this was due to lack of insulation , upon checking found out that all exterior walls do have an insulation. Not sure what could be a problem, any help/suggestion is appreciated.

Thanks

S

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  • Mark Eatherton
    Mark Eatherton Member Posts: 5,852
    The problem has to do with the fact that it is an outlying appendage to the heating system. It is not individually controlled, so the only way it gets heat is if the thermostat, which is located in the core of the home is calling for heat. Moving the thermostat into the porch will cause the balance of the home to over heat. Go hydronics and you can then put that room on to it's own thermostat and zone.

    ME

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  • kcopp
    kcopp Member Posts: 4,462
    Is this hot air heat or Hot water heat?
    That is an entryway.
    You need a lot more heat out there than your average room.
    What is under the room? Does it have a foundation? Or open to the air?
  • JUGHNE
    JUGHNE Member Posts: 11,199
    Is the floor concrete? It could have been originally a breeze way and was never intended to have been heated. Is the heat vent in the floor or wall?
  • Brewbeer
    Brewbeer Member Posts: 616
    If it is forced air heat, is there a return duct?
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  • saushah
    saushah Member Posts: 3
    yes, forced heat vent is part of entire home heating system
  • saushah
    saushah Member Posts: 3
    edited March 2016
    vent is in floor and floor is tiled , underneath concrete floor.
  • kcopp
    kcopp Member Posts: 4,462
    The vent is probably not large enough to heat the area.
    You have a cold partition (the garage wall) and two outside walls... that a lot of heatloss.
    You could try this to push some more heat out there.

    http://www.fieldcontrols.com/air-boosters?page_id=117

    Short of installing a space heater out there.
  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 22,784
    The question is how much heat would you like out there, and how much are you willing to spend to install and run additional heat. It sounds like a room with a high heat load with exterior walls and doors?

    First step is to check all the weather stripping and insulation details. Make the room as efficient as possible then look at an additional heat source. Maybe a small electric panel radiator, possibly on a setback type thermostat.
    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream

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