3 SOLUTIONS for Ductwork to HOT ROOMS!

In this video, Joshua goes through some practical solutions to solving a common issue of home ductwork not being sized properly and causing one or two rooms to be warmer than the rest when the AC cools the home. These solutions are meant to save the homeowner money and possibly remedy the problem at least on a short term basis. Follow these solutions with the hope that you could have better comfort in your home and save money by avoiding costly repairs that may or may not fix the issue permanently either.
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0:00 Intro: One Room hot
0:43 Practical Solutions
1:38 Air balancing
3:16 Circulating Air
5:00 Register fans
6:30 Outro
#hvac #ductwork #rooms

[@dennisg.7498]

I put a 6" inline fan half way down the duct to the room and installed a sail ( Pressure activated ) switch in the main run line. When the system turned on, the line boost fan came on. Although it worked, I had to remove it because it was quite noisy in the floor area of the room. Those type of fans are made to exhaust air from greenhouses, so the steep angle on the blades makes for a lot of loud air movement.

[@GoodHomeInspection]

Thank you. As a home inspector I see this issue several times a week and it usually leaves my clients bewildered. I’m baking a link to this video into my reports.

[@AudiophileTommy]

The thing here is the fact that EVERY single HVAC tech that comes out to my house only wants to service my outside unit (gas pack ) they do NOT care about my ductwork ,don’t wan’t to see my ductwork and will not give me a straight answer on anything to do with ductwork .It’s like it doesn’t even exist at all !

[@bobboscarato1313]

T Wood is time you find another company. That's a rotten way to do business!

[@Eddie-hv4yq]

I hear you. Even the company I bought my new $5,000 HVAC system gave me some bad information. I was not getting enough air flow upstairs so I asked if they sized my A/C correctly. He said they did. I then said I heard that dampers can be adjusted to move air better. He told me the dampers were set in the optimal positions and that wasn't the issue.. Turns out he was either incompetent or just didn't want to deal with it. I looked it up on KZbin and then played with the dampers and sure enough, one was only open 50% and when I opened it 100%, the air flow is now stronger upstairs. So much wasted time dealing with it being 68 in the basement and 78 upstairs when all he had to do was adjust them 2 years ago. Shame on me for thinking a professional HVAC guy knew what he was talking about or was giving me the best advice. Just like any other profession, some are just phoning it in, while others go above and beyond.

[@bthemedia]

Most common situation: Hot room in upstairs and HVAC in basement/first floor. Added air return to upstairs is ~35ft long while basement air return is ~3ft long, so the intake pull from upstairs is low. In addition to solutions noted (manual damper, adjust registers, add fan to register), why not add fan to air return as well to help pull the hot air from the upstairs return?

[@cyclonelaundry125]

We added an additional return in our hot room as that helped pull out the heat from the room and added additional circulation. We had to do a calculation to see if this was possible 1st.

[@nikkifri1150]

I have a couple of rooms that are hotter than the rest of the house, and our house is a singe story house.

[@RobertHopkinsArt]

My "hot room" is located above the garage and experiences significantly higher temperatures compared to the rest of my single-story home (76° versus 82° to 83°). Despite trying various attic-based solutions to alleviate the heat, they have only marginally improved conditions by about 1 degree. Compounding the issue, the room's air conditioning return is inconveniently located at floor level, exacerbating the heat buildup. The furnace directly beneath the room provides a short path for air circulation. Given these challenges, I'm considering two potential solutions: 1. Installing an additional air conditioning return duct in the ceiling of the bonus room, positioned centrally for optimal airflow. Although this may involve complex ductwork through the attic, it could significantly improve air circulation. I currently use a ceiling fan, but I'm willing to turn it off if it enhances the effectiveness of the air conditioning. 2. Exploring the option of installing a quiet ceiling vent fan designed to draw hot air from the room and exhaust it into the attic. While this approach may result in some air conditioning loss to the attic, it seems like a viable option given the current circumstances. I'm seeking advice on which of these approaches would be most effective in addressing the overheating issue in my bonus room.

[@wellbeing4497]

Does adding a return air pattern vent above the door coupled with the vent fan potentially increase cooling of the room? In the desert the SW room seems to be quite hot from the afternoon through setting sun and in a small room where they diverted the HVAC and it’s too small for the room, plus external sun on walls and a wall butted up to a hot garage, it’s pretty brutal. No regular fan does anything and other parts of the house are too cold if you run the a/c just to accommodate that room. I’m trying to find a solution to help, not necessarily correct it, since that probably involves something quite extensive. I was thinking of trying the RAP above the door, but that vent fan would probably help alongside the RAP. If the HVAC vent wasn’t in front of the sunny window, I feel it would help because it seems the hot side of the room just warms that cool air so it can’t move through the room while still cool so any room fan just blows warm air.

[@IRSavage303]

Can i take my duct on my basememt ceiling and run it to the floor thru the ceiling and then dropping thru a wall?

