Top Floor Hotter Than Main

This usually is not the solution to the problem of being too hot in the summer.

Top floor hotter than main.

If you ve ever lived in a home with more than one floor or a top floor apartment you ve probably noticed that the higher you are in the building the hotter it gets. So here s a good rule of thumb. Before you spend any more time fiddling with the thermostat. Wondering why it s more humid upstairs than downstairs.

No matter how hard you try at least one room in your home is either too hot or too cold. Additionally top floor units usually also get more sunlight which is yet another source of free heat for you. However if the relative humidity is greater than 5 then. Your roof absorbs a ton of heat from the sun unless you have a lot of shady tree cover.

Well it s actually normal to a certain degree. All that hot air moves through your roof into the attic and ultimately into your top floor. 7 causes of temperature imbalances in the home. 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.

Indoor air that s warm and moist humid is less dense than dry air which makes it rise. One to heat and cool the upper floor and another one to heat and cool the main floor and the basement. Physics is the challenge here because hot air rises and cold air sinks. We ve all been there.

He is a state licensed heating and a c contractor as well as being certified in design. Everybody knows that hot air rises. I have an air conditioner attached to my furnace and it works well but it mostly cools the basement and the main floor while my upstairs floor is still too warm. This also means it will be hotter in the summer months so consider investing in good curtains fans and other ways to keep cool.

This is great for keeping your heating costs down in the winter especially if you live in a colder area. In some houses it may be a slight inconvenience. Stewart has been in the hvac business for more than 25 years. So your upstairs has a natural tendency to be warmer than lower levels.

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. The expense of running duct work gas electric and condensation drains for another hvac can really add up. My house has three floors basement main floor and upstairs and the top floor is much warmer than the basement especially in the summer. In others especially in older homes this problem may be a symptom of a more serious issue with air flow insulation or efficiency.