What Are the Benefits of a Zoned Heating System?

The days of partners, siblings, parents and their children fighting over a few degrees on the thermostat can potentially be over for households that adopt a zoned temperature control solution. Zoned heating and cooling solutions allow homeowners to divide their homes into different sections with individual temperature settings so everyone can feel comfortable.

Benefits of a Zoned HVAC System

Improved Comfort and Personalization. With a zoned heating system, you can customize the temperature of every area of your home to effortlessly optimize everyone’s comfort.

Energy Efficiency and Cost Savings. Zoned heating systems are also highly energy efficient because they allow you to only heat the areas in use. The U.S. Department of Energy has even said that a zoned heating system can save homeowners more than 20 percent on their energy bills compared to traditional systems.

Extended HVAC System Lifespan. Traditional central air HVAC solutions always work hard enough to evenly heat the entire home, even the rooms that aren’t occupied. Zoned systems aren’t subjected to the same operational demands, reducing your unit’s workload and the associated long-term wear and tear. By saving on the unnecessary strain of heating or cooling empty rooms, you can prolong your system’s lifespan and keep it running optimally for a long time to come.

Improved Air Quality. Zoned HVAC systems can even improve indoor air quality, especially if members of your household struggle with allergies or respiratory sensitivities. By controlling airflow to specific zones, you can ensure each area of your home has been properly circulated and filtered, limiting the possibility of allergens and pollutants permeating the air you breathe.

How Many Zones Does My Home Need?

Rooms with unique heating requirements – such as if the room receives a lot of direct sunlight or is dark and frigid like your basement – should be assigned their own zone. With zoning, you can easily make these rooms comfortably warm and avoid spending unnecessary money heating them when they’re not in use.

You should also consider how different areas of your home are used. High-traffic areas may require more precise climate control than less-frequented spaces. Alternatively, one family member may like their room to be a different temperature than another, meaning they would need their rooms to be in different zones.

You can learn more about how to map your home’s heating zones in our blog here.

Can I Retrofit My Existing HVAC System to Have Zoning?

Yes. Most heating and cooling systems can be modified to accommodate zoning. Only outdated systems are difficult to modify. If your system is too old to incorporate zoning technology, its age is likely causing other issues as well. You might benefit more from a replacement with a system designed with zoning in mind rather than investing in the modification of an HVAC solution that’s already nearing the end of its useful life.

Our experienced technicians can equip your HVAC system with zones so you can optimize your heating and cooling without spending a fortune.

To outfit your HVAC system, the following components will need to be installed in your home:

• Dampers: Motorized dampers installed in your ductwork will regulate the airflow in different zones.
• Zone Control Panels: Zone control panels provide the user interface for monitoring and controlling the temperature in each zone and allow occupants to set the heating and cooling schedules.

Our Award-Winning Team of Experienced HVAC Technicians Can Help Arlington Residents Maximize Their System’s Benefits

Whether you need a skilled technician to upgrade your existing HVAC system or you want an entirely new furnace installed, we’re here to help. When you hire Tom’s Mechanical Inc., you hire trusted and dependable experts who will walk you through everything you need to know about zoning and help you map out the most effective zoning for your home. We’re also available for 24/7 emergency HVAC repairs, so you and your family can always have reliable heating and cooling in your home.

Call us today at (817) 277-4493 or fill out our online contact form to learn more about our services or to receive a free installation quote.