Zoning Your Minneapolis–St. Paul Home

A zoning system allows you to heat and cool different areas of your home individually. For example, if your upstairs is always warmer than your downstairs, you could zone them separately for greater temperature control and increased comfort. This also saves energy since you won’t be forcing your system to heat or cool areas that don’t need it.

Zoning your home can be helpful if you have problems with temperature variation from one floor to another, internal areas of your home that tend to overheat or over cool, different temperature preferences from person to person, rooms for special purposes (like an exercise room!), rooms with infrequent use, and/or rooms that have unique cooling and heating requirements (sunroom, basement, bonus room, etc.).

First, ensure your vents are open and unobstructed in the areas where you notice temperature differences. If your vents are clear, consider other factors that may work against your HVAC system, like broken window and door seals, poor insulation, and dirty ductwork. Temperature zoning can also make a huge difference because it’ll allow you to have multiple thermostats to tailor temperature control to each area.

Not at all. Most systems are easily connected to Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Apple Home Pod, etc. Most feature intuitive controls and will guide you through the steps required to adjust timing, temperature, and incorporated systems.