The spread of an unrestricted air stream is determined by the grille bar deflection. Grilles with vertical face bars at 0° deflection will have a maximum throw value. As the deflection setting of vertical bars is increased, the air stream covers a wider area and the throw decreases.
Registers are available with adjustable valves. An air-leakage problem is eliminated if the register has a rubber gasket mounted around the grille. When it pulls up tightly against the wall, an airtight seal is made. This helps to eliminate noise. The damper has to be cam-operated so that it will stay open and not blow shut when the air comes through.
On some registers, a simple tool can be used to change the direction of the deflection bars. This means adjusting the bars in the register can have a number of deflection patterns.
