21 December 2012

Adjusting room temperatures in a centrally-heated home

In: All Ages, Health
At Amazon: Nest Learning Thermostat
At Amazon: Nest Learning Thermostat
It's cold. You turn up the thermostat. One room in your house feels nice and warm, but another never heats up (or gets too hot). What do you do?

Kara of Brightnest sent along this step-by-step guide to playing with the thermostat and heating vents till everything's working in sync. Pretty straightforward, but it includes reminders about drafts and cold air returns that might just do the trick.

Read the full post at Brightnest: Has your central heating gone crazy? There's a cure!

Related: A hack for keeping small toys from falling through the floor vent

More: Best of Parent Hacks: Keeping warm during the winter

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