After just under 1 year of constant use, the screen died. The unit functioned, but the backlight stopped turning on and is super hard to see the screen. I told AC Infinity and within 5 days I had a brand new one at my door. That's the kind of company they are, immediate fix for an issue with even the slightest thing which didn't effect functionality of the unit (still operated fine). Such a great device
I have multiple products from AC Infinity and everything I've gotten, the grow tent, the 6" air duct inline fan, and multiple other fans from them. Everything was packaged professionally and is high quality products built to be affordable. I'm a fan!
I don't think that you understand how this unit functions. The temperature sensor senses cool or warm air (depending on whether you're heating or cooling the house) coming from the register in order to control the fans. Let's say that you are looking for increased cooling in an upstairs room that runs warmer than you want during the summer even though all the other rooms are ok. Setting the temperature to 70 degrees, the unit will sense when the air conditioner cycles on and will turn on the fans at that time increasing the cooling flow to that room. When the AC cycles off and the temperature in the duct gets above 70 degrees, the fans will shut down. Think of this device as an airflow booster when the AC is actually running.
You are correct. The instructions are clear if you read them carefully, even though they are initially counter-intuitive. The instructions essentially say that you need to first get a baseline for the temperature at the register when the ac is running, then you should set the temperature of the unit at that temperature or higher. The idea being that the fans would turn on when the temperature is below of what was set, and that is when the ac is running, then turn off when the temperature rises as the ac is not running. If you do this the unit does do a nice job of boosting the air flow from the duct.
Great review! In my case, I’m looking at a back bedroom, which is the farthest from the air handler. When we got a new system about 12 years ago, we had them run an extra return in that room. It made some difference, but not enough. Thinking this might do the trick?
It may make a difference but I have learnt that all houses are different and will ultimately depend on your situation. You may want to give it a shot and try it out and if it doesn’t you can return it. Looks promising based on your comments.
I have a open area room kitchen living room have about 6 vents am planning on installing two at this time to see if there is any improvement. Am confused over one thing do the fans run only when the central air fan is running doesnot make any sense for fans to run when central unit has shut down
I have seen people with the measurement coming out of the vent. The question I have though is there enough airflow coming out from the vent to change the room temperature to what the thermostat is set to?
No it will not set the room exactly to the same temperature as the thermostat assuming its in a different room. The reason is that the thermostat room will cut off the Hvac before the other room gets a chance to get to the same temps but it will make it better than what it was without the product. If you have a smart thermostat then you will need to install a temp sensor in the room with the Infinity product and calibrate the thermostat to the temp sensor.
@@GoodCleanReviews well ok. But I guess what I’m asking is what effect do these smart vents have on the temperature of the room? Is there a noticeable difference? If my thermostat is set to 74 during like summer and the room hits like 80, do these actually decrease (or increase, depending on the season) the temp in the room, not necessarily what the thermostat is set to but do we get a drop in degrees and how much? That’s what I’m curious about.
I'm planning on getting an AC Infinity for my room but instead of putting it in a vent, I'm putting it up against my window, will it still be able to blow cool air? Or will it just blow in hot air?
@@GoodCleanReviews I actually have that exact fan. My problem is that in the afternoon the air gets hot and it'll just blow in hot air, I'm trying to find a very small flat AC because I cannot remove the screens off of my window and I want it to be at least less than 300$. But if AC Infinity is only for helping air flow then I'll keep searching.
Before you install one of these make sure your air vent is clean so when the air comes on and the fan is on the fan doesn’t suck anything up and gets ruined
I think you are completely wrong on how the unit works. The temperature setting is not for the room temperature. It is the number that the fan will turn on. You are doing it in the wrong way.
@@beemaribel3567 I see no reason why not but you will need to calibrate the temperature settings depending on the temperature outside so the fans come on. On the flip side it maybe cheaper to just get a window fan 😉
This is awesome! However you have one of two problems 1. You have duct leakage or 2. Bad duct design. If it’s duct leakage which is very common and we find 20% to 40% leakage in ducting. My thought would be to have a duct tester test your ducting system.
Since the product is basically sucking out air from the vent which in summer would be cold air, the cold air volume coming through would increase. This is what I meant by boosting the airflow. Hope this clarifies.
