Master bedroom hot
#1
06-20-22, 11:49 AM
Master bedroom hot
So, we just moved. We were forewarned. When we came for the inspection, the previous owner was here. He voluntarily told us the master bedroom doesn't cool as well as the rest of the house. He's right. It's always much warmer in the master bedroom. Vents are all open. I've heard trying to close vents don't really always do what you think they'll do. Just makes your furnace work harder, higher energy bills, and probably won't see much gains. Not sure if that still holds true.
We have one of those all-in-one outside furnaces that seems like all houses in the south have. The furnace is on the opposite side of the house. Our last house, we had two furnaces... one for upstairs and one for downstairs. That house was a two level without a basement. The house we're in now has a main level and a basement. So, the furnaces comes in through the upstairs floor and I'm sure has ducts that shoot up and down to the different rooms on different floors.
I think possibly one of the biggest issues is the cold air return is on the opposite side of the house. If I could have the hot air being pulled out of the side of the house where the master bedroom is at, then there would be a jet stream of air flowing through the house towards the cold air return. But, that is not how it's setup.
Don't know if anyone has any great ideas short of having a ton of tower fans all over creating a jet stream from the one side of the house to the other.
We have one of those all-in-one outside furnaces that seems like all houses in the south have. The furnace is on the opposite side of the house. Our last house, we had two furnaces... one for upstairs and one for downstairs. That house was a two level without a basement. The house we're in now has a main level and a basement. So, the furnaces comes in through the upstairs floor and I'm sure has ducts that shoot up and down to the different rooms on different floors.
I think possibly one of the biggest issues is the cold air return is on the opposite side of the house. If I could have the hot air being pulled out of the side of the house where the master bedroom is at, then there would be a jet stream of air flowing through the house towards the cold air return. But, that is not how it's setup.
Don't know if anyone has any great ideas short of having a ton of tower fans all over creating a jet stream from the one side of the house to the other.
#2
06-20-22, 12:34 PM
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Closing or opening the vents is lot different than balancing the dampers. You can close off or dampen the run from the basement to reduce lots of cold air going to downstair rooms and redirect to upper floors. However, very seldom will any basement a/c or furnace will be able to keep the upper floors cool or heated to the degree that it does the lower floor.
#3
06-20-22, 12:40 PM
Not sure if it makes a difference, but I neglected to say it's a partial basement. Half of the house towards the furnace is a crawl space. The other half that is under the master bedroom on the opposite side of the house is a walkout basement. So, there would be no vents in the basement near the furnace. But, maybe I could tinker with the vents downstairs to see if it helps upstairs.
#4
06-20-22, 12:50 PM
Member
No! We're not talking vents. We're talking dampers that are located inside the round pipe with a lever on the outside. They would be located about 1 to 3 feet from the main trunk line and branch off from the trunk line.
#5
06-20-22, 12:52 PM
Ok, I found two vents downstairs. I closed them both. I also closed other vents upstairs closer to the thermostat. Hopefully that will force the cool air to our master bedroom.
#6
06-20-22, 12:53 PM
I don't know where to find a dampner. I know what they look like. Our house a long time ago, the ceiling wasn't finished and I tinkered with those in that house. This house has a finished basement. The ducts aren't visible.
#7
06-20-22, 01:00 PM
Actually, I just looked in the crawl space. I guess the majority of the ducts are visible there. Our last house, the crawlspace wasn't finished at all. I wouldn't go in there. This one looks pretty clean. Maybe I'll get in there and look for the dampeners.
#8
06-20-22, 03:08 PM
Member
Honestly dampers or vents do pretty much the same thing, dampers are probably a bit more efficient at blocking air but dampers for the basement, which I open and close twice a year, are above drop ceiling so they never get closed!
#9
06-20-22, 03:32 PM
Member
And you don't ever want to completly close off the damper.
With all that said, don't expect much in terms of any better cooling. A lot depends on home insulation and design.
Nearby trees can aid in cooling. Consider a window A/C for the upstairs bedroon. Put it on a few hours ahard of time before going to bed. You might also consider window film to cut down on heat transfer.
With all that said, don't expect much in terms of any better cooling. A lot depends on home insulation and design.
Nearby trees can aid in cooling. Consider a window A/C for the upstairs bedroon. Put it on a few hours ahard of time before going to bed. You might also consider window film to cut down on heat transfer.
