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2016 has been an incredible year for ZoningSupply.com and we hope that 2017 is even better.  We are a small business that has been building to this point for over 10 years, 2016 was our best year ever and we are on an upward trend.

Thank you to all our loyal customers... 2017 has more things to come including rectangular dampers and more that we cannot announce yet.  We will continue in our pursuit to be the best HVAC zoning supplier in the USA.

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Homeowners with forced air duct systems always want to close the registers in rooms they aren't using, and close the doors to those rooms, in the belief that doing so will save energy and money. I always thought doing this was over-rated and unlikely to save a significant amount of energy or money.  I could see doing it for one or two rooms perhaps, but sometimes homeowners close off half of their house or more. This creates unbalanced air flow in the duct system and likely results in over heating the furnace heat exchanger, and or short cycling the furnace.  So the furnace spends a lot of time in start up mode and less time at peak efficiency. I have not seen any real studies done on this however.  I'd like to see some data or research on this.

Reply by dale conner Adam, most furnaces will move the proper amount of air through the blower and heat exchanger if the furnace cabinet pressure doesnt exceed .5 IWC and the furnace capacity was chosen based on a manual J calculation. This information can be found in the furnace installation manual or IOM (installation,operation,maintenance) that comes with a new furnace. However, this does not mean we are getting adequate air delivery to all of the rooms in the house due to excessive air leakage in the ducts and/or incorrect duct lengths or diameters routed to each room.

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How about using a motorized damper ?

Reply by dale conner A single motorized damper can be used to control a zoned area but you also have to install a barometric by-pass damper to prevent over pressurization www.zoningsupply.com

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Published in Playboy's Electronic Entertainment guide in Fall 1982. 

This is off of our normal subject but I came across this old magazine that includes other articles like "There's more to life than Pac-Man: How to beat Donkey Kong" and "What computers can do for you" which says that "VisiCalc is the most popular program of all time with 250,000 copies sold".  And it included a scathing review of this Magic-Stat product.  Sold for $79 mail order.  At first glance, I thought it was just another ugly thermostats in a long history that still goes on today.  Then i read the article which explains a "LEARN" mode that makes it easier to set much like the nest would do decades later.  Also, it claims to have what is now reffered to as "adaptive recovery".  This is where the thermostat starts the equipment before the set time so it can get the home to temperature at a specified time instead of just starting to get to temperature at the time of setpoint.  I haven't done any fact-checking, but it says they are the first thermostat to do this... too bad it took 20 years for this to become a more standard feature.

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Top 3 Benefits to Zone Control Systems in Arcadia

It wouldn’t make sense if all the lights in your home were controlled with one switch, so why does it make sense to adjust the temperatures in your home with one thermostat? Temperature needs vary from room to room in the house, which can make it difficult to find the right balance between heat and air. Instead of constantly fiddling with the thermostat, zone control systems in Arcadia homes can help maintain a certain temperature in each room.

1. Zone Control Systems in Arcadia and Energy Efficiency

We all have those rooms in our homes that either get too hot when the heat kicks on or never seem to rise to a comfortable temperature. These trouble areas can be largely attributed to your home’s heating system, as it ineffectively heats every area of the home. Unfortunately, when you continue to crank the heat up, you may be overheating one room just to reach the desired temperature in another.

Wasted energy can be the result of such a solution, which can cause your utility bills to rise throughout the chillier months. Zone control has thermostats in each area of the house so that you can appropriately set the temperature in separate rooms. This way, energy is not spent on a room that doesn’t need to be heated as much. Combining a programmable thermostat with zone control systems in Arcadia could greatly attribute to your efforts to cut energy costs this winter.

2. Puts Less Overall Stress on Your System

When you punch up the heat on a thermostat, you could be putting a massive strain on your heating system as it is working to heat the entire house to that degree. By constantly exerting this extra energy, your heater might be more prone to developing complications. If you are having to call the HVAC technician more often than not to come out and repair your overused system, your overall costs spent on utilities will be much greater.

Upon upgrading your heater to a zone control system, you could relax knowing that your heater is working efficiently without the added stress of heating the entire home at once. At the same time, you can keep those chillier rooms at a comfortable temperature without having to overheat other rooms.

3. Ability to Control the Temperature for Each Room

You may have a brand new system that works like a dream, but if the layout of your house is just right, it still may not be enough to evenly heat every single room. An Arcadia heating installation company can setup zone controlling, so you can control heating in specific areas of the house to make every one comfortable without overloading the heater.

For those rooms that always seem to be a little chillier, you can bump up the heat for that one specific area. Alternatively, rooms that retain heat better can remain a constant, comfortable degree. It won’t take long before you begin to wonder how you ever possibly went on without such a system for your house.

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Are you interested in installing a zone control heating system in your Arcadia home? Let Scottsdale Air Heating & Cooling answer any questions you may have about this process. Call 480-359-7141 today!

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