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One of the most important aspects of your home’s HVAC system is heating and cooling your home evenly. Uneven temperature distribution results in parts of your home being too hot or too cold. One way to adjust how your home’s HVAC warms and cools your home is through the use of your balance dampers.
What Are Balance Dampers?
Balance dampers are similar to a vent control. However, it closes the entire vent at the source. By closing a damper you can cut the airflow to a specific room via the vent system. By carefully controlling your home’s airflow, you can better balance how the temperature is controlled. Your home’s dampers are normally located near the central unit, though they can be hard to locate in some home layouts. If you cannot locate them, a specialist can help.
Setting Your Balance Dampers
For Your AC: Cold air tends to drop downward. In the summer, if you live in a multifloor home, you’ll want to close the vents that lead to the basement and ground floor. Air will circulate into the warmer upstairs and attic areas before dropping lower to cool the ground floor. If you live in a single-floor home, you'll want to close the vents to direct the cold air toward the rooms you want (and need) cooled.
For Heating: The setting for warmer air is the opposite, as warm or hot air tends to rise upward. You’ll want to focus your home’s airflow toward the ground floor when heating your home, as it will warm the entire home when the hot air rises upward toward the second floor.
When You Need HVAC Service
At Air Assurance, we assist homeowners in Broken Arrow and the local community with all their HVAC needs, and we know we can help you. If you need HVAC servicing, upgrades, or repairs, we invite you to contact us today to learn more and see how we can help you make your home a more comfortable place to live.