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Zoning
WHAT IS ZONING ANYWAY?
You might first be wondering what zoning even is. Zoning systems help control the delivery of temperature to specific “zones” in your home by electronically controlling the airflow from a single HVAC system.
If you have a functioning HVAC system in your home and are having trouble keeping certain areas of your home comfortable, there is a good chance that a zoning system would help.
How can a zoning system help?
Below are several examples of how zoning systems can be used, but the most simple is in a two story home. Instead of the extra expense of installing separate HVAC systems, one system is used along with a zoning system to help equalize the temperatures on the upper and lower floors. Two thermostats are installed along with a zone control board and (typically) 3 dampers located inside your ductwork. In conjunction with the zone control and thermostats, the zone dampers (motors that open and close to restrict airflow) help balance the temperatures in the home.
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Zoning systems are often great additions to your home’s HVAC systems, but if they are not designed and installed correctly, they can be a nightmare. Trust our Chill Techs to help with whatever type of zoning work you need.
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Would a Zoning System Help Me?
There are some things a zoning system can do and some it can’t. A zoning system is not a completely separate HVAC system, and temperatures will tend to equalize across each floor (especially with doors open), so a zoning system won’t provide full control– but it will provide better control. Below are a couple scenarios we see frequently:
MY SECOND FLOOR IS TOO HOT IN SUMMER
A zoning system is good for solving this kind of problem. By placing a thermostat on each floor and controlling the delivery of air independently to each floor, we can get the temperature of each floor to be much more even. Don’t expect it to be 68 upstairs and 75 downstairs in summer, but a balanced temperature of 72 upstairs and 70 downstairs is quite possible.
MY BONUS ROOM (OR OTHER ROOM) IS FINE IN THE MORNING BUT GETS WAY TOO HOT IN THE AFTERNOON
A zoning system is also good for solving this kind of problem. We can add a new thermostat to the room that is heating up with the afternoon sun and a control damper to the ducts feeding that room (and other necessary dampers like a bypass and primary zone damper) which together can dynamically increase the flow of conditioned air in summer and reduce the flow of heated air in winter.
MY KIDS LIKE THEIR ROOMS TO BE DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES, AND THEY ARE ALWAYS FIGHTING OVER THE THERMOSTAT
This problem also can be improved, but your expectations need to be realistic. A zoning system is not a private HVAC system for each room like in a hotel. There is some level of temperature differential control, but the setup needs to be done correctly.
I HAVE ROOMS THAT I DON’T USE VERY OFTEN AND I’D LIKE TO CLOSE THEM OFF TO SAVE ENERGY
If your goal is to save money, then a zoning system is probably not the right answer. Zoning systems require an upfront investment, so if saving money is your goal, this might not be the right approach.
You might be better off just shutting some dampers on the registers – But you should get professional advice before doing so for long periods of time, because this will restrict the airflow in your home, and you could find yourself limiting the lifespan of your equipment to the tune of thousands of dollars in replacement costs in order to save a few bucks.
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