Remove Baseboard Diffuser Heater Vent

[@mmmccc880]

The universe and I thank you! I've been trying to remove these crusty vents for two years (not continuously, but multiple tries ending in quitting out of frustrastion). I tried various tools...but never a hammer. Boom! Done. I also appreciate that I didn't have to watch 10 minutes of you driving to the house, coming into the room, unpacking your tools and giving us your life story. You're my hero.

[@RebeccaJacobsenGehle]

Thank you!!!!! You just made my day! I’ve been going CRAZY trying to figure it out! The universe should give you a great day today!!! 🙌

[@karlschihl6655]

I thank you too, I was scratching my head and was so glad you shared on here. thank you!

[@littlewingyoung9299]

You are a God. Been 16 years in this house and have watched the dirt pile up without being able to remove the vent!

[@StephenNeaderhiser]

Thank you for giving back to the universe! This was my exact same vent cover, and I NEVER would have figured out to tap the sides.

[@curtiscave8691]

Hell yeah man! I consider myself very handy and know exactly how the vent covers go on but for the life of me could not get it off after I had installed them. Couple taps with a rubber mallet on each side did the trick! You deserve some kind of award for this.

[@DirtNassty]

Awesome! Next can you do a video showing how to repair a hole in the wall from frustration of removing this cover please!

[@darsar5622]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! After much searching and frustration on how to do this, I came upon your video. I have to say it again, thank you! 🙂

[@nat5943]

Holy crap. I’ve been struggling to figure this out today because they need cleaning. This is the identical vent I have. Your tip worked like a charm. Thank you!!!

[@uncannyvalleywoods7248]

This is literally the greatest video on KZbin. Someone should do a tribute video to this video.

[@JilleKorsok]

You. Sir, have paid your universal due! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@nathanandbrittanysthingsto9664]

Thank you! My child just spectacularly sprayed vomit all over our register and I was about to cry trying to figure out how to remove it to clean it. You are a KZbin angel!

[@SimplyTresha]

Thank you for your service to the internet! Sorely needed this!

[@robcarmig1168]

Thanks for taking apart diffuser. I just hit both ends with the heal of my hands, it worked. Thanks, agajin.

[@jonguilford7621]

My elderly parents asked me to remove and clean their baseboard vents. I pushed, pulled, examined, and repeated with no success. Your video was the first to come up and it’s the SAME type of vent. Huge thanks for sharing out to do this.

[@sandrayoungblood8090]

Thank YOU so much~!!!! You are the only one who comes to the point and really shows you how. I just got one and for the life of me I could not figure it out. Thank YOU so much~!!!!😍👍👍👍👍👏

[@ljscheible6007]

Wow thank you so much for taking the time to figure it out and making a video. I have been aggravated for years by these darn things. You are awesome!

[@kidscan364]

Thank you! I needed this information! As a widow everything I do is a new experience and I appreciate anyone who can tell me how to do this stuff!

[@dmurphy303]

Thank you, thank you, thank you a thousand times. I've been trying to get these off for years and never figured it out. Then I had a brainstorm...YT! It was right here all along. Now I can clean those sucker's and stop being embarrassed by them. I tried ripping them off, too but no go. 😅😂😅

[@rmreynol1]

Thank you!! I wrestled with mine yesterday forever & couldn’t figure it out…

[@installerstore]

Great info! Registers are one of the many overlooked DIY projects that can completely transform the look of your home. There are so many decorative and affordable vents to choose from! :)

[@LegacyMicro]

THANK YOU!!!!!! I spent 20 minutes trying to figure this out. I was opting for a crow bar, Saws-all and maybe a stick of dynamite but this is way easier....

[@gerboblevin7709]

It's the little things that often hamper ernest efforts. Thanks

[@frankmborogo]

Thank you! I was working on this today…well a few hours ago and I couldn’t figure out how to do it! The universe thanks you!!

