Why is my bedroom hotter than the rest of the house at night?
During shoulder seasons when the AC runs less frequently, cool air fails to reach certain bedrooms, causing them to heat up significantly compared to the rest of the house. This leaves rooms uncomfortably warm and makes it difficult to sleep when the thermostat is set lower.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
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- 1using a thermostat with remote sensorDid this help you?
- 2Using a ceiling fan in the bedroomDid this help you?
- 3Adding more fansDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“AC unit repair man said the ac temperature shouldn't go below 72° but the tenant says that's not cool enough. What can I do?”source ↗
“The tenants in a condo that I manage were dealing with Ac issues the last few days.”source ↗
“the air doesn't translate that well into their bedroom so it's basically hotter as a result.”source ↗
Where this came up
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