When you have younger kids in your Lorain home, especially curious toddlers, it’s important to make sure you reduce any potential hazards. This includes your HVAC system and vents, which you might not have thought of. Keep the following tips in mind in order to babyproof HVAC equipment around your home.
Make Registers Secure
Registers that are in the floor or low on the wall are in easy reach of young kids. You can prevent them from lifting these registers off the floor or wall by securing them with nails or screws. Keep in mind that they won’t be able to raise these up and drop items inside, but toys can still fall through them. If you’re worried about objects falling into the registers, you can prevent this from happening with mesh screens. These screens won’t block air from moving out of your vents, but they’ll stop toys and other items from falling down them.
Block Outdoor Units
If your kids play outside a lot and your home has an outdoor HVAC unit, consider putting a fence around it. This keeps kids from being able to go near your unit and lowers the risk of having toys end up damaging it. If you don’t want to put up a fence to babyproof HVAC equipment, you could plant shrubs around it to hide it and stop kids from going near it. Just keep in mind that shrubs should be about two to three feet away from your unit, so they won’t affect airflow.
Switch to Plastic Vents
Metal vents have corners on them that kids can cut themselves on. If these vents are in lower areas where kids tend to play, you might want to switch to plastic ones instead of metal. You can easily install these plastic vents in your Lorain home in order to help babyproof HVAC equipment.
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