[@marshalamarre5512]

I can not thank you enough for doing this video. I could not figure it out. Thank You!!!

[@ivyfaust4154]

Thank you! Been trying to figure this out to surprise my parents!

[@simplyfilms3153]

Thank you. Been scratching my head for hours

[@erika4049]

Thank you! I have this exact one I've been trying for 10 minutes and so glad I found this video!

[@florbarbiebitch]

I have been wanting to open mine up to clean them, thank you!

[@LaurieBednar]

Thanks. Going to try this method tomorrow. Would never have thought coming from the side was the solution.

[@russellbonnell4232]

Exactly what I had. I think I purchased at my local Menards store. Put in 2 years ago and could not figure out/remember how to remove. Thanks.

[@lynboyer3004]

Great!! Question is now how do they go back on? Just cram them on?

[@Hawk74]

You’re a hero!

[@smartblonde5800]

Genius! May the universe reward you!

[@mertman1]

Wow..saved me a shit load of time and effort. Thank you you tube Hero...

[@margiejohnsonschwagerl8485]

You’re my hero too! Super helpful! Thank you!

[@kimmorgan1363]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU The KZbin Award of the Year I have been fighting this vent for two years. Someone stepped on it and I kept ignoring it, would try to pull it out, give up. Would come back later and try again Now I am painting the bathroom and it was do or die. Popped right out

[@BethAny4567]

Thank you! You're right, there's no other videos explaining how to do this

[@nicolemurphy5144]

OMG ..thank you so much for posting this!!! I was struggling and did a youtube search. Worked like a charm! Not even 5 minutes to do.

[@levonnalange5974]

Tha I you soooooooo very much. I needed this today. God Bless

[@iamhonest9539]

Thank You! been trying for a year to get it off to clean.

[@terrysalmonsen3646]

Thank you. You just saved me so so much aggravation.

[@gameplaykng]

God bless you for this one ❤I’ve been looking for this and you came through

[@jimjarrett9319]

So ours actually have a large tab in the middle. Rapping the sides with a hammer and a bit of pulling revealed that- so if you’re here trying to pull your diffuser off, perhaps check the middle of the grill for some big tab?

[@Redeemed26]

Amazing! The most obvious need, thank you!!

[@cnce145]

Thanks for the video I couldn't figure it out.

[@tanyacutler8503]

Thank you! I was going nuts trying to figure it out. No instructions on the replacement vent either.

[@dennis3353]

I also thank you. It worked perfectly. I have not put it back on yet.

[@scarlettstump2360]

Thank you much!!! We just bought a house and my husband couldn't figure out how to take them off for me to clean!

[@amyvanlalthlamuani9088]

Thank you for this! I need to replace mine and dont know how to do it!

[@Tomas.X]

My wife and I were installing these (Altus brand) to replace some showing age. We felt like monkeys, handing it back and forth, looking it over, pulling on it, pushing. I'd have eventually taken a hammer to it. To destroy it. Thanks for posting this!

[@KD-pz6rb]

Thank you! This is my model.

[@Tayfancier]

Thanks, you have given me hope.

[@jasonruiz3247]

Dude, thank you! This would have taken me forever.

[@thomocon]

Thank you! You saved me an hour of frustration

[@mikeosterberg4611]

Thank you, Cory! Just what I needed.

[@ihasmax]

Dude what, this actually worked. You maniac!

[@philly7558]

My god this was a massive help, thank you. I was about to take a pry bar and a hammer to it haha.

[@gdselle]

Ty after 45 minutes I'm on YT looking for an answer. :)

[@kylet7627]

An alternative way which is quiet approved (kids sleeping) I found was to use a couple right angle picks and pull on the outside edge of the tab holes from the front (through the grill) while pulling up on the front grate. This did the trick for me and didn't require a hammer.

[@rayc3903]

We spent an hour farting around trying to get the cover off without bending the metal. You'd think this thing would come with some instructions. Can't wait to try the hammer tomorrow. Ameri-flow 18" base diffuser from Menards.

