A little off the beaten track....

[BlueRidgeMark]

Okay folks, here's a weird one for you:

 

I have a smallish house with a poor design. It was originally built as a cabin, and then added onto. My kitchen/family room & two bedrooms are at one end, and the main living area and master bedroom are at the other end. The woodstove is in the family room, and is oversized for the house. It's a Fisher Grandpa Bear, and would probably heat a house twice our size. (We're about 1250 sf.)

The wood stove is our only source of heat. There is no central air, no ducting of any kind in the house.

The problem is, if we keep it warm enough to heat the far end of the house, the woodstove end roasts. If we keep it comfortable in the family room, the far end is cold.


I'm thinking of running a duct from the family room to the living room (with possibly a branch off to the master bedroom) to move some of that heat out of the family room. There is a corridor connecting them, which would take the air back to the family room.

I have attic connecting both areas, so there's no problem with routing.

I have acquired a 3 speed furnace blower, and one 25" section of new 14" flexible ducting, and one 25' section of 6".

 

My plan is to install two filtered intake registers in the ceiling of the family room (standard 24 o.c. joists), and route that to the blower, then duct it down to the living room, with a short side run to the master bedroom. Ceiling registers in both rooms.

The reason for using two registers is to slow the air down to reduce intake noise, so we aren't bothered by it when in that room.

 

Here's where I need help:

 

1. Wiring the blower.  I can post pictures of the existing wiring, if I can figure out how to post pictures.  I'll work on that.
2. Sizing the ductwork. 
3. Any suggestions you may have.

 

Whatcha think?