Installing Return Air Vent Wall

How to install an air vent in drywall.

Installing return air vent wall.

To explain the components of a forced air system. If the supply ducts are in the floor then the return air should be located up high. Currently our queen size bed sits over the intake vent but allows for about 5 6 of clearance under the bed from the floor intake but the room always seems to warm compared. This pulls the air across your body.

The low vents stay closed in the summer and the high vents stay closed in the winter. During cold weather gas burners create heat in the heat exchanger image 2 which in turn heats the air. But your unit s air supply and return does a lot of behind the scenes work to keep your system working efficiently and your home comfortable. If the supply ducts are high or in the ceiling then the return air ducts or grills should be low on.

First building codes in many areas require that the cold air return line gets external insulation and therefore you will need to leave a gap for the insulation around the duct return line. Try to avoid doing this to your vents as it will reduce their efficiency. This allows the air to get into the return air duct. Part of the series.

Sometimes vents get blocked by rugs couches or the like. If you re like most homeowners you probably think a lot more about the efficiency of your hvac units and not the performance of your air supply and return systems. Return air duct is connected together using s slips and drive cleats. Some systems have two sets of return vents one up high for warm air and one low to the floor for cool air.

Cut holes in the top of the return air duct to match the holes in the panning. The return air vent openings need to be on the opposite side of the room so the conditioned air is pulled across the room. A vent is a vent is a vent right. Installing an air vent in drywall is something you can do with a battery powered drill and a few other basic items.

Running a metal cold air return duct between studs requires knowledge of both hvac systems and the components involved in framing. Drywall wall repairs. A fan draws air from the house into the system through return air vents image 1. How much space should be considered to a 16x16 floor intake vent with 2 return vents 12 feet apart from each other and the intake is 6 feet from one of the return vents.

16 inch should be suitable for 4 ton systems whereas 5. 14 inch for 3 and up. Install the square return air duct perpendicular to the joists.