How to Evenly Heat Your Home

January 07, 2015

It can be a tough job to keep the rooms in your home evenly heated, especially during the chilly days of winter. Whether the rooms throughout your home are evenly heated hinges on a number of different factors. Luckily, there are also a lot things you can do to remedy the problem.

If your room is too warm, what should you do? Most people just close the vent to fix the problem. What they don’t realize is that doing this can throw off the balance of your system and end up reduce your energy efficiency.

So, what should you do instead? We have some tips.

Keep the areas around your cold air return vents clear

Not only does your furnace push hot air through your home to heat it, it draws out cooler air from your inside your home. If your cold air returns are blocked, your furnace can’t do its job. Keeping these vents clear will let your furnace to operate properly and help it regulate room temperatures better.

Regular maintenance is key

We can’t tell you enough times how important regular maintenance is to the proper and efficient operation of your heating and cooling system. Our experts can help keep your system running well by performing simpler tasks like changing filters and more involved jobs like identifying imminent issues before they happen or repairing major issues like replacing a broken circuit board. No matter what repairs need to be done, we’ll keep your home comfortable.

Don’t rely on Auto setting

Some rooms in your home may be more removed and are therefore more difficult to heat. Making sure your thermostat has the fan switch “On” instead of on “Auto” can help. When the fan is switched to “On,” your furnace will keep air moving from room to room and create a more even temperature.

We have even more ideas for heating your home more evenly, and we’re just a phone call away at 814-308-0416. If it’s easier for you. Our job is to ensure you experience maximum comfort in your home.