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Posted by Frank on April 1, 2008, 3:57 pm
subr0021@gmail.com wrote:
>> subr0...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> I noticed that, when the central heat is on in our house, two vents
>>> (in two bedrooms) don't seem to have any air flow out of them (they
>>> are the only vents in the room, so I don't think they are intake
>>> vents) . So these rooms feel cold. Other vents in the house seem to
>>> work and hot air comes out from them. But nothing from these two
>>> vents...
>>> I would appreciate any assistance to help me understand what I have at
>>> my hands -
>>> 1) If this seems like a duct work problem, how are such issues
>>> fixed ? Is it very expensive ?
>>> 2) Can duct work get dis-connected within the walls ? If so, does
>>> someone have to tear open the walls to fix it ?
>>> Thanks much.
>> I had one going to a kids bedroom that stopped working. The kid was
>> dropping things like playing cards through the grate. I had to snip it
>> open and clean it out.- Hide quoted text -
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> Thanks. Sorry for my ignorance here...I have no idea about how ducts
> are constructed . But how do I find if it is obstructed or broken ? It
> could be somewhere deep in the duct work. I tried peeping in and
> couldn't see anything.
In my case, the duct ran straight down the wall from the 2nd floor where
it was exposed in the basement. It's been so long ago that I cannot
remember how I knew my son was dumping stuff in it. I probably removed
the grate and peered down with a flashlight. Others have mentioned
checking for closed dampers. I would imagine that any dampers would be
in exposed areas.
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