quiet return grille recommendations

Posted by on November 11, 2008, 3:03 pm

My 16.5x31.5" furnace return grille is getting on my nerves after 20
years.
Should I just go to Home Depot and "supersize" my grille? Or is there
a
brand out there with a reputation for quiet?

Thanks,
Jake

Posted by on November 11, 2008, 3:05 pm

On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:03:20 -0800 (PST), jake.pinneberg@gmail.com
wrote:

>My 16.5x31.5" furnace return grille is getting on my nerves after 20
>years.
>Should I just go to Home Depot and "supersize" my grille? Or is there
>a
>brand out there with a reputation for quiet?

Sounds like 'the change of life' to me.

>Thanks,
>Jake

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Posted by Noon-Air on November 11, 2008, 4:19 pm

> My 16.5x31.5" furnace return grille is getting on my nerves after 20
> years.
> Should I just go to Home Depot and "supersize" my grille? Or is there
> a
> brand out there with a reputation for quiet?

If its been noisy for 20 years, that kind of indicates that it wasn't done
right in the first place. Add to that that the average lifespan for a
furnace is 18 - 20 years, you might want to consider replacing the old
furnace and ductwork with a new super energy efficient one that is correctly
sized for you home and get the ductwork re-done correctly at the same time.
All things being right with the world, the noise will go away and your
energy bills will drop considerably.

Posted by Zyp on November 11, 2008, 4:24 pm

Noon-Air wrote:

>> My 16.5x31.5" furnace return grille is getting on my nerves after 20
>> years.
>> Should I just go to Home Depot and "supersize" my grille? Or is
>> there a
>> brand out there with a reputation for quiet?

> If its been noisy for 20 years, that kind of indicates that it wasn't
> done right in the first place. Add to that that the average lifespan
> for a furnace is 18 - 20 years, you might want to consider replacing
> the old furnace and ductwork with a new super energy efficient one
> that is correctly sized for you home and get the ductwork re-done
> correctly at the same time. All things being right with the world,
> the noise will go away and your energy bills will drop considerably.

Just turn off the fan. :)

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Zyp

Posted by Don Ocean on November 11, 2008, 11:34 pm

Zyp wrote:

> Noon-Air wrote:

>>> My 16.5x31.5" furnace return grille is getting on my nerves after 20
>>> years.
>>> Should I just go to Home Depot and "supersize" my grille? Or is
>>> there a
>>> brand out there with a reputation for quiet?

>> If its been noisy for 20 years, that kind of indicates that it wasn't
>> done right in the first place. Add to that that the average lifespan
>> for a furnace is 18 - 20 years, you might want to consider replacing
>> the old furnace and ductwork with a new super energy efficient one
>> that is correctly sized for you home and get the ductwork re-done
>> correctly at the same time. All things being right with the world,
>> the noise will go away and your energy bills will drop considerably.

>
> Just turn off the fan. :)

Or turn up the TV! ;-p

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