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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Stuart G

(38,726 posts) Sun Jul 20, 2014, 01:31 PM Jul 2014

Question about air conditioning. [View all]

Three bedrooms on 2nd floor. I spend most time in bedrooms A and B....almost no time in C

Would air flow be greater if I opened up the vent in bedroom C, or keep that vent closed. I have been told, the faster the air flow through the house, the faster the air gets cooled. The faster it gets cooled, the cooler the other rooms will be no matter what rooms are getting flow. Usually, I keep that room closed and very warm, does not get flow from AC. Is that the best way to go?

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Question about air conditioning. [View all] Stuart G Jul 2014 OP

I don'[t know that answer to this hollysmom Jul 2014 #1

Keep C closed. No point cooling a room you don't use. OffWithTheirHeads Jul 2014 #2

Thank You for your time and effort in answering Stuart G Jul 2014 #4

The folks in this group are so helpful in many ways. I appreciate them too. IrishAyes Jul 2014 #7

I have heard both cool it and close it off as the right way to do it. Curmudgeoness Jul 2014 #3

Thank You for your time and effort in answering...Stuart Stuart G Jul 2014 #5

You can increase volume to used rooms by closing off unused rooms. Kaleva Jul 2014 #6

When my wife and I had little money and lived in a place that got too hot and humid to sleep in... hunter Jul 2014 #8

We just cool one room this year. MADem Jul 2014 #9

I hate to have to disagree with some of the advice you are getting. There is no simple answer. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #10

It probably would be best to have an expert check out the house. Kaleva Aug 2014 #11