Exactly the info I needed. Figured it should be similar to a ball valve, but our apartment only had the wing nut, and it goes fully around, but was moving the damper as it did. Time to find my pliers!
It was only blowing in the bedroom, and the thermostat is between the kitchen and living room. Got the vents in the living room and bathroom open, so things should be much more even!
Great content - so what happens if the handle breaks off? I just noticed this evening that the handle to the air ducts that are upstairs was on the ground and you could tell where it came off - how do I put it back / get a new one without calling someone and paying tons of money? Thanks!!
In the summer you want lower the damper for the downstairs so more air flows upstairs where bedrooms typically are and where it gets hotter . Only useful if you have a multi story house or split level house
My ductwork doesn't seem to have a damper. Everytime the ac shuts off it makes a loud bang as if the ducts are contracting. The sound echoes throughout the house and it is a bit of a disturbance especially when you have a baby in the house. Anyone got any solutions or probable causes?
We don't have those! I thought this would save us this summer but I just ran downstairs in our basement with my husband and we looked where our furnace is and have no option to open or close no nut or anything! Is that normal? Our house is from 2017
@@Jabbal24 When the dampers are near the plenum, why would you close the air flow to the whole house? Seems they should always stay open to keep air circulation (heat or cool), which makes these dampers unnecessary. What am I missing?
Some people don't bother heating/cooling rooms that aren't commonly occupied to save money. We have 3 bedrooms on the other side of the house that we rarely go in and are essentially storage for seasonal clothes/guest rooms, no reason to heat/cool them year round
why does air still come out of the vents that the damper controls if I have the damper closed? Shouldn't the vent controlled by the damper have no air coming out if the damper is closed?
It's a damper not a s seal. Air will still flow through if you close the damper it just won't flow at as high of a rate since it is a path of higher resistance
Exactly the info I needed. Figured it should be similar to a ball valve, but our apartment only had the wing nut, and it goes fully around, but was moving the damper as it did. Time to find my pliers!
Glad it helped!
It was only blowing in the bedroom, and the thermostat is between the kitchen and living room. Got the vents in the living room and bathroom open, so things should be much more even!
Great content - so what happens if the handle breaks off? I just noticed this evening that the handle to the air ducts that are upstairs was on the ground and you could tell where it came off - how do I put it back / get a new one without calling someone and paying tons of money? Thanks!!
Great! Thank you. That was very clear.
I don't understand the "closed feature" of the damper. Summer or winter why would you want to close the damper?
In the summer you want lower the damper for the downstairs so more air flows upstairs where bedrooms typically are and where it gets hotter . Only useful if you have a multi story house or split level house
@@ifeelsoalive So in the closer setting for the summer?...The left duct in the video goes to the 1st floor?
You are a life saver!!
Why do y'all never mention which season should be opened or closed? I assume it's super obvious to you, but when you are clueless it's confusing.
Which way is it for summer and winter?
@@jxg151 It was never explained I was watching a clip from Christmas Story and I THINK I know why the damper was shut by the Misses but I'm not sure!
What if you have multiple of those pieces how do you know when it's open or closed???
For second floor AC, are these ducts usually located in the attic?
Thank you kindly sir.
My ductwork doesn't seem to have a damper. Everytime the ac shuts off it makes a loud bang as if the ducts are contracting. The sound echoes throughout the house and it is a bit of a disturbance especially when you have a baby in the house. Anyone got any solutions or probable causes?
I have the same thing happening. Have you solved this?
All I can see is the plentum. It looks like i might need to remove some sheetrock to get a visual, Do all furnaces have dampers?
My dampers do not have flat spots on the end to indicate which direction it's going. It seems like mine are perpendicular to the handle.
Mine don't either. How do we figure this out?
when do i close and when do i open?
Thank you so much,good information.
We don't have those! I thought this would save us this summer but I just ran downstairs in our basement with my husband and we looked where our furnace is and have no option to open or close no nut or anything! Is that normal? Our house is from 2017
Your Home probably like mine. Watch closely, it's probably drawn with a marker & with a steel controller attached in the middle.
Hi thanks for the question! We answered in this video: th-cam.com/video/MIamafEBDkY/w-d-xo.html. Hope that helps, thanks again!
Do you open or close it in summer ?
Open means more air flow, so depending on if you need more flow, then open position
@@Jabbal24 When the dampers are near the plenum, why would you close the air flow to the whole house? Seems they should always stay open to keep air circulation (heat or cool), which makes these dampers unnecessary. What am I missing?
Are those mainly in 2 story houses? I have one in my 1 story house. What is the point of closing it at all?
Some people don't bother heating/cooling rooms that aren't commonly occupied to save money. We have 3 bedrooms on the other side of the house that we rarely go in and are essentially storage for seasonal clothes/guest rooms, no reason to heat/cool them year round
why does air still come out of the vents that the damper controls if I have the damper closed? Shouldn't the vent controlled by the damper have no air coming out if the damper is closed?
It's a damper not a s seal. Air will still flow through if you close the damper it just won't flow at as high of a rate since it is a path of higher resistance
Do you open it for more cold air flow to upstairs in summer?
If you close it less cold, open it for more cold upstairs.
We have dampers in all the supply ducts. But the ductwork is in the crawl space. It’s not convenient to crawl in there every season.
connect a straight rod that you can manually reach from a comfortable distance.
once I loosen the wig nut I could figure which way I wanted to go very good explanation.
Does it matter if 'open' is on the left side or right side?
Open is left and right. Closed is top and bottom.
2 story townhome my furnace is above the bathtub I can open the access panel but can't see much
There is no point in telling me how to adjust something when you haven't told me the theory of why to adjust it
LMFAO!!! That's why people make different videos. In your case find a video for why to adjust the dampers
@@JeanPaulUS It was just a suggestion for improvement for the next one which will get you more likes.
Apparently you weren’t paying attention.