More HVAC help PLEASE!!!!!!

[VUPDblue]

OK, so I got a new heat pump system installed. It works great. It is a badass. That said, I have now found something I don't like about it. It makes my cold air return sound like a jet engine. The air handler itself is very quiet, but the sound of the air passing through the vent and louvers is very annoying. Is there anything I can do to eliminate/decrease this noise? I know that making the return bigger would help, but that is not an option. Thoughts?

 

[Rookie]

Any way to run a second return? I'm assuming that you can't go bigger due to wall space issues, but you are going to have the problem until you figure out a way to relieve some the pressure. Upflow or down?

 

[printcraft]

Take off the vent and see if that makes a difference.
Might check at Lowes and see if they have vents with larger slots instead
of trying to force all the air through small slots like a harmonica.

 

[karlsgunbunker]

I need some HVAC help too.
If you know someone who works on them PM me their contact info.
I have a CP Morgan house and a Crappy furnace.

 

[spasmo]

I need some HVAC help too.
If you know someone who works on them PM me their contact info.
I have a CP Morgan house and a Crappy furnace.

We have that same furnace... It's been repaired at least twice. I have them do maintenance on it twice a year and it may not last much longer. We moved in here in 02. My mom was going to help buy us a new one but she had to go into a nursing home so she can't do it now.

 

[VUPDblue]

Yeah, it's an upflow and the location of the unit makes it impossible to add a second return. I'm going to try a different cover first. If that doesn't cure it, I'll have to do some wall surgery (last resort) and make the opening bigger.

 

[knobcreeknut]

read the manual on your air handler, if you have a variable speed blower, there are dipswitches you can set to slow it down. wish i could help more but i have only been doing hvac for 4 months, and got laid off last week.

 

[ashylarry]

A friend of mine at lowes used to do HVAC work back home in vegas. Ill see if he can help you out.

 

[MacMan]

Is the air handler in a closet, can you get pics to me I'm sure we can up with something if changing the grill doesn't work.

 

[VUPDblue]

I'll try to get pics tomorrow. Yes it is in a closet

 

[Fenway]

Time to come out of the closet man.

I'll try to get pics tomorrow. Yes it is in a closet