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Central a/c - upstairs cold, downstairs warm??? Opposite of normal??

So it's summer here in CT, and we're noticing more so this year than before that our downstairs is WAY warmer than upstairs - when one would think it would be the opposite this time of year. The thermostat is upstairs, we've only been in this house a couple years but don't recall having this problem before - if it existed, it wasn't so dramatic. We have the nest thermostat and bought the sensors after the thermostat downstairs (for heat only) read the temp down here as being in the low 80s one day. We've since found that there is a consistent 6* difference at a minimum.


What I don't understand is why the upstairs would be so much cooler? We've had days where when we set the thermostat to run off the downstairs room sensor to keep it comfortable, it lowers the upstairs to low 60s which is *insane* and a HUGE energy suck!! Any input GREATLY appreciated!!

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