MikeBPrice
New Member
Hi all. Longtime lurker, first time poster. This forum is immensely helpful and I appreciate any and all input.
My scenario:
New construction house (2013). Unfinished basement being partially finished (by me) to add a great room and a bathroom. Bathroom is plumbed/framed/electrical finished. 50 CFM ventilator over the shower. Up until this point I have not considered adding an HVAC register to the bathroom. However, it seems like it would be very easy to do since there is a round duct running parallel to the length of the bathroom between the joists above the bathroom. The duct services one register in the dining room above.
My question:
The easy fix seems to be a saddle tap into the duct and add a register to the bathroom ceiling. What are the pros and cons of doing this? I propose to add a 90 degree tap instead of a wye which seems (in my untrained HVAC eye) like it would bring a bit of air to the bathroom while allowing the bulk of the air to bypass the tap with minimal reduction in the air servicing the register to the dining room above.
Does this sound reasonable/doable? Recipe for disaster? Your input is appreciated.
My scenario:
New construction house (2013). Unfinished basement being partially finished (by me) to add a great room and a bathroom. Bathroom is plumbed/framed/electrical finished. 50 CFM ventilator over the shower. Up until this point I have not considered adding an HVAC register to the bathroom. However, it seems like it would be very easy to do since there is a round duct running parallel to the length of the bathroom between the joists above the bathroom. The duct services one register in the dining room above.
My question:
The easy fix seems to be a saddle tap into the duct and add a register to the bathroom ceiling. What are the pros and cons of doing this? I propose to add a 90 degree tap instead of a wye which seems (in my untrained HVAC eye) like it would bring a bit of air to the bathroom while allowing the bulk of the air to bypass the tap with minimal reduction in the air servicing the register to the dining room above.
Does this sound reasonable/doable? Recipe for disaster? Your input is appreciated.
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