HVAC review

Third Floor is a hot haven for plants

UPDATE: EDIT:   After 5 years of suffering and feeling guilty that energy was being wasted and contributing to carbon emissions – we consulted an expert.  Turns out there is a tissue test,  that identifies if a system is working or not.  To our surprise, none of our cold air returns had any draw, which indicated, that the system installed by Quantium Air Solutions was either poorly installed or had major leaks which affected the system. 

 

My plants are parched and my skin is dry.  It’s -23 celsius degrees in Toronto today but my bedroom is hoovering somewhere around 27 degrees celsius and I have two windows open.

We don’t know how to change our living room thermostat from fahrenheit to celsius, but we do know that although it’s set to 70 degrees F, it usually reads 68.  It’s chilly on our lower and main floor and boiling upstairs. 

Now I know that heat rises and our house is now “state of the art insulated” but by gosh – our heating system must be out of whack! Last summer when we got to use the cooling system – it was the same.  Our third floor master bedroom was hotter than a desert day.

We have a Goodman GMSS920803BNAA 1501290553 S234893 – or to us…. John Goodman.

John Goodman is a top of the line system that has been properly installed by an expert professional, but John Goodman is a little hot headed. And funny, or so I’m told.

I’m thinking the makers of John Goodman ought to look into the cold air return draw back, He’s just not pulling the upper floor’s heat down effectively.  Future buyers consider insisting  that individual dampers be installed at each vent.  We have tinfoil wrapped around most floor vents in an attempt to push the heat down.  It aint’ pretty.

We’re looking for a new ceiling fan to install over the third floor stair case so that we can push some of that excess heat down. 

We’re wearing extra sweaters on our main floor to ward off the chills.

John Goodman needs a Doctor.