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Would a normal ethernet cable survive the conditions in an air conditioning vent? [duplicate]
I am currently renting a flat, which prevents me from making modification to the walls. However, I still would like to run ethernet cables between rooms. Between all the rooms, there are AC vents ...
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How do I install a bathroom exhaust system?
We are set to close on our house in about three weeks and one of the problems that the inspector noted was that the vent in the guest bath vents into the attic (never going outside) and the master ...
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Why do I have a large PVC pipe venting warm air outside intermittently?
There is a large PVC pipe (3 actually) which vent air intermittently. I started noticing I could see steam rising over my deck in the morning and then I found that these pipes vent air at least a ...
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HVAC vents - does wall or ceiling mount matter?
I'm going to add some crown moulding to some bedrooms. I've got HVAC vents mounted near the top of the wall and the moulding will cover part of the vent.
I want to move the vents out of the way. I ...
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How do I connect a dryer to a dryer vent?
I just moved my dryer (gas) a couple feet to a better location in the basement. It is actually now closer to the existing dryer vent to the outside of the house. The previous owner has it connected ...
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Are there efficient ways to provide combustion air to heating appliances?
In a previous question we established that there probably should be a vent between my utility room (which opens into the kitchen and living space in general) and the outdoors (in my case the attic, ...
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Is there any legitimate reason to have a direct vent between utility room and attic?
I've been doing some sealing and insulating in my attic, and discovered a purpose built vent directly from the utility room into the attic space. See most of these photos
The house is in a ...
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Do thermostat-controlled, auto-adjust HVAC vents exist?
The residential forced-air HVAC systems I have seen are controlled by a single thermostat in one room. One has to manually adjust the vents in order to adjust the temperature in other rooms. Is ...
