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[tom <tom AT honeychrome.com>]

We heat the small house we're rehabbing (approx. 500 sq. ft on the  
first floor, 450 sq. ft on the second) with a centrally located wood  
stove on the first floor, which aside from the bathroom is one open  
space.  There is no heat on the second floor, and for the coldest  
parts of the year we'll probably close of the upstairs and sleep  
downstairs, but I'd like to put a register between the two floors to  
get some heat upstairs if we want it.  Does one follow the  
conventional wisdom for ducted heat/radiators and put the register on  
an outside wall under a window to avoid drafts?  Or would it be  
better to put the register as close to the location of the  
woodstove.  The upstairs rooms have no plumbing to worry about and  
are only bedrooms.
Thanks
Tom