Comfort & controls - Page 2
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Comfort & controls
Uneven rooms, thermostat habits and the details that make a house feel right.
28 articles · Page 2 of 5
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Comfort changed when the door closed
A closed-door pattern can help identify a return-air problem without guessing at a bigger furnace.
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I closed the guest-room vent before my mother arrived
An attempt to save heat left the guest room cold and raised a better question about the whole duct system.
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The chair beside the cold draft
A draft that follows wind calls for a building check as well as a thermostat adjustment.
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Warm air in the place nobody sat
When a room gets too little air, include the duct route and connections in the investigation.
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The hallway was warm. The bedroom door was shut
An indoor unit's location and the path air can take matter when rooms are separated by doors.
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Warm house, cool air, wrong button
The fan kept going after the heat stopped. Checking one control explained part of the story.
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