Glad you asked. I had to figure out over time the right setting for the room but now I seem to have figured out the sweet spot and it's working fine both in the cooler and warmer months. Another update is that my 5 year old loves to press it's buttons that would mess up the settings and I discovered that there is a way to lock the controls so the settings cannot be changed inadvertently. So far liking it.
This is the second review that gets it wrong. You don't set it to the desired temperature. Think of it as a cutoff. In ac mode it will remain on as long as it reads below what you set. In heater mode it's the opposite.
It does , that is what the thermostat is for. set it at 70 and when it "feels" 70 degrees the fan kicks on and helps supply the room with more air, when the AC shuts off the thermostat doesnt "feel" the 70 degrees and shuts off. He didnt explain it well at all .
I would think your thermometer is off from the reading on the actual unit because your Thermometer light beam is reading the temperature of the metal vent whereas the unit is actually reading the flowing air temperature.
The fan runs based on the temperature you set it at and not on airflow sensing. It is not paired with your home thermostat though. It operates based on the temperature at the air vent. Hope this helps.
All my HVAC buffs… wouldn’t this mess with the static pressures thus reducing the efficiency of the HVAC system? I think maybe this man has possibly a humidity issue and a poor performing HVAC fan.. Maybe even a Freon issue? What do yall think?
Definitely a ac issue, the air coming out of the register shouldn't be 60 degrees. 15 years medical + hvac + construction, college and hands on work experience,
I don’t believe it would increase static pressure. It helps pull more air out so static pressure shouldn’t increase. If it blocked the air flow, then static pressure would increase
How are you enjoying the unit? I'm looking to get it for our nursery because it's freezing in there. I have a question regarding your demo. The cooling temperature was set to 73, and the current temperature was 65. Shouldn't the unit shut off since it was cooler than the set temperature
Booster fans or units are Fire Code violations in most US locations. Why? In case of a fire, they provide DRAFT for the fire, even with thermal fuses (links). I know it's kinda silly, but home owner's insurance companies are getting insane over fire losses too. Many older homes can't be insured against fire loses at ALL. Or water damage, or electric fires, or this, or that, or this other 'til like me, I dropped my homeowners coverage as it wasn't worth the paper it was written on. I'm putting what I was paying for insurance in THE BANK, and in 4 years I have $20,000, or nearly 1/3 the replacement value of my 97 year-old 869 sq. ft. house!
So if your house burned up and got destroyed a year from when you bought it and all you were doing was putting the insurance money in the bank for a year. How would u fix ur house?
Neat, but you can't get a mortgage from any bank without proof of insurance, and if you use an escrow, which is highly likely, then you must have home insurance, as it's required. But, yeah, cool.
Looks like a functional unit but you're basically adding electric heating. As some of the vents aren't near wall plugs, can't deal with the aesthetics of a long cord running out of my vent across the floor. Looks hideous!
After just under 1 year of constant use, the screen died. The unit functioned, but the backlight stopped turning on and is super hard to see the screen. I told AC Infinity and within 5 days I had a brand new one at my door. That's the kind of company they are, immediate fix for an issue with even the slightest thing which didn't effect functionality of the unit (still operated fine). Such a great device
I have multiple products from AC Infinity and everything I've gotten, the grow tent, the 6" air duct inline fan, and multiple other fans from them. Everything was packaged professionally and is high quality products built to be affordable. I'm a fan!
I don't think that you understand how this unit functions. The temperature sensor senses cool or warm air (depending on whether you're heating or cooling the house) coming from the register in order to control the fans. Let's say that you are looking for increased cooling in an upstairs room that runs warmer than you want during the summer even though all the other rooms are ok. Setting the temperature to 70 degrees, the unit will sense when the air conditioner cycles on and will turn on the fans at that time increasing the cooling flow to that room. When the AC cycles off and the temperature in the duct gets above 70 degrees, the fans will shut down. Think of this device as an airflow booster when the AC is actually running.
I have this thing and I don’t understand it lol
You are correct. The instructions are clear if you read them carefully, even though they are initially counter-intuitive. The instructions essentially say that you need to first get a baseline for the temperature at the register when the ac is running, then you should set the temperature of the unit at that temperature or higher. The idea being that the fans would turn on when the temperature is below of what was set, and that is when the ac is running, then turn off when the temperature rises as the ac is not running. If you do this the unit does do a nice job of boosting the air flow from the duct.
