Remove old council air vent

stevek93 · 15-02-2022 10:46PM #1

Hi all,

I want to remove these old metal air vents but I am not sure the best approach.

I want to replace them with ductless MVHR.

They are so well placed into the wall in could hang a piano from them.

Thanks

ballancej · 22-11-2023 12:38AM

Hey how did you get these vents off in the end and what did you replace them with, have the same problem myself in a house I just purchased.

10-10-20 · 22-11-2023 09:25AM

Hi, maybe the original poster will come back on this, but in the meantime I'd suspect he had to chisel or cut around the outside to find and free-up the edge of the vent and then lever it off the wall.

If you're doing that then have a look at the remaining hole, it might be "missing block" (rectangular) shaped. If so you can fit a 10cm to 12cm vent pipe (soil pipe or equivalent) in its place and then backfill the remainder of the hole. You can then fit a standard open vent or a louvered type, etc.

stevek93 · 06-12-2023 08:33PM

Hi, so I knocked the plaster out around the vent, it was basically skimmed over. I fixed it up with some polyfilla stuffed it with fiber glass insulation and put a PVC vent over the hole, I don't recommend doing this as you risk a mold issue but I tend to leave the window open for airflow and have a humidity monitor.

TimHorton · 07-12-2023 06:32PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121463347#Comment_121463347

How has the "ductless MVHR" worked out ?

Remove old council air vent

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