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xxweekxx · 04-22-2010, 10:42 PM

i just got a new place.. it has central air that controls the bedrooms.. the air only seems to work in one room.. the other room has no heat/cool coming out of the vents..

how can a vent not be working, but the system is actually working... anyone ever had a problem like this?? basically some of your vents had air coming out, the others didnt..

Waddymelon · 04-22-2010, 10:42 PM

There is a dead cat in the vent, blocking the air flow.

Alky · 04-22-2010, 10:46 PM

I hate to state the obvious... but is the vent open? lol

xxweekxx · 04-22-2010, 10:49 PM

ya its vents mounted on top near the ceiling.. they dont open/close.. its just open vents..

BigDeanEvans · 04-22-2010, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Alky

I hate to state the obvious... but is the vent open? lol

Yeah, I was just going to say...if it is open and still not working do you have 2 central air units? ( one for upstairs and down?)

I you have 2 units, one could be blown.

xxweekxx · 04-22-2010, 11:16 PM

i have 2 units..

1 unit controls living room.
1 unit controls 2 bedrooms..

when i turn them both on, they both come on

air comes from living room vents
air comes from one bedroom vents

the other bedroom has no air from the vents, which is why its fucking with me.. how can air be coming out of a vent, and not another, even though the system is runnnig

PersianKitty · 04-22-2010, 11:20 PM

My first thought is that something maybe be clogging the ductwork. Second would be that somehow maybe the ductwork to that vent has come apart.

CYF · 04-22-2010, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by xxweekxx

ya its vents mounted on top near the ceiling.. they dont open/close.. its just open vents..

those are probably the return vents, the vents that the air comes out of should be near the floor. That's how my house is setup anyways.

Waddymelon · 04-22-2010, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by CYF

those are probably the return vents, the vents that the air comes out of should be near the floor. That's how my house is setup anyways.

Yeah the air vents in mobile homes are in the floor. But in houses, they are in the ceiling. He is talking about a house.

BlackCrayon · 04-23-2010, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Waddymelon

Yeah the air vents in mobile homes are in the floor. But in houses, they are in the ceiling. He is talking about a house.

i've never seen a home that had the vents in the ceiling, besides in the basement...

with my furnace set up, you can close vents near the start of the piping towards that room but i would imagine you don't have access to check this?

stickyfingerz · 04-23-2010, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Waddymelon

Yeah the air vents in mobile homes are in the floor. But in houses, they are in the ceiling. He is talking about a house.

A lot of that depends on area as well. Its not only mobile homes that the vents are in the floor.

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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon

i've never seen a home that had the vents in the ceiling, besides in the basement...

with my furnace set up, you can close vents near the start of the piping towards that room but i would imagine you don't have access to check this?

Think if I were you Id hit up the landlord or whoever you rented / bought the place from as they should know that.

baddog · 04-23-2010, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Waddymelon

Yeah the air vents in mobile homes are in the floor. But in houses, they are in the ceiling. He is talking about a house.

I am sitting in my IN house, looking at the vent in the floor next to the desk, but I have never heard of a vent that did not have some kind of way to open and close it.

Picture please.

BestXXXPorn · 04-23-2010, 08:50 AM

There was an old mouse nest blocking one of my rooms when I moved in and it was a brand new house ... thankfully they had moved on but I still had to pay someone to clean out all the ducts :P

Tom_PM · 04-23-2010, 08:52 AM

Go to your basement and check the ducts. USUALLY (in my experience) each duct will have a diverter. A handle you can turn perpendicular to the direction of the duct (Off) or parallel (on).

You should also check seams and buy some foil tape and tape up any seams and holes.

Lace · 04-23-2010, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon

i've never seen a home that had the vents in the ceiling, besides in the basement...

with my furnace set up, you can close vents near the start of the piping towards that room but i would imagine you don't have access to check this?

My home has vents in the ceiling on the 4th floor and 2nd. The 3rd floor has them on the floor.

If you cannot close it, it's probably an intake.

xxweekxx · 04-23-2010, 08:55 AM

im just going to call a hvac company, and ill get pics of those vents in a few

BlackCrayon · 04-24-2010, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Lace

My home has vents in the ceiling on the 4th floor and 2nd. The 3rd floor has them on the floor.

If you cannot close it, it's probably an intake.

I suppose it depends on your set up..you have a home with 4 floors?

camgirlshide · 04-24-2010, 09:32 AM

regardless if we are talking about a vent or a return there should be air flowing in one direction or the other. Put a piece of paper over it and see if it sticks to see if it is a return. If there is no air coming in or out the most likely thing is that it has come apart in the atic. The chances of it getting clogged are pretty slim. If it is apart in the atic you are wasting a lot of money in either return air that is too hot or cooling an unlived in space.

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xxweekxx Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 6,780	i have 2 units.. 1 unit controls living room. 1 unit controls 2 bedrooms.. when i turn them both on, they both come on air comes from living room vents air comes from one bedroom vents the other bedroom has no air from the vents, which is why its fucking with me.. how can air be coming out of a vent, and not another, even though the system is runnnig __________________ _________________ I am the best

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xxweekxx Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 6,780	im just going to call a hvac company, and ill get pics of those vents in a few __________________ _________________ I am the best

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camgirlshide Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,558	regardless if we are talking about a vent or a return there should be air flowing in one direction or the other. Put a piece of paper over it and see if it sticks to see if it is a return. If there is no air coming in or out the most likely thing is that it has come apart in the atic. The chances of it getting clogged are pretty slim. If it is apart in the atic you are wasting a lot of money in either return air that is too hot or cooling an unlived in space. __________________ Useful adult webmaster links - Alphabetical list of solo models with webcam Stats on my best converting affiliate programs - camgirlshide webmaster blog complete list of affiliate programs I use.