Moving Heat around my house

Hi I am renting a house in Northern Ontario for the winter. Temperatures will drop to -40C a few times but stay more around the -25C or -30C. We have a wood stove in the main living room but the bedroom is in an inconvenient position for heat travel. (See my crappy drawing) There is an Electric forced air system that runs at about 18 KWH. I would prefer to reduce the use of the furnace as much as possible. my concern is getting heat to the bedroom from the fireplace. As it's a rental nothing can be permanent. The thermostat for the whole house is also in the living room with the fireplace so that adds to a struggle for heating the bedroom. The house is roughly 40X25.

My thought, a rudimentary forced air system using a small fan and leftover circular duct pipe along the wall towards the room. It would start with sitting flush with the stoves top and filled with sauna rocks to retain heat. The distance of the pipe is roughly 15 feet. This would be sitting along the ground and end at the door where the kitchen/bedroom hallway is.

Any comments as to if this would work or any other ideas?

Off the top of my head. Why not sleep in the room with the wood stove?

Electric Heat blankets

Heated up bricks put into your bed

Hot water bladder? I dont know what they are called.

Wool blankets

Keeping the thermostat set to 60*F


Most of what is said in this thread would probably help : https://permies.com/t/62284/ways-save-winter-heating

My thought is what you have planned with the duct work.  You can get a duct booster fan with variable speed control and run it though insulated flexible duct work.
Something like this....
https://www.amazon.com/AC-Infinity-RAXIAL-Booster-Controller/dp/B07ZPF4NRX/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=duct+booster+fan&qid=1635356522&qsid=135-3549301-8583842&sr=8-12&sres=B0792QR5YT%2CB0792R5KJF%2CB000LDEUGQ%2CB01C82SZRM%2CB07ZPC5GTX%2CB07H8R5G1W%2CB07HYJXWKL%2CB07ZPF4NRX%2CB000GXF7KO%2CB07FPFVZTZ%2CB074XBXFPD%2CB07J9PTYRN%2CB08N6JTBF1%2CB002EBVW96%2CB06WGPJ2MQ%2CB07ZL6FDYG%2CB07X7H8RXB%2CB09456J5CC%2CB077492C4C%2CB001WT6S5Y&srpt=ELECTRIC_FAN

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Master-Flow-8-in-x-25-ft-Insulated-Flexible-Duct-R6-Silver-Jacket-F6IFD8X300/100396936

jordan barton wrote:Off the top of my head. Why not sleep in the room with the wood stove?

Electric Heat blankets

Heated up bricks put into your bed

Hot water bladder? I dont know what they are called.

Wool blankets

Keeping the thermostat set to 60*F


Most of what is said in this thread would probably help : https://permies.com/t/62284/ways-save-winter-heating

Main reason is the massive windows (yes I know major heat loss point) that are at the base of our bed that face North. This means northern lights on full display!!!

Forced air furnaces usually have the option to run only the fan in a continuous mode without turning on the heating element or gas burner. This can be a reasonably efficient and cost effective option even though it consumes a little bit of electricity.

If there isn't a visible "fan" or "cool" switch already in place, sometimes there is one inside the furnace. Or, a jumper may need to be added to the control board and an external switch installed -- not difficult, though not a job for everyone.

I'd put the fan and duct on the floor and blow cold air from the floor of the bedroom towards the stove.  That will draw warm air into the bedroom to replace it.

If I were you, I would watch the weather forecast carefully. When it's cold, sleep in the main room with the wood stove.
When it's not going to be as brutal, go back to your bedroom, pile on the blankets, and use a warm brick/water bottle/etc.

The northern lights sound like a fabulous incentive, but I'd just go look at them-- and then come back and go to bed in the warm!!

In line fans, 6 inch,  are available for ducts and pipes
Fit curtains to that window with a pulley control system from the bed.
When you want to view, pull the ropes until the curtain is open, become awestruck, pull the ropes again and sleep!

If you have a long rental check the insulation in the ceiling in the hot room.
It may be worth putting some in.

A lot of this depends on whether there are water and sewer pipes that will freeze and cause damage or flooding.

A big window to watch the Northern Lights sounds great though I would have to cover the window with an insulated covering.

I wonder if one of the "smart" thermostats could be used to keep any pipes from freezing?  

We have one in our bathroom with a small electric heater.  The "Smart" thermostat turns on the electric heater only when the temperature gets below what has been programmed into it.