Dear Jim: Our furnace and air condi-
tioner work fine, but some rooms are
always too hot or too cold. They change
when heating or cooling. What can we do to
get more constant temperatures in all the
rooms? — Gina H.
Dear Gina: It can be difficult to keep all
the rooms comfortable summer and winter,
even with a properly designed and installed
heating and cooling system. Your system
can be retrofit with automatic zone control
with many thermostats throughout the
house, but this option is very expensive.
As you noticed, the specific problem
rooms vary throughout the year depending
upon whether they are being heated or
cooled. The location of the room and the
orientation of its windows and walls to the
sun are major factors. Also, whether it is on
the first or second floor affects this.
Check the condition of the caulking and
weather stripping on the windows. Leaky
windows can get the room temperatures out
of balance. During summer, install magnet-
ic deflectors over the registers to better dis-
tribute the cool air. Clean off the return air
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It's tricky because
conditions vary
based on location
within the house
Suncourt
This register booster fan fits over a register on the floor or wall and plugs into a
standard electrical outlet.
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JAMES
DULLEY
How to keep your home's rooms
from getting too hot or too cold
