How To Resolve Temperature Disagreements

Whenever two or more people live in a home, temperature wars are almost inevitable. Whether their focus is on comfort or cost, it seems that no one is capable of coming to an agreement over what the thermostat should be set out. To avoid strife in your home, here are a few ideas you can try.

Zoned Heating and Cooling

Most thermostat wars start at the central thermostat. It may be that one person prefers a hotter or colder temperature or that one person spends more time in a room that is hotter or colder than the rest of the home.

For homeowners looking for a long-term solution, zoned heating and cooling is the answer. With zoned heating and cooling, there are thermostats for each room or groups of rooms in a home, so everyone can be at their preferred level of comfort. You can also save energy by not heating or cooling unused areas of the home as much.

There are two ways to achieve zoning. First, you can install a new central HVAC system with built-in zoning. Second, you can add window or ductless air conditioners and heaters to rooms you want to be able to keep at different temperatures from the rest of the house.

Space Heaters

Space heaters are a cheaper form of zoned heating that work during the winter. While they have a reputation of being unsafe, modern space heaters have safety features that eliminate the fire and burn risk of older models.

If you're looking for a quick answer for someone who is always cold, a space heater may be the way to go.

Remove Energy Leaks

Sometimes, the problem isn't the thermostat temperature but the actual temperature in a specific room. Rooms with drafts, uninsulated windows, or poor insulation may get hotter or colder than the rest of the home.

Instead of changing the main thermostat to make this room more comfortable, have these energy leaks found and fixed instead.

Change Your Bill Splitting

There are also times when two people would be perfectly comfortable at a temperature, but one would prefer to keep the thermostat at a more uncomfortable temperature to save money. If the person whose focus is on comfort really wants to be more comfortable, they can offer to pay the increase in the energy bill caused by the extra heating and cooling on their own.

If you're looking for more home comfort solutions, talk to a local HVAC contractor today.

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