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Title: Air vent in living room? Post by: Woodsey on February 01, 2015, 03:22:09 PM Moved into a new house in the last couple of weeks. Have just clocked this air vent leading to the outside, it's in the top corner of a wall, anyone any idea what possible purpose it has? Just seems like an obvious place to lose heat and therefore put up heating costs to me, any reason why I wouldn't seal it up?
There is a fireplace here but it's blocked off, it might have been used for something do to with that in the distant past? TY in advance. (http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/Andr4w/image.jpg1_zps7yfcndsb.jpg) (http://s444.photobucket.com/user/Andr4w/media/image.jpg1_zps7yfcndsb.jpg.html) Title: Re: Air vent in living room? Post by: Graham C on February 01, 2015, 03:40:54 PM My nan and grandads house used to have things like that for the heating. They didn't go outside though. I think they were down low too.
Not much help, sorry Title: Re: Air vent in living room? Post by: Woodsey on February 01, 2015, 03:44:07 PM Look like I can buy one i can slide to close. Will buy one of those first and see if it makes a difference to the heating of the room.
Title: Re: Air vent in living room? Post by: bookiebasher on February 01, 2015, 03:50:18 PM If it's an old building it was probably put in to try and prevent damp.
http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/advice/existing-homes/renovating/damp Title: Re: Air vent in living room? Post by: Woodsey on February 01, 2015, 05:07:47 PM If it's an old building it was probably put in to try and prevent damp. http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/advice/existing-homes/renovating/damp ok cheers mate, just bought a vent I can slide to mostly close. Will close for the coldest 3 or 4 months then open, the room isn't especially warm so could do with a bit of help in winter. Title: Re: Air vent in living room? Post by: kinboshi on February 01, 2015, 05:23:35 PM There's one in my living room, and it's a new-build house (only 8-9 years old I think). I assumed it was there because of the gas fire? It does let out loads of heat as you can feel the cold draught from it. Ours is behind the TV cabinet, so we wedge a cushion up against it to block the air from getting in/out.
The extract fans in the bathrooms also let out loads of heat, and they should really have closable vents on them like these: (http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c17/JCtheMessiah/_35.jpg) Maybe I should get some... Title: Re: Air vent in living room? Post by: Woodsey on February 01, 2015, 05:32:49 PM Yeah, its up high is the problem. Think what I've bought should do the job and stop most draughts in the colder months anyway, we shall see if the room gets warmer or not.
As an aside has anyone got one of those hive control thingys from British Gas? They sound like a good idea for me because I do come and go at random times and don't have a set routine. Title: Re: Air vent in living room? Post by: kinboshi on February 01, 2015, 05:35:36 PM Not got one, but they seem like a good idea. Nest is another company that does something similar (Nest are now owned by Google).
Title: Re: Air vent in living room? Post by: bobAlike on February 01, 2015, 07:33:16 PM Do these Hive or Nest systems control the water as well as the heating?
Title: Re: Air vent in living room? Post by: Woodsey on February 01, 2015, 07:54:17 PM Do these Hive or Nest systems control the water as well as the heating? Well my water and heating are both done via my boiler, the hive controls the boiler, so it would be yes for me. Title: Re: Air vent in living room? Post by: bobAlike on February 01, 2015, 07:57:08 PM Do these Hive or Nest systems control the water as well as the heating? Well my water and heating are both done via my boiler, the hive controls the boiler, so it would be yes for me. By that logic I should be ok too but I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere. |