Hang pencil and paper next to the thermometer and record the outdoor and attic temperatures.
Bedroom too hot one story attic help.
That blanket of hot air is resting right on your second floor all day long.
We have a 3 ton central heat pump with insulated ducts running through attic space to most rooms.
Install electric ventilators and attic fans which remove hot air from an attic.
It s only natural that your attic will heat up as a result.
Alternatively install passive vents such as gable soffit and ridge vents which are openings in the roof that allow hot air to escape.
Typically your attic temperature is going to far exceed the outdoor temperature.
Roof shingles absorb a great deal of the sun s heat especially if they re dark in color.
Told that the 2 attic power vents are the only attic ventilation i have the house does have vented soffits every other soffit cover is vented.
Stay cool in the summer.
Overcome the hot attic effect with the right home improvements.
Hang an outdoor thermometer in your attic making sure its range reaches at least 130 degrees fahrenheit.
Suck cool air conditioned air into the attic and of course it won t be so hot.
The one area of your home where insulation has the most impact on your second floor comfort is your attic.
There are two 6x12 air supply registers in the 15x10 attic bedroom.
With enough exhaust vents and intake vents your attic has breathing room and is better cooled.
When your attic bedroom is too hot to use try as many of these options as possible.
If your attic is hot and stuffy there are lots of ways you can cool it down.
The 1 reason power attic ventilators don t help.
Get creative with your roof dark roof shingles absorb sunlight and convert that energy into heat.
In the attic hallway to circulate air throughout the home.
When used in conjunction you ll drop the temperature of the space.
Hopefully it will be enough to allow you to comfortably sleep in your bedroom.
Not the overabundance but the lack of insulation in the attic.
They have thermostats that turn the fan on at a recommended preset temperature of 100 110 degrees.
It ll also help reduce up down imbalance by counteracting reverse stack.
We have two air returns one of which is about 2 3 way up in stairwell near door of attic bedroom.
Help purchased home 8 years ago with 2 power attic vents.
Things have been ok low energy bills house very comfortable.
Install a whole house fan.
Our home is mainly on single level but we have one attic bedroom served by a stairway.
2 story house built 2008 about 2900 sq ft san antonio hot humid summers mild winters with good insulation as indicated by low.
Noticed one of the attic vents was not working.