Recently remodeled a house that had the cold air returns on the floor. The ducts had never been cleaned in 60 years. Dead mice in the ducts, hair, lint etc….it was disgusting
Only morons have to call a plumber for a leaky radiator. They don't even leak when fitted properly. If it's an old enough it'll be welded pipe and it'll outlast the building and then some.
>Also central AC would be nice. am jelly eurogay
Nothing to be jelly of. Central AC is just poorgay cope in this day and age, you blow whatnot crap around the house like fiberglass because Juan Martinez has not taped up the ducts, you risk carbon monoxide poisoning if it's a gas furnace, zone control capability is rather shit, I could go on and on, it's infinitely cheaper than ducted splits which Americans are starting to use more and more these days.
Underfloor heat is also infinitely more common in yurop and that's the absolute best form of heating you can have.
Easier to clean 30 years worth of dust out of a duct than to clean 30 years of corrosion out of pipes.
>30 years of corrosion out of pipes.
My pipes are almost 50 years old and just werk. I would have even kept the old radiators if half weren't already replaced too, since they retain heat for a good long while compared to new aluminum shit.
Split AC of whatever kind. It just works. I already said americans are ditching ductwork in favor of ducted splits which are just splits hidden inside the ceiling of each room.
>My pipes are almost 50 years old and just werk. I would have even kept the old radiators if half weren't already replaced too, since they retain heat for a good long while compared to new aluminum shit.
Based. My parents told me to not replace the thick old radiators I have in my living room when i remodel. They kick out so much heat that its frankly disguistingly good. Its so nice.
>My pipes are almost 50 years old and just werk. I would have even kept the old radiators if half weren't already replaced too, since they retain heat for a good long while compared to new aluminum shit.
Based. My parents told me to not replace the thick old radiators I have in my living room when i remodel. They kick out so much heat that its frankly disguistingly good. Its so nice.
>Air vent in my apartment seems to be connected directly to someone's kitchen fume hood as the path of least resistance >Presumably everything else is clogged with greasy dust
Best way to deal with this without sealing the vent? I've just got a quiet fan running to counteract it.
I have a older house at 720 sq ft where they put in vents/returns after, it is quite a mess honestly with how they damaged the joists and such, if removed I can easily re-sister them. Heater/AC are getting on past 15 years of age and I keep them going fine with personal maintenance but I want to be off gas if I can be. Soon I will have to make the big choice, for northern climate.
Looking at pellet stove in living room,then 4 mini-splits with heat pumps.
Should come to the same price as getting a new gas heater and AC unit. Going all electric with the current HVAC would require upping my amp service and that is another $4000-$6000 so absolutely not.
newer ducts are coated with teflon and the dust does not stick.
They're also often fitted with UV-lights to prevent biological growth
But are they self-leveling?
yes i like pfas in my air
>breathe in teflon AND it's less efficient
NEATO!
Recently remodeled a house that had the cold air returns on the floor. The ducts had never been cleaned in 60 years. Dead mice in the ducts, hair, lint etc….it was disgusting
Well yeah, the automotive industry figured this out like 100 years ago
Wouldnt happen with air filter. Also central AC would be nice. am jelly eurogay
This all sounds much more complicated than a slab of metal that you pump hot water through.
Nobody's ever had to call a plumber at night because of a tiny leak in an air duct.
Only morons have to call a plumber for a leaky radiator. They don't even leak when fitted properly. If it's an old enough it'll be welded pipe and it'll outlast the building and then some.
Easier to clean 30 years worth of dust out of a duct than to clean 30 years of corrosion out of pipes.
Which sucks fricking ass.
>Also central AC would be nice. am jelly eurogay
Nothing to be jelly of. Central AC is just poorgay cope in this day and age, you blow whatnot crap around the house like fiberglass because Juan Martinez has not taped up the ducts, you risk carbon monoxide poisoning if it's a gas furnace, zone control capability is rather shit, I could go on and on, it's infinitely cheaper than ducted splits which Americans are starting to use more and more these days.
Underfloor heat is also infinitely more common in yurop and that's the absolute best form of heating you can have.
>30 years of corrosion out of pipes.
My pipes are almost 50 years old and just werk. I would have even kept the old radiators if half weren't already replaced too, since they retain heat for a good long while compared to new aluminum shit.
Moronic eurotrash hands typed this
kek, hes right you know. Floor heating is superior in every way. You're legit a moron if you disagree.
Mutt cope. Love to see it.
Split AC of whatever kind. It just works. I already said americans are ditching ductwork in favor of ducted splits which are just splits hidden inside the ceiling of each room.
If it ain't broke don't fix it.
ok now do cooling
>My pipes are almost 50 years old and just werk. I would have even kept the old radiators if half weren't already replaced too, since they retain heat for a good long while compared to new aluminum shit.
Based. My parents told me to not replace the thick old radiators I have in my living room when i remodel. They kick out so much heat that its frankly disguistingly good. Its so nice.
Dust stays in the tubes instead of coming out the vents.
for me its steam
should I have my ducts blowout/cleaned periodically?
Depends on various factors
Pull a grate look in the vents
If I see build up, how do clean it out?
oops I meant to post this
That’s not going to get deep into the vents.
dust is safely trapped in the vents instead of in the air you are breathing
all because these lunatics want to have explosive gases burning in their homes rather than direct room by room electric heating
Room by room electric is ghetto shit tier retrofitting for unskilled 3 braincell eurotrash. Fits with the ikea lifestyle
>Room by room electric is best if you don't want the same temperature in every room
ftfy
figure out how to get AC from a radiator, then i will go back.
Just pump freezing cold coolant through them.
Enjoy condensation dripping
Just use multi split air conditioning like normal people
the sarcasm was not lost on you.
what sarcasm
>Air vent in my apartment seems to be connected directly to someone's kitchen fume hood as the path of least resistance
>Presumably everything else is clogged with greasy dust
Best way to deal with this without sealing the vent? I've just got a quiet fan running to counteract it.
Add an inline flap so that the air path to your place is closed unless your fan is on and pushing the flap open
Move.
This is why you have the filter at the return register(s) rather than at the air handler. With filtered returns, this doesn't happen.
Also, without a forced air system all that dust still exists. It just collects on your floors, furniture, window sills, etc. instead.
>have to change 6000 air filters monthly
Ya, no thanks
How many air returns are you envisioning a typical residential forced air system has? Because it's typically only one or two.
I wish we had those air filter systems in europ.
>It just collects on your floors, furniture, window sills, etc. instead.
this is why god invented women: to operate (as) vacuum cleaners.
SNEED
>radiator > forced air
no, having lived with both, just no.
I have a older house at 720 sq ft where they put in vents/returns after, it is quite a mess honestly with how they damaged the joists and such, if removed I can easily re-sister them. Heater/AC are getting on past 15 years of age and I keep them going fine with personal maintenance but I want to be off gas if I can be. Soon I will have to make the big choice, for northern climate.
Looking at pellet stove in living room,then 4 mini-splits with heat pumps.
Should come to the same price as getting a new gas heater and AC unit. Going all electric with the current HVAC would require upping my amp service and that is another $4000-$6000 so absolutely not.
>Debating about which is better to eat a solid shit or diarrhea
Get with the times losers
Why not put filters on each vent?
Isnt this a good thing???
All that dust is taken out of the air and kept in the vent so you dont breathe it in!