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    Woodbob Posts: 143, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 10, 2009, 03:07 AM
    Unbalanced Heat/Cool
    Hello,

    I have a ranch home with two bedrooms and one bath over a crawl space.

    The other rooms are over a basement.

    These two rooms over the crawl space do not heat or cool to the same degree
    as the rest of the house, lower air volume.

    I have a gas forced air unit with one zone.

    The duct work through the crawl space is flex insulated piping, with 4x10 vents.

    I think the pipe is 6", but not sure, yet.

    I'm wondering if simply increasing the duct work to the next size would increase
    the air enough to solve my problem????

    I have read a little about "Zoning". I've seen motorized valves and also rubber
    type, any suggestions, please

    Thank you
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    hvac1000 Posts: 14,540, Reputation: 435
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    Aug 10, 2009, 04:41 AM
    What you really need to do or have done is a manual D on your home. This will take the guess work out of the equation since guess work by the original contractor got you into the problem to start with.

    Energy Savers: Sizing Heating and Cooling Systems




    http://www.iccsafe.org/e/prodshow.html?prodid=9302S00&stateInfo=pQgloBOFdbQ ldaTc2755%7C2

    Or you can search around on Google for more info on manual D
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    Woodbob Posts: 143, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 10, 2009, 06:40 AM
    Hi,

    Thanks for the links - time for studying!
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