(Lack of) Airflow in breezeway makes doors difficult to close
I have a breezeway with 3 doors, one leads to the main house, one into an uninsulated garage, and one directly outside. The room is pretty airtight, but separate from the conditioned space of the house. It is insulated and has a small electric baseboard heater, but not otherwise connected to the rest of the HVAC. Because its so airtight, it's difficult to close any of the doors unless another one is open, so we end up having to slam two doors in a row every time we leave the house. I'm looking for options to help the airflow in the room without significantly impacting heating/ac efficiency. I could lessen the seal between the room and the main house, but would rather avoid leaving an open space for air to flow in/out of the less-conditioned space. I thought maybe I might be able to somehow use a 1 way air vent connected into the main space which would only really "open" when needed. One of the doors swings the opposite way though so idk if there is some normally closed vent thing that'd otherwise allow flow, or if I'm just needlessly overcomplicating it. submitted by /u/B4DL4RRY [link] [comments]
I have a breezeway with 3 doors, one leads to the main house, one into an uninsulated garage, and one directly outside.
The room is pretty airtight, but separate from the conditioned space of the house. It is insulated and has a small electric baseboard heater, but not otherwise connected to the rest of the HVAC.
Because its so airtight, it's difficult to close any of the doors unless another one is open, so we end up having to slam two doors in a row every time we leave the house.
I'm looking for options to help the airflow in the room without significantly impacting heating/ac efficiency. I could lessen the seal between the room and the main house, but would rather avoid leaving an open space for air to flow in/out of the less-conditioned space.
I thought maybe I might be able to somehow use a 1 way air vent connected into the main space which would only really "open" when needed. One of the doors swings the opposite way though so idk if there is some normally closed vent thing that'd otherwise allow flow, or if I'm just needlessly overcomplicating it.
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