How To Install A Cold Air Return Floor Grille

That said i am looking at installing central air before summer hits.

How to install a cold air return floor grille.

Cut a hole low in the drywall where you want to put your return air grille. Homes will either have multiple small grilles throughout or a single large grille installed in either ceilings or walls. Grilles the function of a grille is to pull air from a room to return it to the heating or cooling system. The main floor has 3 supply and 3 return registers all on the floor but the supply is interior and returns are under windows along the exterior.

Running a metal cold air return duct between studs requires knowledge of both hvac systems and the components involved in framing. With the right tools you can install a return air duct successfully. The vent cover or grille usually contains a removable filter and is sized to fit between ceiling joists spaced a standard 24. Thankfully our climate is pretty temperate here.

There are zero return registers upstairs 3 bedrooms and 1 bath. Warm air rises and the return will direct that air to the cooler. Size the hole appropriately to the grille size. This should give you a hole into the basement.

Through the hole cut through the floor.