What To Do If One Room Is Hotter Than The Others

What To Do If One Room Is Hotter Than The Others

Do you find yourself blasting the AC at night in a desperate attempt to cool down your bedroom, while the rest of your house is perfectly comfortable? Is your living room sweltering hot, but the kitchen is nice and cool? If you often find yourself battling your thermostat to find a comfortable balance between the temperature of one room and another, there may be an underlying issue with your air conditioning system.

More often than not, uneven heating and cooling do not indicate an issue with your HVAC system itself. Rather, problems with your home’s insulation, ductwork, vents, or circulation can cause certain areas of your home to heat up more quickly than others. Our HVAC company has over a decade of experience identifying and addressing problems with heating and air conditioning systems in commercial and residential properties across Palm Coast, FL. Continue reading to learn more about the causes of and solutions for uneven heating in Florida homes.

Identify The Source Of The Problem

The first step in addressing uneven cooling throughout your home is identifying the source of the problem. HVAC systems are extremely complex, with a number of moving pieces and parts that can easily become damaged or dirty. Uneven temperatures within your home can be caused by a multitude of issues, including faults in your AC unit, external factors, and the design or layout of your home itself.

While AC units themselves are rarely the cause of uneven heating and cooling, malfunctioning, improperly sized, or poorly placed AC units can cause the following problems.

Factors external to your AC system and home can also cause heat to accumulate unevenly.

The layout of your home itself, combined with poor AC maintenance habits, can also cause certain rooms of your home to feel hotter than others.

Many factors can contribute to heat accumulation in certain areas of a business or residence. Luckily, homeowners don’t have to identify the source of their AC misfortunes alone. Call Sea Breeze Heating & Air Conditioning today, and our expert HVAC technicians will get to the bottom of your property’s heating and cooling inefficiencies in the blink of an eye!

Take Steps To Resolve or Minimize The Issue

Depending on the severity of your problem, steps can be taken to resolve or minimize the heat difference between rooms of your home, with or without involving a professional air conditioning technician.

Ductwork

In general, your first course of action should be to clean the vents and replace the air filters in the affected rooms of your home. If this doesn’t bring relief, it’s a good idea to call a duct specialist to clean, repair, or replace your ductwork for improved air flow. If ducts are excessively dirty, have cracks, or are otherwise blocked, cool air will struggle to flow throughout your home, and your air conditioning unit will struggle as a result.

Minimize Electronic Heat

Electronics, such as televisions, computers, incandescent light bulbs, and large appliances, will create heat when used excessively. If your room is filled with appliances that generate large amounts of heat, your HVAC system may not be at fault at all. Minimize unneeded use of these devices, and use both portable and ceiling fans to disperse heat byproducts when electronics are in use. The result should be a more comfortable, cooler room, whose temperature matches that of the rest of your home.

Insulation

Poor insulation is the main cause of overheated rooms in residential properties. Whether heat is entering the home through single-pane, energy-inefficient glass windows, a lack of proper wall and roof insulation, or through cracks in the seal between doors and windows, this heat is not being introduced by your air conditioning unit but rather by the UV rays of the sun. If your heating problem is emphasized on hot days and less noticeable in the winter, then poor insulation is likely to blame, especially in sunny Florida. To address this issue, consider investing in energy-efficient window replacements or minimizing heat transfer by installing thick blackout curtains or shutters above all windows. It is also a good idea to hire a professional HVAC contractor to seal any cracks between your walls and the windows and doors.

AC Repairs & Adjustments

Your AC may also be in need of repair, adjustment, or upgrade. Oftentimes, especially in multi-story homes, a poorly located thermostat will provide inaccurate readings, causing your AC system to work overtime to heat or cool a room that doesn’t actually need its temperature adjusted. Because hot air rises, the top floors of a multi-story home will be slightly higher than those of lower ones, where the thermostat tends to be placed. As a result, your AC is oblivious to the fact that certain rooms of your home need cooling! Zoned heating systems, where a single home has multiple thermostats and temperature controls, are a great way to combat problems associated with uneven heating across a large, multi-story house.

Alternatively, your air conditioning unit may simply be malfunctioning or too small to handle the size of your property. If your home is frequently overheated, your air conditioner is constantly running, and your energy bills are suspiciously high, then you are likely in need of in-depth AC repair or replacement. Luckily, Sea Breeze Heating & Air Conditioning offers a variety of affordable residential AC repair and replacement services to suit the needs of each and every one of our customers.

Call Sea Breeze Heating & Air Conditioning Today!

No need to sweat it out! If you have been struggling to keep your entire home at one, comfortable temperature, our air conditioning repair company can help! We are a locally owned and operated company based in Palm Coast, Florida, that specializes in repair efficiency and customer satisfaction. We offer a variety of HVAC services, including AC repair, heating repair, and preventative maintenance services. To learn more about our AC company, or to schedule HVAC service for your home or business, reach out today!

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