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    Covering over an air vent

    Guys, thanks this is really useful stuff. @foxhole - I can't put an external baffle on. Its a Grade II listed building, and therefore we are not allowed to make any external modifications. Besides, externally it is mostly a communal area and most of my neighbours retired in the...
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    Covering over an air vent

    Thanks Mick. You are probably right about the vent, and it is definitely working, all the hot air is rushing out of the living room making it quite cold. The chimney is not blocked however - it will take a real fire, although we have a gas fire in there. And on the subject of doors, we...
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    Covering over an air vent

    Hi. I live in a house that is converted from a hospital originally built in 1840. And converted in around 1998. The old single skined walls are dry-lined. Behind the radiator in the living room, there is an a really big air vent (around 12" square). Naturally this causes quite a draft...
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