My mom had this same problem in her Sienna. The vent that is located right by the garage door, right above the Coat Closet is sooooo LOUD! Like not a little loud, but real loud! It sounds like a big industrial fan blowing! I told my PM the first day we moved in and he told me it's because it's energy star and it's suppose to sound like that. YEAH RIGHT LOL!! I don't think so! I'm sorry but I've lived in bigger homes and smaller homes and I've never heard a vent be this loud!
So before you close, make sure you stay in your house long enough during your walk through to notice if your Vent by the garage sounds like a big high powered fan and if it does make them fix it right away. It has 2 levels of noise, one being worse the then other. The first level it's not as loud but still annoying, then when it really kicks on, oh boy, get your ear plugs (shaking my head).
Now I guess I'm expected to wait until my 30 days if I want to complain again....I think NOT! I'm confident that my second complaint won't be handled the same way and that they have the HVAC people look into it. It's just really annoying, you can hear it all the way in the Kitchen and Family room. A few other people who have Romes already told me it's not normal. So I think I will be calling them this coming week to come check it out again. I seriously hope they can found out what the problem is and quiet it down.
Yeah, I would complain stat it if is bothersome. It doesn't sound normal.
ReplyDeleteOh no...Sorry to hear this! What a pain! Yes, I agree with MrJaypup33 and complain again.
ReplyDeleteRight, there is no reason that you should have to deal with that, I'm sure they can fix it some type of way...thanks for the heads up...and CONGRATS!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's on my 30 Day List! I'm kind of used to it now but it still needs to be looked at to see if it can be made more quiet. One good thing about the house is that it stays nice and cool! I had to actually put the furnace on 75 so it wouldn't be too cold and even then its a little cold.
ReplyDeleteWe had that issue...the HVAC guys were here for a different problem, we mentioned it to them and they put some sort of dampening stuff in there. Made a HUGE difference. The HVAC guy made the observation that the installers just do what they're told to do and don't worry about finesse, but the people that come out for trouble-shooting are more likely to go above and beyond to make things right for you. I hope that holds true for you as well, go squeak that wheel! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Amanda: They are actually coming out on Tuesday to take a look at it. Thanks for sharing the tip! I will definitely mention that to them as well. From what I'm told they are getting a ton of complaints about noisy vents. With Heartland, they let the HVAC people design the system and decide where vents should be placed. Ryan doesn't do that and they design and place the vents where they see fit which obviously aren't in the best places considering the noise level. I'm hoping we can get it quieted down once they come out. Will keep you posted. :)
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