Angie’s List: Evening Out The Temperature In Your Home

By Jim Donovan

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) Soon the cool air will move in and well be turning up the heat. But do you ever find it hard to maintain an even temperature throughout your entire house? Youre not alone, its a problem many homeowners have.

In this weeks Angies List report, Jim Donovan shows things you can do to in order to make your entire home feel more comfortable.

Upstairs its hot, but downstairs its cold. In many two story homes, theres a significant temperature difference between the first and second floor. But it doesnt have to stay that way.

If you find yourself having problems with temperature on different levels of your house, talk to a reputable heating and cooling company because they can give you suggestions for how to best manage for that. Whether it be settings on your existing system or whether you need to add additional equipment, said Angies List founder, Angie Hicks.

One simple thing you can do involves making an adjustment to your thermostat.

On your thermostat there is a switch for your fan for ON and AUTO. You want to switch that to ON and what that will do, is run your fan continuously. What that does in your house is that keeps the rooms a little more even-temperature because you are continuously circulating the air throughout the house; so its mixing all the air between the upstairs and the downstairs, said HVAC contractor Dave Mejean.

Other options to consider have your ductwork inspected leaks can often keep air from getting where it should.

You cold also add another HVAC system to your home, but that can be expensive, upwards of $7,000.

A cheaper option would be installing a zoning system. They allow you to control the temperature on each floor and cost about $3,000.

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