I have never heard of cooling coming from the floor before and was curious how well they work.
Can you have central air with floor vents.
Floor supply vents are the rule in colorado.
But if the space is heated from above yes this is done one has to incre.
How have you found your floor system over the past 2 years.
Like the idea that cranking the thermostat all the way up or down heats or cools a house quicker the notion that closing some household.
We were told to install floor vents for the heating and cooling.
A typical space may require 5 cfm of outside air per person plus 0 06 cfm per square foot of floor area to meet outside air ventilation codes.
The ones that don t work usually have inadequate air flow.
We are in central victoria so it gets quite hot here.
Most homeowners haven t given much thought to their floor vents but you basically have two choices.
What impact does closing vents have on an hvac system.
Closing the lower level vents to force the cool air up may cause your hvac system to run longer and increase the cooling cost.
Good throw and adequate mixing with room air is essential.
Hot air rises and when the outside temperature is hot you must adjust.
One of those decisions is the kind of floor vents you want.