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| Author: | AlphaMale [ Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Warmer in basement than upstairs... |
For those who turned on their heat, is your basement warmer than the main floor? I'm having this problem, and the thing is, the basement vents are mounted upside down, and doesn't have shutters on them. I've tried to tape them shut, but it's probably not enough. Any kind suggestions on what else I can do to get more heat distribution upstairs? Thx. |
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| Author: | Wyl [ Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:44 am ] |
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you could try covering you main floor return vent. That should force your upstairs return to pull more air up to the top floor where heat is needed. Also heat rises, do you have any doors or partitions that are blocking the heat from the down stairs to get up? |
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| Author: | proudowner [ Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:15 am ] |
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You should have a screw about 6 inches away from each vent hole you can turn to make a flap inside block air flow. Is that the shutter you say you dont have? You should. |
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| Author: | GVK [ Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:59 am ] |
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Another idea would be to add more tape to your ducts. My husband did that last winter when we experienced the same thing. He found huge gaps where the air was just gushing out. He went through a lot of tape, but it has worked! |
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| Author: | AlphaMale [ Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:31 am ] |
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proudowner wrote: You should have a screw about 6 inches away from each vent hole you can turn to make a flap inside block air flow. Is that the shutter you say you dont have? You should.
Hi. Are you referring to the screws that are in the middle of wing nuts? Thanks for the quick replies. |
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| Author: | BuildingHomes.ca [ Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:01 pm ] |
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AlphaMale wrote: Hi. Are you referring to the screws that are in the middle of wing nuts?
Yes. that is them. Loosen the wing-nut, turn the screw in the middle so the baffle is closed, and then tighten the wing-nut again. |
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| Author: | jimmyo [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:53 am ] |
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Quote: you could try covering you main floor return vent. That should force your upstairs return to pull more air up to the top floor where heat is needed.
Does this really work? I'm obviously not very handy, but thinking logically, creating more of a vaccum upstairs should draw up more heat. Has anyone tried this? How successfully? |
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| Author: | Wyl [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:17 pm ] |
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My father has always blocked the main floor return. And it was sucessful. I am sure it would disrupt the regular air flow in the home, but It's worth a try. |
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