My kitchen is in the corner of the house, and looking for ways to add a register other than in ceiling and toe-kick. Cabinets are L-shaped with a center island.
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Need more info guy, like where are the registers now. Do you have any empty wall surface left?
Thanks, its new construction and HVAC guy is waiting for me to decide where I want that last register. Area that needs a register is 12'x12" but there is allready one in the pantry which on the end of the kitchen and one in the dining area which allso is about 12x12. All is part of a great room with a return about center of kit/din/living. HTH, Roger
No empty wall surfaces left.
Can you put one in the floor? Not the best idea in a kitchen as it would collect all kinds of stuff.
kickspace with splitters if you need more area...Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
He want's to avoid the kickspace.
Why does he want to avoid the toekick? It may be a little more work than on a wall, but it is done all the time. Particularly in a kitchen, where the walls are all used, it makes lots of sense.
In the toekick you get cold air blowing in on your feet while working in the kitchen. Thats why
roger, if you have cold air coming out of your supply registers, you have serious problemsMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Mike I guess in Rhode Island you dont need air conditoning but here in the south its a must. I have decided to put it in the kitchen island, blowing away from the main work area, but still several feet and a partion away for the exhaust vent.
rman... y can't you use a ceiling supply if it's for AC ?Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
rman.. i just went back and reread all of the posts.. no where does it say you are in the south .. or that this is an AC problem...
when i see HVAC i think HEAT....and i'd still go with high supplys and low returns .. especially for ACMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
I'm no HVAC guy, but your post gave me an idea.
How about running the duct up under your island, into the bottom area under the cabintes. Then cut in several registers around the toe kick.
That way you would still have cold air coming out your registers, but at a much lower velocity. Maybe if the velocity was low enough, you wouldn't notice it.
When your pet bird sees you reading the newspaper, does he wonder why you're just sitting there, staring at carpeting?
Can you send us a picture of where you are at in the finishing stage? Maybe hide one in a screened door front. With the door closed the pipes would line up and deflect the air into the room. Just have to keep the door closed instead of the way my DW loves to cook with every door open for fast access.
i read that he was trying to avoid the kickspace... and stay out of the floor.. what does that leave? walls or ceilings !
better to go back and rethink the kickspace... or change the heat to RFHMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
I am thinking of raising the kitchen island with legs at the corners and putting the register in floor inbetween the legs? Roger
DOESN'T WANT FLOOR REGISTER,WALL REGISTER, CEILING REGISTER OR TOE KICK....I GUESS WE'VE ALL WORKED FOR GUYS LIKE THIS BEFORE.
I missed if you described the relative locations of equipment in you kitchen. What would be particularly important is the location of the exhaust hood (and whether or not it is a standard residential type or a highr flow type) in relation to where you might want the supply.
What I try to do when dealing with a kitchen is put the supply on the opposite side of the kitchen from the exhaust hood. If the kitchen is open to a great room, that is well supplied, you can put the air you need for the kitchen in the adjacent areas. When you work in the kitchen (i.e. cook), you usually turn on the exhaust and pull the air through the kitchen. You also try to put a little air in the kitchen for all the times when you are not using the exhast hood. I like toe space supplies in kitchens, located NOT in front of normal work spaces like the sink, the range or that big section of open counter where you make cookies.