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Originally Posted by kcin
We have a third floor loft, an open floor plan from basement to loft, and a south facing house with lots of windows. If the sun is out it gets incredibly warm, even in the middle of winter. If the sun isn't out it's cold in the middle of winter. We have a zoned thermostat system and central AC but seemingly poor duct work in the loft.
What are some options to keep the temperature in just the loft in a fairly narrow band throughout the year? Ductless mini split? Can this run in the winter months to cool just the loft? Replace south facing double pane windows with triple pane and add thicker blackout blinds? Suck it up and stop whining?
Thanks in advance.
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Lofts are really tough. We had two different lofts in the past. In one we tried to deal with heat by addressing the window with tint and curtains and what not but it didn't really help. In the other loft we had a ceiling fan and it worked surprisingly well at dealing with heat. The airflow and circulation was really important and a ceiling fan is a really inexpensive retrofit.