Have you ever experienced that your upper level of your home is so hot in the summer, but your Air conditioner unit is working to its full potential ?
Well there are multiple reasons for that.
1- thermodynamic law.
Most of us are aware of the fact that hot air tends to go up and cold air tends to go down. This surely contributes to the upper's level higher temperature problem and the same problem happens in the winter. the heat goes to upper levels and the basement and lower levels feel freezing.
2- lack of proper ventilation
Most houses in Ontario, have a big return air register in the main ground level, while upper levels registers are small and far from the basement and the furnace room; so the physic laws play another important role here. Air travels through the bigger space or closer path, and most of the air travelled to upper level remains there. Furthermore, the sun will increase the temperature. The sun and lack of a proper ventilation in upper floors, will make a little hell for the households.
3- Leak on the return ducts
As it is said, upper floors, often, do not have a good ventilation, but, the amount of air being sucked into the vents, can leak out of the vents to the walls. This also contributes to the poor performance of return ventilation.
What to do ?
Well, when you move in a new place, check the air flow and ventilation systems. I know! what about those who already have a place and have this problem.
They should install ductless heat pump. Most of the houses and townhouses use a single zone Air conditioner systems and often that does not cover the upper floors. A multi-zone
hyper heat pump can solve that problem. It's got an outdoor unit and several heads as indoor units and the heads will be installed in the zones which do not have the desired temperature.
Thermex Heating and Air Conditioning will provide installation for your needs to solve your hot-upper- floor problem.