Air Vent In Closet

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.

Air vent in closet.

See an improperly vented closet. The biggest vent is probably the area below the door unless you have carpet and a tight gap. How do i install a simple vent above the closet door to allow the heat to circulate out. An unconditioned closet with clothes against a cold wall is a breeding ground for mildew.

Imayer ian mayer cmi march. Closets in a basement environment homes without central air conditioning with carpeting and near bathrooms are most vulnerable. Jspencer jeff spencer march 16 2015 12 49am 8. But each house is different maybe your ducts are in conditioned space so leakage is not as bad.

The air is exhausted into closet 2 and then flows under its door to the bathroom which has a door to the laundry room. 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. Venting a server closet or a v closet in your home or small business is really simple and it is something builders should include when they build your home. You need to move the air out of the closet and bring in fresh air from the room the closet is in.

Step 1 empty the closet of clothing to keep dust and debris from falling onto your clothes. Even just a switch or two can bring an unventilated closet well over 110 degrees. This is bad news for your home and the equipment. 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.

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. In operation the fan turns on at midnight for two hours and draws air into closet 1 under the door from the laundry room. Now the closet a sizeable walk in is getting rather warm. Discussion starter 1 12 mo ago.

Return air vent in storage closet. Now here s the solution. It looked like a dryer vent until i went into the craw to inspect it. 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.

Maybe your ducts are really tight. Joined 12 mo ago 2 posts. 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. The other option is to add a two way vent above the closet doors.

This is good but the heat and air is being exchanged way to slow still. I located some home theater gear in a closet directly behind our family room where the tv is located. With the door closed you are somewhat stuck. Jump to latest follow 1 9 of 9 posts.