Why is One of the rooms in my house colder than the others?

Question

i don't get why one of the rooms in my house is colder than the other rooms in the house.
does that mean I have a ghost in there?
No air is on and the windows are closed The room is cold as If there An AC on which I find really werid considering there isn't an AC in the house .

Answer 1

Okay, let's work through this. I believe in ghosts, a hundred percent, so I'm not going to say "ghosts isn't real ur stupid kid" and expect you to thank me for such a well-sourced answer. But I'm also not going to go off on a religious rant and tell you to pray to Jesus or Allah or the aliens for forgiveness, so let's just work on the facts you stated and what they might mean.



Yes, I too have heard that ghosts / spirits can cause atmospheric disturbances like 'cold spots' in a house. In fact absolutely everyone knows that, because they've heard it many many times. But here's the thing: While everyone has heard that, nobody can say where they heard it or how they know it's true. Of all the people who said it's true in your life, how many of them have provided any kind of lookable-uppable source? Exactly. And lookable-uppable is a real word.



The answer is nobody. A superstition is something that everybody knows, because everybody has heard it from many people, but nobody can provide anything to back it up. Just like how everyone knows that dogs and cats can see spirits, or how everyone knows that you shouldn't summon the dead chick who lives behind the bathroom mirror.



Now let's look at buildings, which I actually do know a few things about. I've been in the businesses of constructing, repairing and insuring buildings for over 25 years, so I've learned a thing or three about them.



And all buildings do that. Buildings are designed and to have air flowing through every part of them, because airflow is essential to keeping them standing. But perfectly balanced airflow, while it would be ideal, is literally impossible. There will always be that one room that's hotter / colder / dryer / damper than the others, because that's just how reality works. Even the most advanced HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) system on earth has limitations, and those limitations are based on variables. Area of each room, ductwork, external and internal climate, exterior exposures, insulation, elevation above sea level... all those things are factors in the equation. There are so many variables involved that it's simply not possible to make the airflow the same in every room in every building.



So what have we learned today? We learned that the ghost-temperature thing is a completely untested theory, and that buildings by nature don't perfectly balance a constant temperature in every room.



Still think there's a ghost in your house? Or could it be all that other boring stuff? You decide.

Answer 2

I also have a room like that.

It's at the point in the house farthest from the thermostat that controls the heat, has four windows and it's at the end of the run of the furnace ductwork, meaning, there's a lot of heat lost through the windows and not much heat is getting there in the first place, because it's far from the thermostat and the ductwork is not only at the end of the run, it's also very narrow.

Result: little heat is getting into the room and most of it's being lost out the windows.

Answer 3

I'm with check your heating system, its not unusual for there to be a break in the ductworks or some idiot closing the duct going to a room when dry walling. Or there could be a blockage. You don't say how old your home is, or how you're heated or if that room is over an unheated garage or slab.

Where people suspect ghosts or spirits, if you want to go that route, they speak of the change of temperature around the suspected area, not that the room is always cold.

Answer 4

Here are two options:



1. Sprinkle Holy Water about the room.

Hire an exorcist.

Dance naked (this is key) about the room

Post video on YouTube.



2. Look at your heating system.

I’m just a lowly mechanical engineer.

Working with buildings for over 30 years.

Certainly, not a religious scholar.

Increase your thermostat.

The room will get warmer.

But, the rest of the house will get warmer, as well.

There are more expensive options

Like improving your heating system

Or, increasing your insulation.

Check your windows for infilatration.

Seal a window or put in double pane glass.



I need to know more about your heating system.

You may be able to increase air flow to your room.



If you have a radiator, you may need to add more radiator.



Here is a cheap solution you can try:

Hang heavy drapes over the windows.

Answer 5

check for a blocked vent and replace the weather stripping on you windows. you'd be surprised how cold a room can get, simply because the window isn't insulated properly. it could also just be the side the house the room is on. not all rooms in your home get the same amount of sun or wind exposure and that can also lead to drastic temp. changes from room to room.

Answer 6

Demons make the room cold? Demons pretend to be ghosts and aliens. Don't go into a UFO to be healed by demons.

If you're in trouble (demon "alien" abduction, about to be 666ed, sleep paralysis), then pray the Jesus prayer.

Occult stuff (tarot cards, amulets, skulls, masks, talismans, barcodes, etc.) attracts demons. Barcode is Druid black magic curse.

Get rid of all Occult stuff.

Ask Orthodox Christian priest to bless your house. To break any curse, pray slowly the Psalm "the Lord is my light and my salvation" 40 times a day for 40 straight days. That's 1600 times in total.

Antichrist will rule over the whole world except Orthodox Russia.

There will be a Tsar in Russia to not allow this antichrist to rule in Russia.

Antichrist is pale with red eyes and flies because he's possessed by Satan. 666 is given by isotope rays on wrist or forehead when people stretch hands to receive small plastic grey card (world passport).

Police will microchip and isotope ray people on highways. Food stores will isotope ray people too. Antichrist will also release prisoners to mark people. Reject 666 at all cost. Go hide with Orthodox Christians to escape 666.

Don't go into a UFO to be healed by demons. Those who reject 666 will go to heaven. Also, their direct ancestors will be saved from hell.

Give to charity in the name of Archangel Michael.

http://fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/life_after_death.htm

Answer 7

Rooms with more window space (relative to the room) get colder during the winter.

Answer 8

ANY house will have a room that has the greatest surface area, least heating per volume, all in all, greatest heat losses. consider inspecting of the thermal insulation panels and stuff. or, simply put more heating in there.

Answer 9

Your air flow is blocked, which usually means the heater vents at the wall or downstairs are not fully open.

Answer 10

lack of insulation is the most likely reason.... but why is there a lack ? ah, truly a chilling thought