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Jul 12, 2024
7:13:42pm

LCcoug Starter

Nope. I have a large home and not a single shade on the windows and

Honestly the back of my house is more windows than walls. No joke and we live in Georgia where its close to 100 most days right now with crazy humidity. We leave the house at 76 while away during the day but when we get home I turn it down to 71 and it’ll get there in 30-40 mins. Something wrong with your AC or no insulation in walls or attic.

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LCcoug

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Any ideas for immediate relief in a large new build home that won’t cool easily?

DC15

Jul 10, 10:16pm

Find something better to hang as a temporary blind. How about a blanket, or a curtain?

Jul 10, 10:18pm

Space blankets?

Great38

Jul 10, 10:30pm

Call your builder, the AC isn’t working properly. It should be able to cool your

Malathion

Jul 10, 10:21pm

Will do. We figured it was just a problem with bigger homes/large windows…

DC15

Jul 10, 11:19pm

Nope. I have a large home and not a single shade on the windows and

LCcoug

Jul 12, 7:13pm

Yea. Something’s wrong w/ AC. Sometimes builders try to save costs by putting in an

Soupie

Jul 11, 3:44am

Sounds like it may be undersized?

HingleMcCringleberry

Jul 10, 10:23pm

Just one furnace/ac? Location

Jul 10, 10:26pm

Check attic for proper insulation

Jul 10, 10:27pm

Good idea, you just can't trust those builders

Jul 10, 10:34pm

It was just an oversight on ours. When we showed them they fixed it and

Jul 10, 10:38pm

We discovered an area w/ missing insulation a few years after our home was built

Still Blue

Jul 10, 11:05pm

Portable fans will help.

Plantagenet

Jul 10, 10:30pm

Check the filter. Especially right after a build, these can get clogged easily.

BYU-Ite

Jul 10, 10:30pm

Great advice. Pulls in so much dust.

Stucoug83

Jul 10, 10:31pm

This is what I was going to say.

Powerbait DPM

Jul 10, 10:33pm

Yeah right…

monteburns

Jul 10, 11:13pm

call builder

jwf

Jul 10, 10:33pm

Not a blind issue. It's an ac issue. I'd have the system looked at.

Yes

Jul 10, 10:37pm

Definitely something Amiss with the AC system. It’s not a lack of blinds.

Lifi

Jul 10, 10:39pm

after you call your builder claims, get good fans. The builder grade fans that most builders install or worthless

Jul 10, 10:49pm

It's most likely your attic insulation(lack of). They would have to have

rcbyufan

Jul 10, 10:54pm

We had two problems in our new build. First, they cross the wires so the air

Natedog916

Jul 10, 10:56pm

Almost everyone for the last 30+ years builds two-story houses. I’m one of them. It’s hard to get an upper floor cool.

Brisco

Jul 10, 10:59pm

We have a two story (and basement). We have no problem cooling it. Even in 100+

BYU-Ite

Jul 10, 11:02pm

Yeah, 2 stories and a basement is nothing crazy. Hopefully just a bad AC.

DC15

Jul 10, 11:20pm

I have a fairly large two-story house

Jul 11, 8:41am

Did they do a blower door test as part of initial regulation checks? In my area

Jul 10, 11:05pm

It’s a national building code

Jul 10, 11:10pm

Check to make sure your units outside are turning

JupiterJones

Jul 11, 2:54am

Get a cheap temperature gun to see what is coming out of the vents. That is a

Uno Doctoro

Jul 11, 5:51am

Check your air ducts - just pulled a cup, plastic film out, blocking a vent

SwanSong

Jul 11, 10:29am

PLEASE post an update when you find out what's wrong. Whole army of CB DIY guys

JupiterJones

Jul 11, 10:42am

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