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Posted by Noon-Air on January 24, 2009, 10:12 am
>>>I have a forced air system. At night I would like to be able to stop
>>> or reduce the heat pouring in to certain rooms. Our current ceiling
>>> registers can only be dampened with a screwdriver (what a dumb idea!)
> Dumb idea? Are you high?
> WTF is so hard about turning a screwdriver?
> Are you related to stormy?
>> The registers are not supposed to be adjusted after the initial air
>> balancing. the system is designed to maintain a constant, even
>> temperature throughout the house. Closing off rooms is like trying to
>> partition off part of your refrigerator or oven that you not using.
> What bullshit. I close off my kid's rooms when they go off to college.
> I actually am so cheap, that I put cellophane under the registers.
> When you go in these rooms on a cold day, you can see your breath.
> I've never had any issues with condensation, etc.
> The day before they arrive, out comes the cellophane and they're good to
> go.
So tell us oh brilliant one... what do you do to compensate for the system
airflow issues?? or do you not care about temperature rise on your furnace??
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Posted by The King on January 24, 2009, 12:02 pm
wrote:
>>>>I have a forced air system. At night I would like to be able to stop
>>>> or reduce the heat pouring in to certain rooms. Our current ceiling
>>>> registers can only be dampened with a screwdriver (what a dumb idea!)
>> Dumb idea? Are you high?
>> WTF is so hard about turning a screwdriver?
>> Are you related to stormy?
>>> The registers are not supposed to be adjusted after the initial air
>>> balancing. the system is designed to maintain a constant, even
>>> temperature throughout the house. Closing off rooms is like trying to
>>> partition off part of your refrigerator or oven that you not using.
>> What bullshit. I close off my kid's rooms when they go off to college.
>> I actually am so cheap, that I put cellophane under the registers.
>> When you go in these rooms on a cold day, you can see your breath.
>> I've never had any issues with condensation, etc.
>> The day before they arrive, out comes the cellophane and they're good to
>> go.
>So tell us oh brilliant one... what do you do to compensate for the system
>airflow issues?? or do you not care about temperature rise on your furnace??
Steve in my guitar room I place a thermometer/hygrometer in it to see
how the climate was. Martin and Gibson recommend the humidity be kept
between 44% and 54% Rh and temps between 72 and 78F. Needless to say
the humidity was low so I bought a small room humidifier that
automatically turns on and off at set point. That took care of my
humidity problem. I keep the room closed off and the temp would get
too high so I closed off the register and after some experiments I
have everything is good. With 8 grand or more worth of instruments I
want the climate right. They sure do sound better to.
Closing off one register off a six inch run isn't going to affect temp
rise all. I bet you couldn't detect any difference with a
thermometer.
So I agree with HVAC. Closing off one register isn't going to
adversely affect anything.
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Posted by Noon-Air on January 24, 2009, 5:32 pm
> wrote:
>>>>>I have a forced air system. At night I would like to be able to stop
>>>>> or reduce the heat pouring in to certain rooms. Our current ceiling
>>>>> registers can only be dampened with a screwdriver (what a dumb idea!)
>>> Dumb idea? Are you high?
>>> WTF is so hard about turning a screwdriver?
>>> Are you related to stormy?
>>>> The registers are not supposed to be adjusted after the initial air
>>>> balancing. the system is designed to maintain a constant, even
>>>> temperature throughout the house. Closing off rooms is like trying to
>>>> partition off part of your refrigerator or oven that you not using.
>>> What bullshit. I close off my kid's rooms when they go off to college.
>>> I actually am so cheap, that I put cellophane under the registers.
>>> When you go in these rooms on a cold day, you can see your breath.
>>> I've never had any issues with condensation, etc.
>>> The day before they arrive, out comes the cellophane and they're good to
>>> go.
>>So tell us oh brilliant one... what do you do to compensate for the system
>>airflow issues?? or do you not care about temperature rise on your
>>furnace??
> Steve in my guitar room I place a thermometer/hygrometer in it to see
> how the climate was. Martin and Gibson recommend the humidity be kept
> between 44% and 54% Rh and temps between 72 and 78F. Needless to say
> the humidity was low so I bought a small room humidifier that
> automatically turns on and off at set point. That took care of my
> humidity problem. I keep the room closed off and the temp would get
> too high so I closed off the register and after some experiments I
> have everything is good. With 8 grand or more worth of instruments I
> want the climate right. They sure do sound better to.
> Closing off one register off a six inch run isn't going to affect temp
> rise all. I bet you couldn't detect any difference with a
> thermometer.
> So I agree with HVAC. Closing off one register isn't going to
> adversely affect anything.
Please re-read the OPs post... he is talking about multiple rooms.
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Posted by The King on January 24, 2009, 5:52 pm
wrote:
>> wrote:
>>>>>>I have a forced air system. At night I would like to be able to stop
>>>>>> or reduce the heat pouring in to certain rooms. Our current ceiling
>>>>>> registers can only be dampened with a screwdriver (what a dumb idea!)
