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Posted by John on July 23, 2006, 1:30 pm
dadiOH wrote:
> tenplay wrote:
>> We are having near 100 degree temperatures in Western Washington. We
>> have a 3000 sq ft house with 4 split levels and central air
>> conditioning. With the ac on, the bottom two levels are cool but the
>> upper two levels are very warm and uncomfortable. I can feel some
>> cool air coming out of the upstairs vents but it doesn't seem to make
>> much difference. We had the shake roof replaced with composite
>> shingles a month ago. Thanks for any suggestions/advice.
>
> Heat rises; therefore...
>
> 1. Live downstairs for a while
> 2. Add some ceiling fans to move air around/down
> 3. Add more insulation
> 4. Turn down the thermostat
> 5. Call your HVAC guy and bitch
> 6. Call your HVAC guy and tell him you want to add another zone. Or two.
>
> Where's the return, BTW?
>
Almost all southern homes have ceiling fans in every room. They help a great
deal. There are days when all you need is some air circulating to cool you down.
The other thing I did was to install twin attic fans and additional soffit
vents. That brought the temperature of the attic down from over 140 degrees
to about 90 to 110 degrees (depending upon the outdoor temperature). That
seemed to stop a lot of heat from creeping down through the attic floor.
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