Remote Control Vent (RCV tm) to Adjust the House Vents
I want to control the ceiling vents without a ladder so I don't have to heat or cool my whole house! A vent that has an actuator to the slider that is controlled by a remote control would be something I would purchase right now after looking at my $1200 electric bill today!
Q1: Does this thing exist???? If you know where I can purchase these, please let me know. I might just sell them!
Idea Description
I want to control the ceiling vents without a ladder so I don't have to heat or cool my whole house! A vent that has an actuator to the slider that is controlled by a remote control would be something I would purchase right now after looking at my $1200 electric bill today! I am sure that I would save hundreds if not over a thousand dollars per year on this simple invention!
What will you do if you win $10,000 for this idea?
If it's Patentable, Patent the idea and find a company that will manufacture them. Then sell as many as possible!
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It would have to have a decent battery that lasted at least a year. A rechargeable battery with a solar cell to recharge it, would be the way to solve that problem.
There have been some DIY projects based on this. On a commercial level, there are companies that are already but I dont think doing it on a residential application. You need a servo motor and or a couple of limit sensors to know when its open or closed and either a wireless link or a IR link. Power may be your issue....battery operated, remote....hard to replace?
I'm not an expert in RC. But I would think it would be the same principle as RC planes, cars and boats. I guess I could just bring in a vent to a RC store and probably have a working prototype going in short order.
Cool idea. Are there any other easier ways to accomplish this? It's fun to think about.