I agree to you
UA-cam is full of people making videos of things they have absolutely no idea how they work. lol
Great review! In my case, I’m looking at a back bedroom, which is the farthest from the air handler. When we got a new system about 12 years ago, we had them run an extra return in that room. It made some difference, but not enough. Thinking this might do the trick?
It may make a difference but I have learnt that all houses are different and will ultimately depend on your situation. You may want to give it a shot and try it out and if it doesn’t you can return it. Looks promising based on your comments.
I have a open area room kitchen living room have about 6 vents am planning on installing two at this time to see if there is any improvement. Am confused over one thing do the fans run only when the central air fan is running doesnot make any sense for fans to run when central unit has shut down
I have seen people with the measurement coming out of the vent. The question I have though is there enough airflow coming out from the vent to change the room temperature to what the thermostat is set to?
No it will not set the room exactly to the same temperature as the thermostat assuming its in a different room. The reason is that the thermostat room will cut off the Hvac before the other room gets a chance to get to the same temps but it will make it better than what it was without the product. If you have a smart thermostat then you will need to install a temp sensor in the room with the Infinity product and calibrate the thermostat to the temp sensor.
I have a video on the installation of Nest temperature sensor to help with this process in case you are interested.
@@GoodCleanReviews well ok. But I guess what I’m asking is what effect do these smart vents have on the temperature of the room? Is there a noticeable difference? If my thermostat is set to 74 during like summer and the room hits like 80, do these actually decrease (or increase, depending on the season) the temp in the room, not necessarily what the thermostat is set to but do we get a drop in degrees and how much? That’s what I’m curious about.
Good idea, but how do you hide the ugly wires?
I have it tucked in the corner running parallel to the floor with the carpet but its not perfect.
Great video this helped me a lot I’m planning on getting this for my upstairs room which gets very hot during summer and very cold during winter🫡
I'm planning on getting an AC Infinity for my room but instead of putting it in a vent, I'm putting it up against my window, will it still be able to blow cool air? Or will it just blow in hot air?
You might want to check out this video I made some time back for your application. ua-cam.com/video/X68rVzVSa1U/v-deo.html
@@GoodCleanReviews I actually have that exact fan. My problem is that in the afternoon the air gets hot and it'll just blow in hot air, I'm trying to find a very small flat AC because I cannot remove the screens off of my window and I want it to be at least less than 300$. But if AC Infinity is only for helping air flow then I'll keep searching.
any current updates. Worth purchasing?
Hello, have you stopped one of the fans?
There is no way to stop an individual fan in this model so no I haven’t. Wonder why you ask, what good will that serve?
Before you install one of these make sure your air vent is clean so when the air comes on and the fan is on the fan doesn’t suck anything up and gets ruined
I think you are completely wrong on how the unit works. The temperature setting is not for the room temperature. It is the number that the fan will turn on. You are doing it in the wrong way.
Can I put that in a window
@@beemaribel3567 I see no reason why not but you will need to calibrate the temperature settings depending on the temperature outside so the fans come on. On the flip side it maybe cheaper to just get a window fan 😉
This is awesome! However you have one of two problems 1. You have duct leakage or 2. Bad duct design. If it’s duct leakage which is very common and we find 20% to 40% leakage in ducting. My thought would be to have a duct tester test your ducting system.
That's a great suggestion. I already found a small duct issue in the basement that I taped up myself but there could be more.
Can you clarify 0:56 1:16 boost air coming out the vent vs boost air intake. Is this for intake or supply vent?
Since the product is basically sucking out air from the vent which in summer would be cold air, the cold air volume coming through would increase. This is what I meant by boosting the airflow. Hope this clarifies.
We need space heaters like this
Any updates on the product?
Glad you asked. I had to figure out over time the right setting for the room but now I seem to have figured out the sweet spot and it's working fine both in the cooler and warmer months. Another update is that my 5 year old loves to press it's buttons that would mess up the settings and I discovered that there is a way to lock the controls so the settings cannot be changed inadvertently. So far liking it.
