ᐅ Ceiling vents with a stylish design – do such options exist?

Created on: 10 Feb 2021 10:08
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Tolentino
Dear all,

We will be installing a mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery, and for various reasons, both the ground floor and the upper floor will have ceiling-mounted vents.

My wife finds the typical round disc vents, where you can see into the duct from the side, terribly unattractive, and I have to agree with her, even though I don’t feel that strongly about it. She would prefer rectangular vents, although the common ones from Helios always remind me of bathroom fans. The more expensive ones from Tecanno look nicer but still aren’t really impressive, especially considering the price.

What kind of vents do you have, or have you seen any nice ones? Are there any technical aspects we should keep in mind?

Thanks and best regards

Tolentino
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Fuchur
10 Feb 2021 14:28
You can stick the smoke detector there using special magnetic plates designed for that purpose. I just think that fine dust might also settle there due to the airflow.
Tolentino10 Feb 2021 14:56
halmi schrieb:

Apart from that, after three days in the new house you don’t even notice it anymore, like so many other things you worry about beforehand 😉

I believe that too, but if I tell my wife, there’s a risk she’ll give me a hard time. So...
tomtom7910 Feb 2021 15:20
I call this the faucet effect: choosing the right faucet takes days and is meant to impress, and now no one even remembers which one the best friend has.
Tolentino10 Feb 2021 15:25
Oh, nonsense, this is not about showing off for us. It has to please my wife and must not cause any rejection from me. Those are the criteria.
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Bookstar
10 Feb 2021 15:43
halmi schrieb:

I can only recommend the Luna from Zehnder. Apart from that, after three days in the new house, you don’t even notice it anymore, just like many other things you worry about beforehand 😉
That’s exactly right. Thinking about such things is really a kind of (homebuilder) fetish 😀
Tolentino10 Feb 2021 16:08
With the rating, you wouldn’t even need to choose lamps and wall colors.
I’m not as picky as my wife, but I do find these:

Round white plastic light switch cover, flush mounted

really quite ugly. Even without the previously mentioned association.