We live in an older (ca. 1937) single-story home heated by an LP gas furnace. The problem is that the rear of the house is always considerably cooler than the front of the house, no matter whether we leave all the doors open or not. The thermostat is in the cooler section of the house, so the heater will keep working even if it's 75 in the front and only 60 in the back. We have thought about moving the thermostat to a warmer area of the house to keep the heater from burning up our gas (currently we are looking at $400/month!) by running so much. But that does not solve the problem of the rear of the house being so cold. My landlord said that since the heated air has to travel farther to the rear of the house, it will obviously cool some in the duct. Is there a way to prevent it. I don't know if the ducts are insulated or not, I'm sure they're not heated. The house is about 1800 square feet and near the NC/VA border between I-85 and I-95. It has four large rooms in the front around a central foyer and then the dining and kitchen in the back with a central bathroom. (jeez, this sounds like a real estate ad ) I hope this is enough information.
thx in advance