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Upper level A/C in bilevel home?
I live in a 1000s.f. bilevel house. In the summer I have to lower the thermostat to 66 to be comfortable sleeping in the upper bedroom.I have ceiling fans there and rotate to draw the air up but it doesn't seem to help. The forced air unit is in the crawl space and it just seems that by the time the air gets to the upper level it is not cool. On the other hand, the family room on the lowest level is probably 10 deg. cooler than the rest of the house,even with the registers completely closed. I now that cool air goes down as opposed to warm air rising. Is there a way to balance the temp without it costing me an arm and leg?
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- ?Lv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
Besides fans (I have several pushing/pulling air around) I use small window units to cool hot spots.
My bedroom is upstairs and catches the late day sun - I have one in there (cost me just over $100 - has remote and energy saver settings - doesn't cost much to run). Not only does it allow me to compensate for the afternoon heating - it allows me to turn off the central unit when the rest of the house is cool enough.
Insulate the crawl space floor. It is also important (for several reasons) to have adequate ventilation in the attic/crawl space. Wind turbines are inexpensive ways to do this. An attic fan might be appropriate (a bit more than the wind turbines). Make sure soffit vents are clear.