{"id":556,"date":"2017-01-02T11:00:17","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T16:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/?p=556"},"modified":"2018-07-17T13:48:09","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T17:48:09","slug":"what-is-causing-my-homes-uneven-heating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/heating-service\/what-is-causing-my-homes-uneven-heating\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Causing My Home\u2019s Uneven Heating?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/AllTech_UnevenHeating_12.30.16-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"alltech_unevenheating_12-30-16\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/AllTech_UnevenHeating_12.30.16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/AllTech_UnevenHeating_12.30.16-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/AllTech_UnevenHeating_12.30.16-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>When it comes to using our heating systems, one of the most troubling issues we can run into is a system that doesn\u2019t actually properly heat our homes. But what if your heater <em>is <\/em>heating your home, just leaving some cold spots in certain areas?<\/p>\n<p>There are a few reasons this might be occurring, and we\u2019ve highlighted the most common below. Remember, no heating work should be attempted on your own. For your safety and for your home\u2019s protection, rely on a trained heating professional, such as a member of our staff.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Blocked Vents<\/h2>\n<p>If you utilize a forced air system such as a furnace that blows air from vents, then the problem might not be with your actual system at all\u2014rather it might be due to obstructed vents. Be sure to check that all vents are open in the rooms where temperatures feel lower. Furniture might be blocking the\u00a0vents, or objects may have been placed in front of them, restricting the airflow.<\/p>\n<h2>Incorrect Sizing<\/h2>\n<p>Did you inherit your heater with your home? Or perhaps you\u2019ve recently had a heater installed and this is the first season you\u2019ve used it. Either way, if it is not adequately heating your home then it may not have been correctly sized for your specific household. A heaters that is too small won\u2019t be able to effectively reach all the rooms in order to warm them.<\/p>\n<h2>Inadequate Insulation<\/h2>\n<p>How winterized is your home? If you have poorly installed or insufficient amounts of insulation, then all the heat that your system pours out won\u2019t mean a lot\u2014that heat will escape through your walls and windows, cracks of the doors, and even through the attic. Uneven heating is often a warning sign that something like this is occurring.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>When you\u2019re in need of <\/strong><a href=\"\/service-areas\/reston-va\"><strong>furnace repairs in Reston, VA<\/strong><\/a><strong>, simply contact AllTech Services Inc. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to using our heating systems, one of the most troubling issues we can run into is a system that doesn\u2019t actually properly heat our homes. But what if your heater is heating your home, just leaving some cold spots in certain areas?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[116,93],"class_list":["post-556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heating-service","tag-furnace-repairs","tag-reston"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":848,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556\/revisions\/848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltechservicesinc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}