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Old 07-09-2017, 10:29 PM
 
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I moved into my house a couple of weeks ago. This is in Bellevue, 2 storey house and a walk in basement. The house has been getting really hot (no A/C). The house gets a lot of sun and is very bright and i was thinking this is probably the reason the house is getting so hot. However, my previous house never used to get that, different location but still. Are folks in Bellevue and nearby area, who dont have A/C suffering from the same heat. I am wondering if my attic is purely insulated and hence the extra hear or other homeonwers are also facing the same problem.

The home inspectors note says that insulation is fine. but it could be that he is wrong. how do i find out if the insulation is a problem?

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Old 07-10-2017, 07:08 AM
 
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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There are many factors (including insulation) that affect summer heat inside. Dual, or triple pane windows help as much as insulation, but also the number of (and size of) windows facing south where the most sun comes, and whether there are any large trees shading it. Our kitchen/family room faces south and is almost all glass, and gets sun 8am-3pm this time of year. We have dual pane windows, and on a day like yesterday when it hit about 85, the inside only got up to 76. While we do have a window AC unit in that room it was not needed. We did use the one in our upstairs bedroom last night, because heat rises.
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Old 07-10-2017, 12:46 PM
 
Location: Independent Republic of Ballard
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West facing (view?) windows can be an issue. Putting up awnings and/or shades can help. Fans can be used to create air flow, pulling in cooler air from the shaded sides and pushing hotter air out of the sun-exposed sides. Double-fans that can both pull and push air work great. You want a unit that provides independently reversible motors, so you can have both fans flowing in or out, or one in and the other out.

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