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Posted by ftwhd@home.com on November 13, 2008, 6:47 pm
On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:42:13 -0800 (PST), mmoore@bso.org wrote:
>On Nov 13, 9:30 am, ftwhd wrote:
>> On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:15:15 -0800 (PST), bostonmoo...@gmail.com
>> wrote:
>> >I live on the 4th floor of a condo with a 20 year Carrier 50Qt through
>> >the wall electric heat pump. There is a louvered door to the closet.
>> >The problem is that the closet is real drafty - cold air leaks into
>> >the living room right through the louvered door. I've tried to seal
>> >around the wall sleeve as much as I can inside the closet, but I'm
>> >wondering if I can replace the louvered door with a regular door or
>> >cover the bottom louvers and put a draft stopper to keep the drafts in
>> >the closet and keep the cold from leaking in.
>> >If I did this would I be affecting the performance of the heat pump?
>> >Am I not considering return-air? There is a filter at the bottom of
>> >the heat pump that I replace on a monthly basis.
>> >There are no other appliances in this closet.
>> >Thanks in advance.
>> Seeing as how the 20 yo heat pump is in fact 20 yo, it will affect
>> effiency more than a drafty closet you daft knob. You're welcome.
>> I am the real ftwhd and I approve this message.
>I realize its 20 years old and is not efficient to what a new one can
>do; but I also can't
>afford at this time right now a new system; so if someone can just
>reply about the
>closet door that would be great.
>Thanks
Ignore the other "ftwhd" he is a trolling forging pussy.
From your description it sounds like the return air is pulled through
the closet door. If that is the case, blocking it off would not be a
good idea. The cold air is probably coming through the unit coil as
opposed to around the sleave. There's not much I or anyone can
suggest without seeing it.
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>the wall electric heat pump. There is a louvered door to the closet.
>The problem is that the closet is real drafty - cold air leaks into
>the living room right through the louvered door. I've tried to seal
>around the wall sleeve as much as I can inside the closet, but I'm
>wondering if I can replace the louvered door with a regular door or
>cover the bottom louvers and put a draft stopper to keep the drafts in
>the closet and keep the cold from leaking in.
>If I did this would I be affecting the performance of the heat pump?
>Am I not considering return-air? There is a filter at the bottom of
>the heat pump that I replace on a monthly basis.
>There are no other appliances in this closet.
>Thanks in advance.