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MetroMPG · 07-23-14, 12:04 PM

My senior citizen parents have a backsplit bungalow and mostly live on the upper (street) level. They also have very different "personal thermostats" which can make for some amusing heating/cooling conflicts -- eg. my dad wearing long pants and an outside jacket inside the house in the summer while my mom wilts in the same temperatures. They set the summer temp to 74F and in the winter it's 70.

Another small conflict is the main topic of this thread: in the summer, the lower level gets quite cool when the central A/C is running... even though the vents are all switched over to blow only upstairs.

After a few days long "heat wave" with the A/C going non-stop, my dad said it's too cool for him to sit downstairs for any length of time (eg. their computer is down there).

I suggested they put a door on the stairwell between the upper & lower floors to keep the cool air from flowing down the stairs.

Think it's worth doing?

07-23-14, 12:04 PM	#1
MetroMPG Infrequent noob Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: 1000 Islands region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 402 Thanks: 37 Thanked 20 Times in 19 Posts	Adding a hallway door to increase air conditioning efficiency My senior citizen parents have a backsplit bungalow and mostly live on the upper (street) level. They also have very different "personal thermostats" which can make for some amusing heating/cooling conflicts -- eg. my dad wearing long pants and an outside jacket inside the house in the summer while my mom wilts in the same temperatures. They set the summer temp to 74F and in the winter it's 70. Another small conflict is the main topic of this thread: in the summer, the lower level gets quite cool when the central A/C is running... even though the vents are all switched over to blow only upstairs. After a few days long "heat wave" with the A/C going non-stop, my dad said it's too cool for him to sit downstairs for any length of time (eg. their computer is down there). I suggested they put a door on the stairwell between the upper & lower floors to keep the cool air from flowing down the stairs. Think it's worth doing? __________________ . To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.