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Posted by The King on January 25, 2009, 1:12 am
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>> 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.
>> What you should have told him is that pull chain registers were
>> commonly found on old gravity furnaces and even if he found them they
>> wouldn't fit into the ceiling boot.
>I think he had already figured that out for himself, which is why he was
>looking for the round ones
Oh I didn't realize that. Sorry.
If he was handy he could fab something up with a spring and pull chain
a damper and hinge. But I guess since he cant use a screw driver
that's out of the question. :)
Maybe he should hire some tin knocker to do it for him.
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Posted by Don Ocean on January 24, 2009, 11:05 pm
Noon-Air 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.
Mikey is just disagreeing because he likes to disagree with you Steve.
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Posted by The King on January 25, 2009, 1:30 am
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>Noon-Air 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.
>Mikey is just disagreeing because he likes to disagree with you Steve.
I like disagreeing with Steve because he likes to disagree and
disagreeable people agree with me and is why I like disagreeing with
disagreeable people. Like you Don. :)
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Posted by HVAC on January 25, 2009, 8:36 am
>> 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??
It's furnace(s). I have 2. One for each floor.
But who cares about that?
What I want to know is, what happened to my original post?
It's gone.
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Posted by The King on January 25, 2009, 9:24 am
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>>> 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??
>It's furnace(s). I have 2. One for each floor.
>But who cares about that?
>What I want to know is, what happened to my original post?
>It's gone.
Your original post is still here. I just deleted the message body and
re-retrieved it so your post wasn't canceled or deleted.
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