Are you finding your home is lacking that constant comfort throughout? Are you constantly moving from one hot room to one cold? Don’t waste more money by constantly turning the heat up. And refrain from covering your vents, as this puts pressure on your furnace. You may be wondering, if I shouldn’t be turning my heat up or covering my vents, how will I ever get those cold rooms to warm up? Well first of all, don’t make shift a solution, find the problem.
There are many reasons why your home may have irregular temperatures throughout. We’ve compiled a few examples and solutions in this blog post.
Balance Radiators
If your home is heated with hot water radiators, be sure to balance them or have a professional come in to balance them for you.
Repair Damaged Duct work
Repair any damaged heating ducts throughout your home. Holes or damages in your heating ducts could be causing hot air to escape and making one room warmer and another room may not be receiving the hot air it needs to stay comfortable. This can be anything from a tear, pinch or large dent in the duct work to a section becoming completely disconnected. By getting someone in to inspect and repair this, you’re also increasing your furnaces efficiency and could possibly save you money on your heating bill.
Open Dampers
Check and see if your home has dampers. If you are finding that one room is constantly cooler than others, remove the register cover and carefully look around for any sign of a damper. If this is the case, all you need to do is open the damper up and the room will begin to get warmer.
Booster Fan
Sometimes some areas of your home were built with smaller duct work. Don’t feel you need to replace it all. Instead, all you need is a booster fan. If one part of your home is not getting enough heat, a booster fan can help push some of that hot air from one side of the home to another. You will want to have this fan installed close to the room or rooms that are not getting as much heat. It will need to be wired up to the furnace fan so that they both will come on when the furnace turns on.
Hopefully one of these above helped solve your problem with irregular temperatures throughout your home. If you are still having issues, or would like some assistance on any one of these solutions above, please feel free to contact us, as we would be more than happy to help with your heating solutions.
