The first option is to screw or nail your registers into the floor.
Baby proof floor vent.
Try to outlast your child by putting furniture over the vent that will still allow air to flow but restricts their access to it.
I had never even thought about these vents before she got into them.
These will ensure your child can t take the register off of the floor and help to keep toys from falling into them.
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It may be a pain to move furniture but it is a free way to childproof your floor vents until your child loses interest and moves on to another entertaining activity.
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There are two main methods of closing the vent.
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If your registers are wooden simply use a drill or hammer to put them into place.
Is there any kind of vent cover that can be substituted that is less likely to result in this activity.
If your main concern is your child lifting the registers the best way to childproof your vents is to secure them in place.
If the registers are metal then you will have to purchase screw in vents.
Jul 27 2012 so my 1 year old decided to start playing with the air vents recently.
Why it s important to childproof floor vents.
Baby proof floor vent by closing it is considered as a temporary method of protecting the baby from getting injuries and also incurring losses.
Once they do they might go through a spell where they can t get enough of them.
Our upstairs playroom has a floor vent leading to the furnace that children like to throw toys down.
If your child never notices the heating and cooling vents on your floor consider yourself lucky.
Over the years i have seen this done several ways.
If you have wood registers just use a hammer or drill to keep them in place.
Curious toddlers always find ways to play with things they shouldn t that is why it is important to childproof your air vents.
The first method is to nail or screw the registers into the floor.
When your favorite pen wedding ring or keys go missing you might want to check the floor vents.