If the thermostat is located on the ground floor of your home it s even more difficult.
Require 2nd floor thermostat to the basement.
When the first floor reaches your target temperature it shuts off cooling or heating for the whole house regardless of whether the second floor has also reached that temperature.
I have one thermostat on the second floor and while it is achievable to get a desired temperature on the second floor the basement is always cold.
The majority of home heating systems are designed to warm up the main parts of your home i e.
Zoning systems allow you to control the temperature independently from a thermostat placed on each floor.
Whether its in the basement a 4 season porch or maybe a workshop often times the location of a electrically heated floor will be a significant distance from your home s main wifi router.
Even if some of these units are quite powerful the chances are that the basement won t receive too much heat.
Radiant in basement forced air main 2nd floor i am planning to build a house in the mountains of western md where ac is needed about 1 month out of the year 0 deg is not uncommon in the winter.
Why would a basement need a heater.
That s only an idea.
I am thinking of installing a dual geothermal system with radiant heat in the basement slab and geothermal forced air for the main and 2nd floors.
The house is 4 years old so i am sure that wiring to the basement is in good shape.
The air conditioning system will have to push cool air up from the basement or first floor.
I took the thermostat off the wall on the second floor and connected the two wires shouldn t this start the furnace.
The thermostat does not kick on the heat on the second floor.
Have the second thermostat control the basement colder area and the furnace.
Does this mean my problem is not the thermostat but a problem with my furnace.
The first floor and the second floor.
Hot air rises so the second floor is naturally going to be warmer.
Designing your duct system for high flow and low static pressure is a priority to get the full capacity and efficiency from your hvac but especially with ducted minis.
Also there s no way to regulate the temperature in every room.
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Second west facing windows affect the cooling load so limiting west facing windows on the second floor might allow you to use a 1 ton rlf12cd fujitsu 1 per floor.
Multiple stats are tricky but with a gas furnace and no ac you have it made.