Most homes have one thermostat for the whole house. This usually results in certain rooms being too hot while others are too cold. With HVAC Zoning, each area of the home can be treated individually.
What Zoning Actually Does
The individual room (or group of rooms) uses dampers in the duct work that open or close to direct air to that room (or group of rooms) as required. The room (or group of rooms) is controlled by additional thermostats (or smart temperature controllers) that form part of the zoning system for that room (or group of rooms).
Rooms That Benefit Most
We look at sun-facing rooms, finished basements, home offices and master bedrooms. These spaces are of different heat loads and will have different occupancy patterns. Therefore a shared thermostat for these areas will never quite work for them.
How It Cuts Energy Waste
By only heating/cooling rooms that are currently occupied, HVAC Zoning can save a lot of energy. In order to help consumers and practitioners alike better understand these potential savings, the EPA’s Energy Star program has outlined methods by which zoned systems can save energy.
What a Zoning Upgrade Involves
A typical Retrofit Zone Control HVAC System uses a zone control panel and connects into the existing HVAC duct work by using dampeners in the ducts to direct conditioned air to the required zone and uses additional thermostats/smart temperature control devices for temperature control of the required zone(s). A Retrofit HVAC Zoning Williamsport PA system would require a site visit to examine existing duct work to determine the best approach to utilise existing duct work to achieve required zoned comfort areas.
Checking Whether Your System Qualifies
In general, almost any Forced-Air Heating & Air Conditioning system can be “zoned”, but often an assessment is required to see if the system’s blower can distribute the zoned air properly. A useful reference for HVAC Williamsport PA is //qualityairmechanical.com/hvac/.
Zoning is one of the smartest home upgrades for the rooms that never seem to get just the right temperature.
