Air Vent In Closet

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Air vent in closet.

An unconditioned closet with clothes against a cold wall is a breeding ground for mildew. Twenty years ago i had a friend enclose an open dry bar area converting it to a storage closet on the first floor of our home. Joined 12 mo ago 2 posts. Maybe your ducts are really tight.

Reducing the amount of stored items in your closet adding a door vent and properly dehumidifying your basement is essential to prevent toxic mold in your basement closet. How do i install a simple vent above the closet door to allow the heat to circulate out. This is bad news for your home and the equipment. I located some home theater gear in a closet directly behind our family room where the tv is located.

Even just a switch or two can bring an unventilated closet well over 110 degrees. But each house is different maybe your ducts are in conditioned space so leakage is not as bad. With the door closed you are somewhat stuck. Now the closet a sizeable walk in is getting rather warm.

This is good but the heat and air is being exchanged way to slow still. First thing people want to do is put a fan in the closet but all that does is circulate the hot air evenly across the closet. The biggest vent is probably the area below the door unless you have carpet and a tight gap. Jspencer jeff spencer march 16 2015 12 49am 8.

Return air vent in storage closet. See an improperly vented closet. The air is exhausted into closet 2 and then flows under its door to the bathroom which has a door to the laundry room. You need to move the air out of the closet and bring in fresh air from the room the closet is in.

While this will vent the closet it will also blow air into the attic and requires moving or adding duct work along with extensive electrical wiring. The effect could not be more dramatic. Closets in a basement environment homes without central air conditioning with carpeting and near bathrooms are most vulnerable. Closing a large number of vents will usually increase the pressure in the ducts leading to greater duct leakage and can actually waste more energy.

Now here s the solution. The other option is to add a two way vent above the closet doors. Imayer ian mayer cmi march. If so try to keep the doors open.

You have to get your air to the bottom of the closet to vent out and hot air rises so you will likely need some active air movement source to accomplish this. Large unheated spaces without air circulation are very susceptible to condensation and mold growtm. Step 1 empty the closet of clothing to keep dust and debris from falling onto your clothes. In operation the fan turns on at midnight for two hours and draws air into closet 1 under the door from the laundry room.