How to Evenly Heat Your Home

January 7, 2015

It can be a real task to keep the rooms in your home evenly heated, especially during the cold days of winter. Whether the rooms of your home are evenly heated is determined by a number of different factors. Luckily, there are also quite a few things you can do to remedy the problem.

If your room is too stuffy, what can you do? Most people just close the vent to fix the problem. What they don’t realize is that doing this can throw off the balance of your system and end up reduce your energy efficiency.

So, what should you do instead? We have some ideas.

Keep the areas around your cold air return vents clear

Not only does your furnace circulate hot air through your home to heat it, it removes cooler air from your inside your home. If your cold air returns are not clear, your furnace can only do half its job. Keeping these vents clear will let your furnace to operate correctly and help it regulate room temperatures better.

Regular maintenance is key

We can’t say enough how important regular maintenance is to the proper and efficient operation of your heating and cooling system. Our experts can help keep your system at peak performance by performing small tasks like changing filters and more in-depth jobs like identifying impending issues before they happen or repairing major issues like replacing a broken circuit board. No matter what maintenance or repairs need to be done, we’ll keep your home comfortable.

Don’t rely on Auto setting

Some rooms in your home may be more removed and are therefore more challenging to heat. Checking that your thermostat has the fan switch “On” instead of on “Auto” can help. When the fan is switched to “On,” your furnace will keep air circulating throughout your house and create a more even temperature.

We have even more recommendations for heating your home more evenly, and we’re just a phone call away at 317-406-5382. If you’d prefer. Our job is to do everything we can to help you experience maximum comfort in your home.