This is the second review that gets it wrong. You don't set it to the desired temperature. Think of it as a cutoff. In ac mode it will remain on as long as it reads below what you set. In heater mode it's the opposite.
You are correct. His directions are wrong.
It would be nice if it sensed airflow to turn on and off. The thermostat is worthless
It does , that is what the thermostat is for. set it at 70 and when it "feels" 70 degrees the fan kicks on and helps supply the room with more air, when the AC shuts off the thermostat doesnt "feel" the 70 degrees and shuts off. He didnt explain it well at all .
I am a subscriber 533🙌
I would think your thermometer is off from the reading on the actual unit because your Thermometer light beam is reading the temperature of the metal vent whereas the unit is actually reading the flowing air temperature.
Does the fan run all the time or does it sense when there is air flow?
The fan runs based on the temperature you set it at and not on airflow sensing. It is not paired with your home thermostat though. It operates based on the temperature at the air vent. Hope this helps.
Is a computer fan.
u could build one custom
If you do please post a “how to” video. Would love to see it.
All my HVAC buffs… wouldn’t this mess with the static pressures thus reducing the efficiency of the HVAC system?
I think maybe this man has possibly a humidity issue and a poor performing HVAC fan.. Maybe even a Freon issue? What do yall think?
I don’t believe it really hurts anything. Definitely compensating for another issue.
Definitely a ac issue, the air coming out of the register shouldn't be 60 degrees. 15 years medical + hvac + construction, college and hands on work experience,
I don’t believe it would increase static pressure. It helps pull more air out so static pressure shouldn’t increase. If it blocked the air flow, then static pressure would increase
How are you enjoying the unit? I'm looking to get it for our nursery because it's freezing in there. I have a question regarding your demo. The cooling temperature was set to 73, and the current temperature was 65. Shouldn't the unit shut off since it was cooler than the set temperature
It definitely gives a boost to the warm air output and it does shut down but the sensors are not quite exact unfortunately.
I would go with a in-line T6T4 For cooling and heating awesome units
Wish it had an air flow direction switch,needed for wall!
I agree that would indeed be nice.
Putting the buttons on top is a flaw
this would be even better with bluetooth to operate with your phone
The air coming out register should not be 60 degrees. HVAC tech.
Unless the incoming temp (return air) is 82-84+
Booster fans or units are Fire Code violations in most US locations. Why? In case of a fire, they provide DRAFT for the fire, even with thermal fuses (links). I know it's kinda silly, but home owner's insurance companies are getting insane over fire losses too. Many older homes can't be insured against fire loses at ALL. Or water damage, or electric fires, or this, or that, or this other 'til like me, I dropped my homeowners coverage as it wasn't worth the paper it was written on. I'm putting what I was paying for insurance in THE BANK, and in 4 years I have $20,000, or nearly 1/3 the replacement value of my 97 year-old 869 sq. ft. house!
So if your house burned up and got destroyed a year from when you bought it and all you were doing was putting the insurance money in the bank for a year. How would u fix ur house?
Neat, but you can't get a mortgage from any bank without proof of insurance, and if you use an escrow, which is highly likely, then you must have home insurance, as it's required.
But, yeah, cool.
Not necessarily true fire dampers are not required in single family homes duct work. They asre required in R3 and R4 multi family condo apartments.
This is truly the epitome of tripping over dollars to pick up cents. Good for you boss man.
Great 👍 video better than others
You can set the display light to off instead of putting a piece of tape over it
DON
has a bill of goods to sell you too
But maybe you’ve already bought that
You can make this yourself using computer fans thats all this really is.
Temp of the room vs surface temp of the register is not a test sir, good try though
I agree with that. Its not exactly the same.
Looks like a functional unit but you're basically adding electric heating. As some of the vents aren't near wall plugs, can't deal with the aesthetics of a long cord running out of my vent across the floor. Looks hideous!
Does anyone else get sick of them dragging it out so long? My god!
Nope, just you.
I much prefer longer more in depth videos
It's not just you.
Yes someone please telll me the outcome. Good/bad
This video is so long, with so much repeating information it doesn't make sense anymore after the first 30 seconds.
Stop padding videos.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing these hints.
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3 minutes would be all the time needed for this review. umm umm umm umm ummm ummm
Bro its literally 2 case fans inside
It’s garbage doesn’t work