Can You Move Your HVAC Return Vents? How To Relocate and Easy Drywall Patch! DIY Weekend Project
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- čas přidán 17. 04. 2021
- Ever wanted to install trim or crown molding and been limited by your HVAC return vents? Well you CAN move them! Watch to find out how!
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Thanks for your vid, I've been thinking of doing the same but moving a cold air on the floor up some inches to clear the baseboard. Your video helped me figure out how to approach this.
Thank you!
Glad to hear!!
Paint the inside black so you don't see the studs and drywall. It makes a difference.
Good suggestion! 👍
Or flip the vent over
Potentially, but I think those need to be angled in towards the room so as hot air rises, it falls into the vent. Not 100 percent on the fluid dynamics of that though haha
No dynamics, they're angled so you can see into the duct. Air gets pulled into the duct no matter what
Gotcha, more based on pressure and everything? Makes sense. Definitely interested in learning more about that stuff
I don't get it, I don't see any ducting
This house is old enough, code at the time it was did not require ducting for return vents given that the space itself will already redirect the air.
When cutting out the drywall where the vent was being relocated, it was possible to cut it out with a drywall saw and reuse that piece of drywall to patch the previous hole. Instead of having to cut new drywall, you would then already have that piece cut out that was the exact size you needed. All the other steps would be the same.
Highly agree. When I pulled that drywall off I neglected to take all the screws and such out. Also with those vents some have trim pieces that make it hard to get the drywall off cleanly, but all the power to ya if you get it in one piece!
A box cutter makes a clean line but using a drywall saw (I just do this by hand if it is small and geometric) after this along the guide lines you have cut to cut all of the way through the drywall will also save you from digging out small pieces.
Is there a duct inside that drywall cavity that channels the air back to the furnace?
No, a lot of return vents, at least in my area, are built into the wall between the joists and it does connect to a duct in the floorboards
@@gmxdiy8596I just bought a house and it also does not have it… is this good or bad for AC AND heating ?
If you have an HVAC, it will have some form of intake, which is the purpose of these return vents. It may be drastically different based on your setup though. It may not be needed at all depending on where you live, your house arrangement, etc. If need be, I would contact and HVAC specialist in your area for consultation if you want to explore or learn more about your specific situation.
Does a return vent like the one in your video need an air filter in it?
In my case, no. The HVAC return duct has a filter at the main unit in my basement. This is usually the case for most whole home HVAC's. Adding extra filters in return vents has diminishing returns and can sometimes cause issue if not maintenanced properly. I would recommend that if you are wanting to increase filtering, buy a higher rated MERV filter for your HVAC and replace that filter every 6 months.
@@gmxdiy8596 Thanks for your reply!
Whats the purpose of that metal casing you snipped off? I'm thinking of doing the same to my return air vent, but wasnt sure what to do with the metal casing. I see you didn't need to put it back.
That was to originally frame the opening. It helps with rigidity if there is any force applied to the vent. You can buy some and place them back if you want, but I don't believe it's entirely necessary since it's not an actual lined duct.
My bedroom doesn't have a return, can I simply create a hole in the wall and put in a grill?
It actually needs to tie into a duct. Typically in the floor boards there is a duct along the length of the house that returns to the HVAC that replenishes the air. Would highly recommend calling a professional to assess at that point. Hope that helps!
I don’t think that horizontal blocking was necessary at all.
Looking back I agree, but doesn't really hurt either and I had some spare 2 x4's that were gonna be scrap otherwise.