How To Measure Wall Register Vents

Measure the size of the air duct opening.

How to measure wall register vents. How to measure floor registers and grilles. Registers are equipped with a damper which opens or closes to control the flow of heated or cooled air that is supplied to a room. Measure the duct opening in your floor wall or ceiling. If the vent is held in place by its own weight or tension pull the vent forward and out of the opening.

Uncovered air ducts in the ceiling not only are an eyesore but also they leave you without a way to direct air to other areas in the room. The length l is always expressed first followed by the height h dimension. You can find floor registers in a variety of materials styles and finishes so you can incorporate them as a decorative element that also blends. Do not measure the old register or vent.

How to measure the size of a ceiling register. Registers these typically slatted covers are found in the floor wall or ceiling and their defining feature is a lever that allows you to open or close the air vent to adjust airflow into the space. For baseboard registers returns and baseboard heater covers measure the overall length needed. Air will move straight through registers and grilles.

Grilles are used as return air inlets to ducts but do not come equipped with a damper. The register shown above is a common aluminum adjustable curved blade one way 10 6 ceiling register. If the length needed is 15 then you would order the corresponding baseboard register or return. The image below is an example of the dimensions of one of our baseboard register.

Pull the vent forward and out of the opening. They can be floor ceiling or wall mounted. Registers have the same inlet neck and outlet face size. It is an industry standard to measure the actual hole opening in the floor to get the correct size of floor register or grille that you will need.

These can also be side wall ceiling or floor mounted. Take out the existing floor register and measure the length width of the opening in inches all registers will be listed in inches. Many of our vent grilles include directional patterns so it is crucial to provide both dimensions in their respective order. Locate the register or grille you are replacing and note if it is for a wall ceiling or floor.

Registers are the most common type of supply vent. Do not measure the old register or vent. Note if the register or grille you are replacing is for a wall ceiling or floor. Length in inches by height in inches this is your duct opening size.