![]() With the AC running and the register full open in a given room it is not cooling well enough in that room. Not sure what you mean if you are addressing me. It's not a precise way to do things but it gives some scale when comparing the same duct sizes elsewhere the same way. ![]() My solution was to remove the grate and stick my arm inside so that I could hold it in the center of the round duct where the velocity is highest. The main problem is that it is hard to get it turning initially at low velocity. I've experimented with an inexpensive handheld anemometer by La Crosse. PC's and TV's in rooms can add a lot of heat as well, I doubt they were factored into the original register placement/sizing. Incandescents are like running a small space heater. I've been able to do this for some of my other runs-particularly one running through an uninsulated storage space.Īnother thing that you can consider to improve room comfort in AC season is to convert to CFL's if you haven't already. If you can access them you might also consider insulating the supply ducts to these registers. Often the ducts are leaky too, so if you can seal them you might get more air into and out of the end runs. Other issues are things like making sure the windows are tightly sealed, walls are actually insulated, etc. Eyeballing it I expect the losses in this corner to be about double that of other areas served by a single register. In my case I'm considering tearing out some sheetrock to see if I can add another register in this corner on both levels. There is likely some missing/damaged insulation.Īn R3 window is going to result in a lot more heat flux than an insulated wall. It has only one register upstairs and downstairs on that corner. I've got one corner of the house that runs quite warm in summer and cool in winter. I've been working on some balance issues of my own so I can relate to your problems. Is there a way that I can do this as a novice homeowner, or am I at the mercy of whomever I call out to do the measurement for me? I'd like to do a qualitative comparison of each of the rooms by measuring the actual flow rates out of each of the vents. It seems to me that I should be able to do SOMETHING by adjusting the cheap little dampers inside some of the vents, or at least partially close off some of the rooms that get cooler than other in order to give a little more cooling OOMPH to the rooms that are warmer. I've asked my HVAC guy to look into balancing the house correctly, but he's always put me off as saying things like "it is balanced, it's just the nature of which rooms are located where in reference to the sun, as well as how far away they are from the supply". I've lived here for 8 years and we've always had issues with some rooms being hotter than others, including both of the kids bedrooms (upstairs) and our master bedroom (downstairs). Heater Model #2: GHJ075D16 Armstrong Ultra SX80 Heater Model #1: G1N80AT075D12A Armstrong Ultra V Tech 80
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