When it’s time to turn the air conditioning on in your home, you want the temperature to remain consistent in every room. During the West Virginia summers, you want your home to feel as cool and comfortable as possible. However, if you start going from room to room and notice significant temperature changes, it can indicate a potentially serious problem.
When you first notice that one room has a significantly different temperature than another, there could be several underlying causes. A professional AC repair contractor can help you identify the main cause, but there are ways to look for these issues before calling in the cavalry.
What Causes Uneven Cooling?
When your AC fires on all cylinders, your entire home reaches a cool and consistent temperature that helps you beat the Beckley, WV, heat. However, even when your system is working perfectly, there are still times when temperatures fluctuate from room to room.
Your HVAC system delivers warm and cool air throughout your home with the help of the ductwork, so the further away from the HVAC unit you go, the more energy loss you experience.
If you notice significant hot or cold spots throughout your home, it could be due to:
- Poor insulation
- Whether the room faces the sun
- Gaps in the air ducts
- Not enough return airflow
- An improperly sized unit
Any of these issues could ruin your home’s energy efficiency and cause your HVAC system to work harder to bring your home to your desired temperature. When dealing with uneven temperatures in your home, having a plan of attack to help give your HVAC a fighting chance becomes paramount.
Best Ways To Fix Temperature Imbalances in Your Home
Helping your air conditioner or heating system set the proper temperature in your home requires identifying the source of the problem and applying the proper solution. Let’s discuss some of the easy fixes you can do — and some that require an experienced technician:
Seal Your Doors & Windows
Sometimes, a particular room is warmer than the rest because it has more areas where energy can escape from. Broken seals on your windows and doors allow for conditioned air to escape more easily. This means your HVAC system has to work twice as hard to compensate for the loss of energy.
Applying a sealant to gaps in the windows and doors can help plug the holes where the energy escapes and improve your energy efficiency. However, the seals are often a temporary fix, and you may have to either upgrade your windows or continually reapply caulk to the affected areas.
Address the Overly Sunny Rooms
Do you have a room that faces the sun for hours on end, and it always feels warmer even when you have the AC blasting? The main reason is most likely linked to the room’s lack of drapes, shutters, or blinds. If the sun is allowed to shine into that room without anything to dilute it, the room’s ambient temperature will continue to rise — even with the AC going.
Install some blinds, drapes, or curtains and see the improvement in the imbalanced temperatures in no time.
Let Childers Air Plumbing & Electric Help Address Your Temperature Concerns
Having an experienced HVAC technician come to your home and inspect your system can help you determine the best course of action to fix the issue. Childers Air Plumbing & Electric has helped countless customers figure out the real reason behind their system’s poor performance and how to restore it.
We can even help you decide if a ductless HVAC system is right for your home. Contact our team today to schedule your next appointment.
