Floor Registers and Furnaces

y">dangerous it was to have them covered up. I
Do you know what questions to ask thewas able to uncover 3 floor registers easily, but
professionals when they are installing newthe remaining 4 were a mystery to me. When
carpeting or floors?the 3 floor registers were free of carpeting and
When you have ceiling vents for your heatingable to breathe - I immediately found the heat
system do not assume the floor registers, whichdistribution was indeed circulating throughout my
are a pain for furniture placement, do not need toMobile Home. The remaining 4 registers, I knew
be used. Read on.which rooms they belonged in, but I did not know
This is what happened to me. When I moved intowhere on the floor they were located.
my Mobile Home I immediately wanted to replaceWhen I finally purchased a brand new furnace,
the atrocious, gold carpeting which ran throughoutone of the furnace installers had to locate and
my entire coach. When the carpeting installersuncover the remaining 4 registers by moving
came to install the carpeting - I innocently letfurniture, and pounding on my floor with a
them carpet over my floor registers. I laterhammer - now I can breathe easier knowing my
learned this was a definite NO - NO. I did notMobile Home is safe from a KABOOM.
want to blow up my Mobile Home.He did share with me his years of experience in
When the registers are covered the gas can notheating and air-conditioning installation. He said, "the
escape. It can build up pressure and make a niceregisters get covered over all the time."
big KABOOM. The ceiling and floor registers workI am now sharing my experience with you. What
together to circulate heat throughout my homedo I know about floor registers? When you buy
safely and evenly. When I turned on the furnaceanything it is time to ask questions. But you have
instead of the heat circulating throughout theto know what questions to ask.
rooms - it stayed in one spot right under theI hope you enjoyed my article. Please feel free to
ceiling register. Even with the heat on - my Mobileread any of my numerous articles on many
Home was always cold.numerous subjects.
About two years later, I found out about theCopyright 2007 Linda E.
problem with my floor registers, and how