There’s no way to know without looking, so head to your furnace and first locate the main ducts leaving the unit. Unfortunately, many new home builders opt out of installing dampers to save costs. (Score!) If you don’t have a premium system, that doesn’t necessarily mean you have them, though. If you have a premium HVAC system with “zoned heating and cooling,” your dampers are automatically controlled by your unit. Because dampers are located near your HVAC unit itself, rather than at the end of runs like registers are, they provide a more efficient way to redirect heated or cooled air to exactly where you want it. By turning the lever, you rotate the plate, which allows more or less air to flow through that specific duct. HVAC dampers, like this one, have an external lever that controls a metal plate inside the duct. That’s an OK approach, but it’s not the most efficient way to balance airflow overall. Many homeowners try to deal with their too-hot-too-cold situation by closing some registers. They’re usually covered by registers that have louvres you can adjust to control air flow. Super frustrating, right? Fortunately, there’s a relatively quick solution: Simply adjust your HVAC dampers.Īs you’re likely aware, each room of your home has at least one HVAC vent in the floor or ceiling. Or your kids complain about their room being sooooo hoooooot in July-but you’re walking around the rest of the house in a hoodie. Maybe your living room feels perfectly cozy in the winter-but your nose is numb when you wake up in the morning. If you’re like most homeowners, you’ve cussed at your HVAC system a time or two because it just seems so inconsistent.
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