[@rayc3903]

Did not work for me but I'll try in again, I'm afraid I'll dent or scratch the unit. , how could anyone design such a POS and have no way of removing the cover without damaging it.

[@erinthom2104]

Thank you! I also discovered no other videos!

[@Lady_Hiccups]

Thanks! Just installed one and one edge didn't go on right, so I need to remove it and adjust. What a terrible design to make the connection in an inaccessible area.

[@codyumphrey9782]

Dude thank you for this video 😂 KZbin

[@Sarah-dn6kw]

Thanks for making this!

[@terryworth7]

Thank you Mr. Wizard, your friend Tuter turtle

[@AydaWalsh]

Thank you!!!!

[@Gaianna1]

Thank you so much been trying to figure this out for a while

[@Constitution1789]

Thumbs up for giving back to the universe.

[@rafaelnunezjr.]

Thanks a bunch for posting this!

[@flortristanw]

Thank you... this saved me so much hassle😂

[@generationpenny1815]

Thank you for this!!!

[@JessicaT18]

Thank you!!!! I could not figure that out!!

[@christocount5349]

Amazing. Thank you.

[@whitneylong1057]

OMG, thank you,I spent hours trying to figure out how to get it open.

[@mikehays4072]

You are my hero. Thanks for sharing your experience

[@erickfaris6043]

Thanks bro safe my day

[@CorneliusBueller]

Nice last name! Are you my real bro? 🤔

[@KevinMcBride_CPCSC]

Thank you so much! This worked so well

[@subfor1_topic202]

will this break it? I want to take it off to clean it, not replace it.

[@CorneliusBueller]

No. It just takes a tap to dislodge it. If it doesn't immediately come off with a light whack, verify you have the same model/design. If yours looks different, it may be held together differently.

[@annajsomethin]

THANK YOU!!!

[@SonyFranz]

OMG Thank you!!

[@leahpickett3870]

THANK YOU THIS WAS NEEDED!!

[@ryanlillie5419]

Thanks I will try this now

[@nmerchant79]

Hi do you know if I can remove the lever on the top because the infant I watch got hit by bumping his forehead on the lever.

[@CorneliusBueller]

It would depend on the design you have, but this and any design I'm familiar with would render it inoperable. You would no longer be able to open and close it. If I still wanted to remove it, I would take it apart as shown and cut the lever off. Honestly, it's unlikely the infant will hit their forehead again. There are plenty of other things for them to hit their head on. Just last night, my child split my lip open by slamming their head into me while I slept. Babies are going to baby.

[@nmerchant79]

@@CorneliusBueller I see . I just put cushion around it for now and taped it . as you said he still found some thing else to hit himself with lol.

[@heatherortlieb6697]

thanks buddy!

[@poivqclips2144]

As an air duct cleaner thank you

[@KatieCourson]

THANK YOU!

[@vickiemasters8816]

Thank you very much! It worked!!

[@CorneliusBueller]

I'm glad it helped someone.

[@k27-w5c]

Thank you!

[@tobmeister10]

THANK YOU!!!!!!

[@tanjamitchell931]

Thank you so much ❤❤

[@pennyperry1951]

Ty. How do put the new in?

[@CorneliusBueller]

I had some where the screw holes didn't match the original, so I had to drill a few new holes into the subfloor or wall.

[@ericgustavson7332]

Your awesome

[@CalvinMims]

It's two tabs on back push in and pull up

[@CorneliusBueller]

Tried that. It didn't work on this one. It did work on another in the house. Maybe this one was just extra stuck.

[@zoezzzarko1117]

Do you mean on the sides?

[@jfr7160]

Thank you so much!!!!!

[@jonikosloski9235]

Thank you thank you thank you

[@jackiebriggs-wood9016]

Thank you

[@anginew658]

Thanx!

[@karanelson9575]

Thanks

[@ziggy107]

thanks