Bedroom too hot to sleep?

The lounge is comfortable, but the bedroom still feels like an oven at bedtime. Sound familiar? It is a common reason to start thinking about another heat pump.

Before choosing one, work out where you actually need the cooling. One bedroom, the whole upstairs area, or several rooms with the doors closed? That changes the options.

Start with the afternoon sun

If the room gets strong afternoon sun, close the blinds or curtains before it heats up. A fan can help you feel cooler too, although it does not lower the room temperature.

If you already have a heat pump in the room, check the filters and cooling settings before assuming it needs replacing.

Will a hallway heat pump cool the bedrooms

It may help with the doors open, but it will not give you the same result as cooling each bedroom directly. The hallway can reach its target temperature while the rooms off it stay warm.

A bigger hallway unit does not necessarily solve that. If you sleep with the bedroom door shut, tell us at the start.

Where should a bedroom unit go

We want air moving through the room without blowing straight across the bed. We also need a sensible outdoor location, a pipe route and somewhere for the condensate to drain.

For one room, a small high wall may be enough. For several rooms, it is worth comparing separate units, a multi system and ducted cooling.

Send us a photo or floor plan and tell us which rooms get hot. We can talk through what will work for the way you use the house.