Air conditioner vent in a room is not effective
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VJ
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.Hi All,
I realized one of the Air conditioner vents in the bedroom is not very effective. This was the case during winters too, even if the thermostat was high at the time, it would warm up that particular room the slowest.
I had to keep the temperature above 75 sometimes to get it warm enough. Same for cooling, sometimes I have to keep the temperature to 60 to get it okayies cool in the bedroom. However, halls and other rooms with vents are cooler.
Can someone suggest how can I test how much effective a particular vent is by some measuring device? Also, for this case can someone pls suggest how to fix it.
P.S. I replaced air filter 2 months ago. Also, only one of the vent (in master bed) seems to be ineffective.
Thanks.
- The vent is open. In fact, I closed a few others to make sure flow is better but no difference.
- The vent is very close to the thermostat. like just next door
- Live in the south bay, California. Moderate temperatures here. No extremes.
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First, how far away is is the room? Is it at "the end of the line?" I replace my filters once a month, but it is hot, dry and dusty where I live. Could be any number of things. Here are some sites to help you troubleshoot.
https://www.mamapedia.com/article/not-getting-heat-or-air-in-one-room-of-house-help-with-fixing-the-problem
https://www.precisionairandheating.com/blog/home-not-cooling-evenly/
https://www.hometips.com/repair-fix/heat-pump.html
https://legacyac.com/hot-cold-rooms-house-can-balance-residential-hvac-system/
If none of these help you out, time to call a licensed hvac professional.
Put a new vent on, leave it widest open
I had the same problem with the vent in the master bedroom. I went under the house and visually checked the HVAC tubing from the furnace to the problem vent to make sure it had not developed a hole or hadn't pulled apart. I found that where the tubing went up to the floor vent gravity had pulled them apart, so I was heating/cooling the crawl space! I put them back together and added a couple of screws to make sure they stayed together. The room is still cooler/warmer than the rest of the house and I think this is because it is the farthest vent from the furnace/AC unit, but only by a few degrees, nothing like before!
Is it possible that the vent is in the closed position? There is a little key type thing that you can turn. If it's open, then make sure nothing is sitting on and crushing the ductwork. Has it always been like that or has the air flow problem just started a little while ago? If it's always been like that, maybe the ductwork wasn't connected all of the way or maybe there's something in it that shouldn't be there.
when you replaced the air filter you may have put it in upside down. that REALLY restricts the air flow~ try reversing it!
Yes, my hvac neighbor said
You should check some of these things to make sure that your AC vents are working properly or not.
If your problem still persists then you can contact a professional HVAC service provider near you.
I think it's better to call people and they know what to do in such cases, what do you think?