{"id":3134,"date":"2019-08-07T21:51:15","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T01:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T06:18:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T10:18:43","slug":"guide-to-fixing-hot-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to Fixing Hot Spots in Your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"wysiwyg  section-margins bg-white\" id=\"wysiwyg-block_c6bf38a5cb5a6ac1aee93b32b6c1f190\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-lg-10 col-lg-offset-1\">\n                    <p>Finding hot spots in your home, despite a properly functioning AC system, can be frustrating. Thankfully, there are ways to determine the cause of the problem, which means solutions are available. Here are four ways you can get rid of a hot spot in your home.<\/p>\n<h2>Check If the Hot Spot Is Due to the Sun<\/h2>\n<p>A hot spot can be due to the sun&#8217;s effect on one area of your home that receives greater exposure to sunlight. Check to see if your curtains and drapes are adequate for keeping the sun out. If not, replace them with curtains made of a material that reflects or blocks the sun better. You may find that the temperature in that room will drop by several degrees to match the rest of the house.<\/p>\n<h2>Unclog or Reroute Ducts as Necessary<\/h2>\n<p>A major cause of hot spots can be clogged ducts. Check to see that cool air is coming into the room with the hot spot. If it isn&#8217;t, you likely need to have a technician check your ducts. For those living in older homes that were made before central air became common, a poorly installed duct can produce blockages. In any case, a local cooling professional will be able to provide a solution.<\/p>\n<h2>Install a Zoned Thermostat<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to modulate the temperature separately for different areas of your home, consider installing a zoned thermostat. You can provide different levels of <a href=\"\/residential-cooling-systems\/\">cooling<\/a> to areas of the house you determine, thus providing everyone in your living space the comfort they need. This will also allow you to divert extra cooling to the area with the hot spot.<\/p>\n<h2>Install a Ductless Air Conditioner<\/h2>\n<p>Ductless air conditioners are also an effective solution for hot spots, especially for parts of your house such as attics and garages. Without having to install a duct system, these systems can attain the desired temperature in any room.<\/p>\n<p>Call us at HB Home Service Team in Harrisburg, PA, to get you the best solution for your home&#8217;s hot spot. For over a century, we have been serving the community&#8217;s heating, cooling, <a href=\"\/plumbing-service-repair\/\">plumbing<\/a>, fuel oil, and propane needs.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finding hot spots in your home, despite a properly functioning AC system, can be frustrating. Thankfully, there are ways to determine the cause of the problem, which means solutions are available. Here are four ways you can get rid of a hot spot in your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[134],"class_list":["post-3134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-air-conditioning","tag-ac-installationhot-spotsthermostat"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Guide to Fixing Hot Spots in Your Home | HB Home Service Team<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When you need assistance fixing unwanted hot spots in your home, don&#039;t hesitate to contact the cooling repair experst at HB Home Service Team!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Guide to Fixing Hot Spots in Your Home | HB Home Service Team\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When you need assistance fixing unwanted hot spots in your home, don&#039;t hesitate to contact the cooling repair experst at HB Home Service Team!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"HB Home Service Team\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-08-08T01:51:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-07T10:18:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/temperature-scaled-1.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"1SEO\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1SEO\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/blog\\\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/blog\\\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"1SEO\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/723f00e6b8e0a651813a948dbac019e0\"},\"headline\":\"A Guide to Fixing Hot Spots in Your Home\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-08T01:51:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-07T10:18:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/blog\\\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":9,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/blog\\\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/temperature-scaled-1.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"AC Installation|Hot Spots|thermostat\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Air Conditioning\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/blog\\\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/blog\\\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/blog\\\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\\\/\",\"name\":\"A Guide to Fixing Hot Spots in Your Home | HB Home Service Team\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/blog\\\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/blog\\\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/temperature-scaled-1.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-08T01:51:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-07T10:18:43+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/723f00e6b8e0a651813a948dbac019e0\"},\"description\":\"When you need assistance fixing unwanted hot spots in your home, don't hesitate to contact the cooling repair experst at HB Home Service Team!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/blog\\\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/blog\\\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/blog\\\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/temperature-scaled-1.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/temperature-scaled-1.jpeg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"Close Up Of Mature Woman Adjusting Central Heating Temperature At Home On Thermostat\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/blog\\\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"A Guide to Fixing Hot Spots in Your Home\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/\",\"name\":\"HB Home Service Team\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/723f00e6b8e0a651813a948dbac019e0\",\"name\":\"1SEO\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8b83067303fe74fd6041ee88f34c4f18d319f5809e03419b34512bdbffc7fcc0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8b83067303fe74fd6041ee88f34c4f18d319f5809e03419b34512bdbffc7fcc0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8b83067303fe74fd6041ee88f34c4f18d319f5809e03419b34512bdbffc7fcc0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"1SEO\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hbmcclure.com\\\/hbhome\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/1seo\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A Guide to Fixing Hot Spots in Your Home | HB Home Service Team","description":"When you need assistance fixing unwanted hot spots in your home, don't hesitate to contact the cooling repair experst at HB Home Service Team!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"A Guide to Fixing Hot Spots in Your Home | HB Home Service Team","og_description":"When you need assistance fixing unwanted hot spots in your home, don't hesitate to contact the cooling repair experst at HB Home Service Team!","og_url":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/","og_site_name":"HB Home Service Team","article_published_time":"2019-08-08T01:51:15+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-01-07T10:18:43+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/temperature-scaled-1.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"1SEO","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"1SEO","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/"},"author":{"name":"1SEO","@id":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/#\/schema\/person\/723f00e6b8e0a651813a948dbac019e0"},"headline":"A Guide to Fixing Hot Spots in Your Home","datePublished":"2019-08-08T01:51:15+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-07T10:18:43+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/"},"wordCount":9,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/temperature-scaled-1.jpeg","keywords":["AC Installation|Hot Spots|thermostat"],"articleSection":["Air Conditioning"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/","url":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/","name":"A Guide to Fixing Hot Spots in Your Home | HB Home Service Team","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/temperature-scaled-1.jpeg","datePublished":"2019-08-08T01:51:15+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-07T10:18:43+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/#\/schema\/person\/723f00e6b8e0a651813a948dbac019e0"},"description":"When you need assistance fixing unwanted hot spots in your home, don't hesitate to contact the cooling repair experst at HB Home Service Team!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/temperature-scaled-1.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/temperature-scaled-1.jpeg","width":2560,"height":1707,"caption":"Close Up Of Mature Woman Adjusting Central Heating Temperature At Home On Thermostat"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/guide-to-fixing-hot-spots\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"A Guide to Fixing Hot Spots in Your Home"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/#website","url":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/","name":"HB Home Service Team","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/#\/schema\/person\/723f00e6b8e0a651813a948dbac019e0","name":"1SEO","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b83067303fe74fd6041ee88f34c4f18d319f5809e03419b34512bdbffc7fcc0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b83067303fe74fd6041ee88f34c4f18d319f5809e03419b34512bdbffc7fcc0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b83067303fe74fd6041ee88f34c4f18d319f5809e03419b34512bdbffc7fcc0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"1SEO"},"url":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/blog\/author\/1seo\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3134"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5886,"href":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3134\/revisions\/5886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbmcclure.com\/hbhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}