What Are The Benefits Of Zoned Air Conditioning?
Zoned air conditioning is when you are able to control cooling in different parts of the house independently. Traditionally with a central heating or cooling system, you set the thermostat, and the entire house is set to that temperature. It’s what most people are used to, and has been the source of the age old, “fight over the thermostat”. Well luckily, that fight can become a thing of the past with zoned heating and cooling.
In this article, we’ll go over some of the benefits of zoned HVAC, and how you can achieve it for your home. In the meantime, if you’d like to speak to one of our HVAC experts, give us a call at (610) 446-7877, or contact us online! One of our comfort specialists can help answer any questions you may have.
The Benefits Of Zoning Your HVAC System
Now that you know a bit more about what zoned HVAC is, what are the benefits?
Personalized Comfort
When you zone your heating and cooling, it means you can personalize your comfort. During the process of zoning your HVAC, you are going to create different spaces or “zones” around your home that will be treated independently. For example, maybe you create 5 zones, one for the living room, one for the kitchen, and then 3 in different upstairs bedrooms. When everyone goes to bed, you can have each bedroom set at different temperatures, allowing everyone in the home to have the temperature they desire.
This is going to cut down on scenes like this one:
The fight over the thermostat is something that’s happened for years, but with zoned controls, the arguments will be cut down significantly. Of course there are common areas like the living room where people are going to have to agree on a temperature. Still, this zoned system will allow for customization of comfort throughout the house.
Read More: Installing A Zoned HVAC System In Ardmore, PA
Better Energy Efficiency
Zoning your cooling and heating will lead to better energy efficiency. This may be the biggest advantage that a zoned HVAC system has over a traditional HVAC system. A traditional HVAC system will treat the entire home evenly. If the temperature is set for 68 degrees, the HVAC system is going to try and get the entire home to reach 68 degrees, no matter if the room is occupied or not.
For example, your bedrooms aren’t used all day, but the traditional air conditioner is going to try and keep them cool anyway. You are wasting energy for hours every day, for no reason!
With a zoned HVAC system, you can adjust the zones in order to cut that energy waste. Instead of having those bedrooms at the same temperature as your living rooms, you can have the zones set differently, or turned off all together in order to save energy. When you consider the homes in our area, this could result in SIGNIFICANT savings.
Here is a historic home in Haverford that we redesigned some ductwork for and helped them add a bit of zoning. Now the home is more comfortable, and also they are saving on energy:
Reducing the amount of energy you waste on rooms that aren’t being used is a great benefit to zoned HVAC that is going to help you save money over the lifespan of your system.
Longer HVAC System Lifespan
HVAC systems last for over a decade, and the more you can help maintain them, the longer they can go! In the case of zoned HVAC, it can help take some stress off of your HVAC system. Just like we’ve already mentioned, with a traditional central air system, the whole home is treated evenly. With zoned HVAC, not every zone is treated the same. This almost always means you will have LESS stress on your HVAC system. This reduced usage will help extend the lifespan of your HVAC system, once again saving you money.
How To Zone Your HVAC?
Ok now you know what zoning means, and a few of the benefits, but how can you zone your HVAC? There are a few ways to do it.
Install A Ductless Mini Split System
One of the simplest ways to zone your HVAC system is to install ductless mini splits. These are units that you can spread around the house, creating different “zones” of heating and cooling. They work independently of each other, so you can keep the spaces treated differently.
Ductless mini splits:
- Are extremely energy efficiency
- Operate whisper quiet
- Can heat and cool
- Can be used as a supplement
- Require no new ductwork
These are some of our favorite systems to install, mostly because of how much our customers love them.
Installing Dampers And Zone Controls
Dampers allow you to redirect air from your HVAC system throughout your ventilation. When you install dampers plus additional zoning controls (thermostats), you can zone your home HVAC.
This is a great way to zone your heating and cooling without having to install a different HVAC system. This will cost you some money up front to install the new controls, but over the course of time, you will save on energy costs, offsetting the initial investment.
Zoning Your HVAC In Havertown, PA
If you are looking to zone your HVAC in Havertown, PA, look no further! John Cipollone Inc. has been installing zoned heating and cooling systems for years, and can help you do the same. Just give us a call at (610) 446-7877, or contact us online!