>>>> Dumb idea? Are you high?
>>>> WTF is so hard about turning a screwdriver?
>>>> Are you related to stormy?
>>>>> The registers are not supposed to be adjusted after the initial air
>>>>> balancing. the system is designed to maintain a constant, even
>>>>> temperature throughout the house. Closing off rooms is like trying to
>>>>> partition off part of your refrigerator or oven that you not using.
>>>> What bullshit. I close off my kid's rooms when they go off to college.
>>>> I actually am so cheap, that I put cellophane under the registers.
>>>> When you go in these rooms on a cold day, you can see your breath.
>>>> I've never had any issues with condensation, etc.
>>>> The day before they arrive, out comes the cellophane and they're good to
>>>> go.
>>>So tell us oh brilliant one... what do you do to compensate for the system
>>>airflow issues?? or do you not care about temperature rise on your
>>>furnace??
>> Steve in my guitar room I place a thermometer/hygrometer in it to see
>> how the climate was. Martin and Gibson recommend the humidity be kept
>> between 44% and 54% Rh and temps between 72 and 78F. Needless to say
>> the humidity was low so I bought a small room humidifier that
>> automatically turns on and off at set point. That took care of my
>> humidity problem. I keep the room closed off and the temp would get
>> too high so I closed off the register and after some experiments I
>> have everything is good. With 8 grand or more worth of instruments I
>> want the climate right. They sure do sound better to.
>> Closing off one register off a six inch run isn't going to affect temp
>> rise all. I bet you couldn't detect any difference with a
>> thermometer.
>> So I agree with HVAC. Closing off one register isn't going to
>> adversely affect anything.
>Please re-read the OPs post... he is talking about multiple rooms.
So what. He just wants to close some down a little here and there.
No different than closing down balancing dampers. Not all homes have
balancing dampers any way. Newer ones probably do but not older ones.
In reality if someone actually did a manual D you wouldn't need
dampers. But they don't and usually every run in the joint is 6
inches.
If he wants to close off a few rooms I doubt that's going to make a
huge difference on anything. But we don't really know because we cant
see it.
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Posted by Don Ocean on January 24, 2009, 11:08 pm
The King wrote:
> wrote:
>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> I have a forced air system. At night I would like to be able to stop
>>>>>>> or reduce the heat pouring in to certain rooms. Our current ceiling
>>>>>>> registers can only be dampened with a screwdriver (what a dumb idea!)
>>>>> Dumb idea? Are you high?
>>>>> WTF is so hard about turning a screwdriver?
>>>>> Are you related to stormy?
>>>>>> The registers are not supposed to be adjusted after the initial air
>>>>>> balancing. the system is designed to maintain a constant, even
>>>>>> temperature throughout the house. Closing off rooms is like trying to
>>>>>> partition off part of your refrigerator or oven that you not using.
>>>>> What bullshit. I close off my kid's rooms when they go off to college.
>>>>> I actually am so cheap, that I put cellophane under the registers.
>>>>> When you go in these rooms on a cold day, you can see your breath.
>>>>> I've never had any issues with condensation, etc.
>>>>> The day before they arrive, out comes the cellophane and they're good to
>>>>> go.
>>>> So tell us oh brilliant one... what do you do to compensate for the system
>>>> airflow issues?? or do you not care about temperature rise on your
>>>> furnace??
>>> Steve in my guitar room I place a thermometer/hygrometer in it to see
>>> how the climate was. Martin and Gibson recommend the humidity be kept
>>> between 44% and 54% Rh and temps between 72 and 78F. Needless to say
>>> the humidity was low so I bought a small room humidifier that
>>> automatically turns on and off at set point. That took care of my
>>> humidity problem. I keep the room closed off and the temp would get
>>> too high so I closed off the register and after some experiments I
>>> have everything is good. With 8 grand or more worth of instruments I
>>> want the climate right. They sure do sound better to.
>>> Closing off one register off a six inch run isn't going to affect temp
>>> rise all. I bet you couldn't detect any difference with a
>>> thermometer.
>>> So I agree with HVAC. Closing off one register isn't going to
>>> adversely affect anything.
>> Please re-read the OPs post... he is talking about multiple rooms.
>
> So what. He just wants to close some down a little here and there.
> No different than closing down balancing dampers. Not all homes have
> balancing dampers any way. Newer ones probably do but not older ones.
> In reality if someone actually did a manual D you wouldn't need
> dampers. But they don't and usually every run in the joint is 6
> inches.
>
> If he wants to close off a few rooms I doubt that's going to make a
> huge difference on anything. But we don't really know because we cant
> see it.
Damned.. I certainly hope you are not in charge of Heatloads, Duct
design or Gawd forbid, Airbalancing. I cannot blame this lunacy on
Unionism. You are obviously a self made fool. I guess those warehouse
personal are not as fussy as Homeowners and office person.. including
Computer complexes.
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>>> or reduce the heat pouring in to certain rooms. Our current ceiling
>>> registers can only be dampened with a screwdriver (what a dumb idea!)