Air Purifiers

[Donut417]

2 minutes ago, flibberdipper said:

Is it an older house that's been renovated? That's how our house is (records go back to 1947 and it had been built well before that), and the airflow on the second story is abysmal, even with a significant portion of the downstairs vents closed. Our bedroom is the worst, the vent feels like a light breath and

Our house was built originally in the 1930s. Shit the house existed before electricity hit the area. 

[Bitter]

45 minutes ago, flibberdipper said:

1. Is it an older house that's been renovated? That's how our house is (records go back to 1947 and it had been built well before that), and the airflow on the second story is abysmal, even with a significant portion of the downstairs vents closed. Our bedroom is the worst, the vent feels like a light breath and it accomplishes next to nothing.

https://www.amazon.com/Howeall-Super-Quiet-Register-Booster/dp/B0CLLS82VW?th=1

You can get ones like that or you can get ones that go in-line in the duct and and are turned on either with the HVAC main blower or via a pressure switch. 

[flibberdipper]

12 hours ago, Bitter said:

https://www.amazon.com/Howeall-Super-Quiet-Register-Booster/dp/B0CLLS82VW?th=1

You can get ones like that or you can get ones that go in-line in the duct and and are turned on either with the HVAC main blower or via a pressure switch. 

I think before any of us would think about inline boosters (realistically literal register boosters wouldn't do jack) we'd look at the ducting first. It's EXTREMELY unbalanced room to room. Hell, our room operates off the main duct and SHOULD be one of the first stops, yet we have the weakest flow out of any room in the house, and I'm pretty sure the utility room is one of the last stops but is one of the strongest flowing rooms.

 

13 hours ago, Donut417 said:

Our house was built originally in the 1930s. Shit the house existed before electricity hit the area. 

You might fall into the same unfortunate reality as us where the ductwork is simply not done correctly after a few renos (hell, this house has had several additions done to it, not just busting down walls here and there to change the layout). You guys very well may want to consider getting it looked at by someone juuuust to make sure there's not something done incredibly stupidly.

[Donut417]

9 minutes ago, flibberdipper said:

looked at by someone juuuust to make sure there's not something done incredibly stupidly.

They have accepted it. So they likely won’t consider anything. I’m sure the ductwork is not up to current standards. The heat works, that is all that matters.

[flibberdipper]

5 minutes ago, Donut417 said:

They have accepted it. So they likely won’t consider anything. I’m sure the ductwork is not up to current standards. The heat works, that is all that matters.

Yeah, I know what that's like, I think her parents are thinking about offing this place and just don't really want to bother. We use one of those pivoting box fans at the base of the stairs and I have a 200mm AC Infinity axial fan sucking out of the loft and for the most part it actually does well and that's good enough for them.

[Bitter]

3 hours ago, flibberdipper said:

I think before any of us would think about inline boosters (realistically literal register boosters wouldn't do jack) we'd look at the ducting first. It's EXTREMELY unbalanced room to room. Hell, our room operates off the main duct and SHOULD be one of the first stops, yet we have the weakest flow out of any room in the house, and I'm pretty sure the utility room is one of the last stops but is one of the strongest flowing rooms.

 

You might fall into the same unfortunate reality as us where the ductwork is simply not done correctly after a few renos (hell, this house has had several additions done to it, not just busting down walls here and there to change the layout). You guys very well may want to consider getting it looked at by someone juuuust to make sure there's not something done incredibly stupidly.

Do you have balancing flaps in the basement or somewhere? I have had to tune mine for even airflow through the house otherwise my bedroom is freezing or burning while the rest of the house is suffering the opposite. 

[flibberdipper]

7 hours ago, Bitter said:

Do you have balancing flaps in the basement or somewhere? I have had to tune mine for even airflow through the house otherwise my bedroom is freezing or burning while the rest of the house is suffering the opposite. 

I’m honestly not sure. I only just started living with her parents in June so I’m still nosing about the place lol

[JohnnyRocketBC]

I bought this a few years ago and has three hepa filter, there is also a pre-filter in front before hitting the hepa. 

Honeywell HPA5350BC InSight™ Series True Hepa Air Purifier For Extra Large Rooms.