Top Floor Hotter Than Main

Before you spend any more time fiddling with the thermostat.

Top floor hotter than main.

At the top of the most intriguing list. No matter how hard you try at least one room in your home is either too hot or too cold. There s a popular misconception that heated floors are nothing more than a frivolous luxury for high end bathrooms. Stewart has been in the hvac business for more than 25 years.

Physics is the challenge here because hot air rises and cold air sinks. This is great for keeping your heating costs down in the winter especially if you live in a colder area. Additionally top floor units usually also get more sunlight which is yet another source of free heat for you. In some houses it may be a slight inconvenience.

My house has three floors basement main floor and upstairs and the top floor is much warmer than the basement especially in the summer. So here s a good rule of thumb. 7 causes of temperature imbalances in the home. All that hot air moves through your roof into the attic and ultimately into your top floor.

However if the relative humidity is greater than 5 then. Wondering why it s more humid upstairs than downstairs. We ve all been there. If your second floor s relative humidity is 1 5 greater than your bottom floor that s normal.

This also means it will be hotter in the summer months so consider investing in good curtains fans and other ways to keep cool. In others especially in older homes this problem may be a symptom of a more serious issue with air flow insulation or efficiency. It is best to refer to a certified hvac technician to help you evaluate and solve the problem of why your second floor is hotter than the first. Your roof absorbs a ton of heat from the sun unless you have a lot of shady tree cover.

No more it s too hot upstairs one of the most common complaints many of us have about our homes is that it s too hot upstairs or too cold downstairs. This usually is not the solution to the problem of being too hot in the summer. So your upstairs has a natural tendency to be warmer than lower levels. One to heat and cool the upper floor and another one to heat and cool the main floor and the basement.

He is a state licensed heating and a c contractor as well as being certified in design. The expense of running duct work gas electric and condensation drains for another hvac can really add up. Indoor air that s warm and moist humid is less dense than dry air which makes it rise. Well it s actually normal to a certain degree.