The addition of thermostats in each room would allow customized settings by way of an app on my phone
Trying to maintain a single temperature throughout the entire house makes no sense. Each room has different requirements. In my home, there are rooms with large windows that are exposed to afternoon sunlight. Those spaces tend to heat up and feel warmer than the rest of the house. With one thermostat, there is no way to focus air conditioning to those rooms in the summer and back off the furnace in the winter. It would also be nice to avoid heating and cooling empty rooms to the ideal temperature. My home is over three thousand square feet. There are guest bedrooms that never get used. I’d like to keep my home gym and master bedroom much cooler than the rest of the house. In the summer, when I use the oven, it would be helpful to set a lower temperature in the kitchen. With an upgrade to zone control, I could significantly improve comfort. Plus, there’s the opportunity to lower monthly utility bills. Less wear and tear on the furnace and air conditioner reduces the chance of malfunction and extends the lifespan of the equipment. The extreme weather in my local area requires either heating or cooling just about year round and adds up to about fifty percent of our energy expenses. I’ve looked into it and I can have a series of valves installed into the ductwork to regulate airflow. The addition of thermostats in each room would allow customized settings by way of an app on my phone. This would be super convenient, easy and helpful. I have scheduled an estimate for installing zone control with a local HVAC contractor.