Have you noticed that certain rooms in your home are noticeably colder than others? This can be caused by heating issues, but there may be other factors at play as well. If you have a home with uneven heating, give these causes some consideration.
Contributing Heating Factors
It may not that your home unevenly heating at all, but rather some rooms are just getting extra heat. For example, if you have been cooking dinner in the kitchen, you can expect it to be warmer compared to a back bedroom on the other side of the home. Electronics, such as computers, can also be a factor at warming smaller individual rooms.
Poor Insulation
Insulation is crucial regulating the temperature in your home. If insulation is missing or worn down in one room compared to everywhere else, you will definitely notice it. It often make the room feel more drafty. This will make people look to the windows when the problem is really what is in the wall, or rather, what isn't in the walls.
Duct Leaks
The ducts in your home ferry treated air around your home, but if they have breaches, you may notice that some rooms do not get as warm as others. This is usually the case in rooms far from the thermostat since the thermostat cannot accurately measure the temperature there.
Undersized Equipment
This is the least likely cause unless you have recently had a new heating system installed. Undersized equipment means the heating system is too small for the needs in your home. In some cases, the heating system is simply installed too far away from certain rooms. In these cases, you may want to consider calling the installation company and telling them of these issues right away. If it is a long-standing problem, supplemental heating may be necessary. Contact us today to sign up for a maintenance agreement to ensure you don’t run into any of these problems!
