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