[@teresacorley7874]

Are house in most rooms get so cold that if I turn off the air it's better and the temp throughout the house is so off the bathrooms are usually freezing to where you almost want to plug in a heater until your done showering

[@Carlos-hc5nd]

My house has the duct under the house can you make a video towards this type of homes

[@me4654]

what about shared hearing and air conditioning? closing a vent in the hallway causes my unit to run non-stop

[@me4654]

what do you do about a zoning issue? I don't think they existed when this apartment was built in 2002 cuz I don't think shared heating and cooling is legal they used to call it a universal system

[@Garrett_Builds]

What is the ideal humidity reange inside the home?

[@wstt4]

Thanks for the video. What about putting a fan in the foil duct in the attic that would constantly pull the cool air from the other rooms to the hot room? How small do they make those vent fans in your last solution? Possible for a 6x6 vent? Is there a way to tell if I have dampers installed? I have one giant foil duct going into a large foil box with 3 different sized foils ducts coming out of it going to 3 different rooms. Without going up to the attic I’d guess that box is 2’ x 1.5’ x1.5’. I’ve got a 4 ton unit. Thanks.

[@nomoreliberties]

You could always frame up a bigger 6 by 6 vent if they didnt make that size vent fan.

[@dontblameme6328]

Leaving the fan on will just blow hot air. The ducts immediately get hot in the attic.

[@amtrakusa1]

nope, the system is continuing to receive air from the cooled rooms. Shutting the system off will allow the ducts to get hot (if in the attic) then when the system turns back on that hot air (but still not as hot as attic air temperature) must blow out into the rooms. On super hot days it's best to leave the fan in the "on" position. (daytime only!) Then the room temps do not fluctuate but stay even as the system turns on and off as needed.

[@me4654]

​@@amtrakusa1so you're okay with systems being vented into the attic space

[@nomoreliberties]

If you live in two story the ducts are in between floors.

[@Carlos-hc5nd]

My main bedroom is always hot 🥵 I only have one register there as well help please

[@gg80108]

We have even cooling in every room as long as the rooms doors are open. Course closing sleeping room doors is common but the room heats up! How do I allow for this. I have closed most registers in the main room of home, helped a little, but suspect air flow is restricted now overall. Single story florida, heatpump.

[@rippleforeskinxrp358]

Sounds like not enough return from the room. Add maybe a jumper duct

[@shailenpatel500]

Close the vents outside the rooms so it hits inside

[@churchill1166]

do NOT turn the stat to on. you will regret it especially in the south east with high humidity

[@johnsonjay60]

Fix duct, booster fan (inline grow fans are cheaper) been using those here and there blowing peoples minds 😉 zone system,balance duct.

[@CCCC-tq8yo]

I have half a room

[@insp0776]

Help me , where are the dampers . I know I have them .

[@VolarBatman56]

Usually on the collars

[@CCCC-tq8yo]

I'm first forever

[@AudiophileTommy]

Here have a cookie 🍪

[@bobboscarato1313]

That's impossible. You know Adam was the first man!

[@CCCC-tq8yo]

@@bobboscarato1313 I'm Adam's twin

[@bobboscarato1313]

@@CCCC-tq8yo No way; you ain't!

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

Why are you yelling?

[@NewHVACGuide]

Sorry 😞

[@Carlos-hc5nd]

Let him yell it might stick in your brain 🧠 and learn something

[@greenmembrane1]

This man could've easily lowered it. He's just complaining cuz his manhood hurts

[@shannonisakson6483]

Why is there so many HVAC installers. Is there no inspections for the rated btu per room size...

[@sagikalev5299]

The problem is that you know your stuff, but you are not what it seems like as a person and character in your videos. It doesn’t matter how great your skills are, and how you perceive yourself, but so much personal experience your character is so flaws from an your EGO - judgmental and what you see it’s not what you get and I’m not talking about your information. How do you do anything is all you do everything so you can talk to talk and it doesn’t matter how many licenses or credentials you have not been humble and making assumptions without knowing the facts there’s a whole lot more than servicing, fixing air condition units. You need to pick up some self-help books of how not just talked to talk, but walk to work when you are in the people business. For those of you who will read this you need to understand that this is not a hate message. This is a huge Favor message. This guy should stick with videos and information, so Griffin here will keep the company reputation …🤬. No, I am not the guy to ever do this type of things as I have much better things to do but just happened that his video popped up as apparently, I still subscribe to his channel so everything that I said is not made up story, and I’m not gonna get to details, especially coming from a veteran special forces ranger🇺🇸

[@ncheelz4life]

You sound like a hater 🤦‍♂️

[@amtrakusa1]

that is some tough engrish to read

[@esreagan]

Are you okay? This comment sounds like you're under the influence.

[@USMC-jk2bt]

A veteran special forces ranger ….. lol 😂

[@JCrossMsM]

Sir, this is a Wendy's.

[@cavitycreep]

Add a extra duct or hot air return?