I wish to introduce a remote control heating vent. These maybe available in high priced homes as part of integrated home heating control systems, where a computer controls all the vents for example. The R-Vent (Remote Vent) would be the poor mans version.
The R-Vent would allow users to open and close room vents without having to climb on ladders. You could close vents in infrequently used rooms and open them when necessary. You could also, for example, close all the vents downstairs when you go upstairs to bed. There are many variations and uses, but hopefully you see the idea.
The R-Vent would fit standard ceiling (or floor) vents and would contain a receiver that would respond to a remote control. One universal remote would control every vent in the house (so you wouldn't need a different remote for each vent). This would be ideal for the elderly or handicap.
By keeping costs low and selling either individual vents or in “home packages”, I can see this becoming a standard new home install as well as a popular do-it-yourself upgrade.
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Love the thoughts here. I've been working on something similar but what I would like to see is a wireless thermostat that you can hang on the wall that will communicate with the vent in the room and open or close it based on the temp in the room. Thus eliminating that room in the house that is always too hot or cold.
Very similar to your idea, the wall thermostat would have a button on it to manually open or close the vent so you can close off unused rooms.
My brother is a heating/ac guy, and one thing he cautioned with what I was thinking was closing too many of the vents at once since that can create enough pressure in a forced air system to blow the seams of your duct work (which of course causes its own problems).
A central remote would be great, maybe a small touchscreen on the high end to set temps and open/close vents. Combine with lights on/off, security system on/off.