Increase Air Flow To 2nd Floor

In our home the higher you go the hotter it gets.

Increase air flow to 2nd floor.

Despite your air conditioner repair man saying the ac is tuned up and running properly the bedrooms on the second floor are so hot many in the family choose to sleep downstairs. Locate all of the vents on the second floor and check to see if they are blocked in any way. Have also made sure that all dampers are open to second floor. More return air to the 2nd floor will improve the heating problem to the extent that it will help draw the wam air from the 1st floor up.

It won t solve your cooling problem. The second floor in general is a few degrees warmer but it feels significantly so in the bedroom. The hot summer days and especially the nights bring back one of the most common home comfort problems. Short bio on the house 2 story cape cod air conditioning furnace in the basement so all the air is pushed up from there.

I want to boost the air flow from my hvac to the second floor. Currently have a 1 3 hp blower. It would have to be determined for sure that all of the ducts are open and unrestricted going to the 2nd floor. Then dampering off the 1st floor could be an option.

I could connect the new duct line into the existing second floor duct lines at the vents making them the first vents to get the cold air which should increase their cold air flow. Keeping upstairs rooms adequately cooled in summer puts the homeowner up against a basic fact of physics. Add a small return vent duct to each room on the second floor. You might also want to try adding a ceiling fan in.

Fully open each vent to allow for maximum air flow. So my bedroom on the second floor is consistently about 5 degrees warmer than the rest of the house. Divide the house into two zones one for each floor. For the more technically minded we will talk about pressure drop resistance to airflow.

I have already tried closing vents on the lower floors. Remove any furniture blocking the air flow. Not only that but heat gain. The cold air could then fall down the ducts to the first floor which needs less air flow.

I d appreciate any comments on the above. For 1 the furnace fan running all day with the a c on might solve some milder heat trap problems for your second floor. How to improve central air on upper floors. Make the second floor return vent duct bigger.

Will a more powerful blower motor improve airflow.