This weekend, I went down into the basement to check the size of the air filter for the HVAC unit. When I got down there and starting looking around, however, I saw this:
The vent on the right is connected to the HVAC unit, and was blowing out warm air. The vent on the left was just sitting there, disconnected from anything. Just above the rear end of the vent on the left, I saw this:
See that fitting in the center of the picture? Yeah, that's the vent that goes straight into the parlor. So what did we learn today, kids? Not only is there no active source of heating/cooling to the parlor, but we are also apparently heating the basement. Who knows how long these vents haven't been attached and how much money has been wasted over who-knows-how-many years to blow hot and cold air down there. Looks like I'll need to add one more project to the (growing) list, and run a new duct to the vent. I guess it's just another opportunity to expand my mad home-improvement skills.
