2006-12-17 05:41:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
A fascinating question in thermodynamics. Assuming that your house is surrounded by a colder medium (such as the great outdoors) and contains some heat source or sources (furnace, electric heat, fireplace, whatever), then the temperature of each room depends on two factors:
1. The flow of heat into the room.
2. The flow of heat out of the room.
If your room is 10 deg colder than others, then one, or more likely both, of these factors will explain why.
For example, consider the flow of heat into your room. If you have a forced air furnace, is there a vent into your room? If not, that's the problem! You're not getting much heat. If you have a vent, is it all the way open? If so, how far (in the duct work) does the air have to travel from the furnace to reach your room? The greater the distance, the less airflow you receive. Does the duct work travel through a cold attic or cold crawlspace? If so, the air will lose temperature (less if the ducts are well insulated). Do some rooms have multiple ducts but yours only has one?
The other factor to consider is heat loss from your room. Is it a corner room? If so, you have twice the exterior (heat losing) walls, compared to non-corner rooms. What about your window? Is it open? That would lose a lot of heat. Also, single pane, and metal framed windows lose an alarming amount of heat. Did you ever drill a hole through your wall?
Fortunately, due to the laws of thermodynamics, if you carefully consider the heat in and the heat out, you will be able to understand exactly why your room is colder.
Cheers,
-- Bryan J
2006-12-17 05:56:11 · answer #1 · answered by Bryan J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The size of the room can make a big difference. If your room is big and you only got 1 vent in your room, oppose to the other rooms that have 1 vent but the rooms are smaller, the room thats smaller will definatly be cooler then the big room with 1 vent. I kno how that is. That's my case too.
2006-12-18 20:04:53 · answer #2 · answered by Justin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your room is in the basement, and you don't have central heating then that could account for the difference... Or do you have an airconditioner in your room? Extra insulation? A pack of dry ice?
2006-12-17 13:44:43 · answer #3 · answered by Carp Face 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is probably colder by the level of where your room is in the house and the amount of humidity around the room and outside
2006-12-17 13:45:09 · answer #4 · answered by shawn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All depends where your room is maybe more shade no to much sun in day time to many trees around ,use another blanket
2006-12-17 16:35:21 · answer #5 · answered by aura gcranberrymadurogustosocinc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all has to do with where the vent is, amount of insulation in the walls and how good are your windows.
2006-12-17 13:50:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you need a girlfriend to warm things up LOL
2006-12-17 15:33:50 · answer #7 · answered by HotRod 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The air ducts are dirty.
2006-12-17 13:44:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