How To Install A Heat Register

This is the last step of our whole HVAC projection, we replaced the whole thing! Before we talked well-nigh if yous need to replace the HVAC in your home and installing a new torso line. Now we are sharing the process nosotros used to install an air duct to a room. If you only want to add an boosted air duct to a room, this volition help you see the process!

THINGS TO NOTE: We are showing the procedure for our house, your house could exist unlike. We are running our vents through the floor (ceiling could be unlike) in our basement. Plus we will exist cut through subfloor, hardwood, and carpet to install the new vent.

INSTALL AN AIR DUCT TO A ROOM

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WHY We ARE INSTALLING NEW VENTS

I explained our reasoning for installing new vents in a previous mail service nigh knowing if you need to supersede your HVAC system. Merely I wanted to requite y'all a refresher of why.

The placement of our old vents was not in the right spot. Making it hard to heat or cool our home. The vents were on the within wall of the business firm, instead of the outside wall.

And because of this reason nosotros have today's postal service!

THE PIPE

Before I explain the install procedure I wanted to share some more info on the supplies:

PIPE SIZE: This will depend on how much air you desire coming into the space. The standard size is half dozen″ or seven″. But another gene to think almost is what you Ac can handle.

VENT TAKE-OFF: This is where the duct will commencement. Information technology is where it is taken off from the trunk line. Not sure what a body line is, see this mail. Plus I have a video explaining the procedure of installing a have-off.

VENT Kicking: In that location are three main styles of a vent boots: 90 degree, straight, or finish. So brand sure you become the right manner and size.

INSTALL AN AIR DUCT

The first affair you need to do is decide where the air duct will be placed. Then install the vent take-off off the main trunk line in that location. Run into the details of installing a vent take-off.

Side by side, is putting the pigsty for the vent boot (where the vent volition sit). Because we are working effectually floor joists and cutting a hole through woods, we decided to create a template. The template is the verbal size of the boot opening (iv″x12″ is an instance). So I drilled two 1/iv″ holes somewhere in the middle (for placing the template to trace). And I too drilled four 1/eight″ holes in each corner (to secure the template to the subfloor).

Identify the template on the subfloor making sure information technology's level on all sides (with the exterior wall mainly) and in the right location. Then attach the 1.25″ screws into the four corner holes of the template.

After the template is fastened, check to make sure its level once more. So drill a 1/4″ hole into the one/4″ drill holes of the template. (Yous volition exist drilling all the way through the floor).

TIP: We plant information technology easiest to pull the carpet and pad away from the floor start.

At present remove the template and take it to the room you volition exist adding the duct to. Using the two 4″ bolts, place the template into place and use the 1/iv″ holes for the bolts.

We always checked to make certain the template looked level with the wall. Just every fourth dimension nosotros adapted the template we had bug installing the vent boot. So I would suggest leaving it unless it is actually off.

Adjacent trace the outline of the template on the floor with a sharpie mark. Don't worry yous volition be cutting on this mark! Remove the template after.

Take the drill bit and drill a hole in a corner of the tracing (inside the rectangle). This hole is for your saw blade. Then using the Jig saw cut out the traced rectangle.

TIP: Have someone running the Shop-Vac while your cut to collect every bit much saw dust every bit possible.

One time the hole is cutting, it'due south time to test the fit of the vent boot in the pigsty. Adjust anything if it is needed, we had to widen the hole but slightly some times.

Now allow's install the vent boot into place. Starting at the vent have-off, add together plenty pipe for the distance to the boot. We liked to install one 5′ piece onto the vent boot commencement.

SIDE NOTE: The pipe will snap together to form a circumvolve.

This is done by pushing the pipe and boot pieces together. Then added two or three 1/2″ metallic screws where they come together, this will hold them in place. And so add duct sealant to all the seams (I didn't desire air escaping!).

TIP: Pre-drill 1/8″ holes on the vent boot to attach it to the subfloor (makes information technology easier later). The vent boot will be level with the subfloor one time information technology's fastened. We placed two holes on the longer sides (12″) and 1 for the shorter sides (iv″).

TIP 2: We added duct sealant to the pipe seam after it was snapped together. Also, let the sealant dry before touching or it could become everywhere.

OK back to adding the pipage from the takeoff to the boot. You lot volition probably need to cut a piece of pipe to fit. Exercise this Earlier the pipe is attached together (it is easier to cut). Cut it by using tin snips and if needed apply the crimper tool (this gives the pipage bumps to be able to fit into the other pipe).

Once you lot have all the pipe you demand, starting time attaching them together by just pushing (NO screws, nonetheless) starting at the takeoff. Insert the vent boot into the hole one time everything is in place. Then attach the kick to the subfloor using the pre-drilled holes. REMEMBER the subfloor and boot will be level! Apply the three/4″ lath screws to attach them together.

TIP: This is when the right bending drill zipper will come in handy.

SIDE Note: In that location is a cool product called Speedi-Kicking that makes the install of the boot even easier!

After attaching all the other pipage together using ii or three one/2″ screws then add duct sealant to those seams.

In our house, nosotros used forest to brace the pipage only also support the floor joists, nosotros used the Kreg Jig and drill to install these. Please brand certain to add something to secure the pipe in identify.

Now you tin reinstall the carpet and then cut a hole where the air duct is in the floor using a razor bract. And then your vent can be added to the room considering your air duct is done!

Y'all maybe wondering if this whole project was worth usa doing it ourselves. Aye, there are things that a Pro should help you with. But from the bids we received, nosotros saved over $6,000 doing this ourselves. Would that be worth it for you?