3 Major Causes Of Homes With Poor Temperature Regulation
Do you have a home that gets too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter? Have you been thinking about replacing your climate control system in order to be more comfortable? While it's possible that your furnace, your air conditioner, or both could be less than sufficient for your home's heating and/or cooling needs, it's also possible that they are functioning exactly as intended. Depending on the house, there are a number of reasons why your home may be uncomfortably hot and/or cold. A few of the things that could be causing this situation include the following.
Old windows: Single-pane windows do an extremely poor job of keeping temperatures where they should be. If you stand next to a single-pane window on a cold day, you are likely able to feel an invisible "waterfall" of cold air cascading down from the window and across the floor. Similarly, if you were to stand on a ladder next to the window in summer, you'd be able to feel the heat rising. Now is a good time to get estimates from your local window installation services as to how much replacing your windows is going to cost. If you can't afford to replace them all at once, the employees from the window installation services companies can help you to identify which windows will result in the most improvement when replaced.
Leaky vents: When in operation, a furnace or an air conditioner vibrates slightly due to the fan that's used to move air around. This vibration can get transferred to the ducts, resulting in individual pieces of ducting becoming loose over time. If not corrected, this can cause your freshly heated or cooled air to enter your attic or crawlspace instead of your actual home. In order to make sure that the new windows provided by one of your local window installation services have the maximum effect, make sure that you also have your ducts inspected and, if necessary, repaired so that air flows through them properly once again.
Bad insulation: The insulation inside of your walls can go bad for a variety of reasons. For instance, if your home ever had a leaky roof, some of the water may have leaked into the space between the walls, weakening the supporting paper backing of the insulation there. Insulation can also be damaged or destroyed by insects or rodents. Whatever the cause, you'll need to check the thermal imaging of your walls to see what's up. Many contractors now carry basic thermal imaging equipment for this purpose but make sure to ask before setting up an inspection appointment.
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