But you might want bedrooms, a recreation room and your kitchen a bit cooler. Every home has at least two zones - the living area and the sleeping area. Both zones are seldom used at the same time. Many homeowners create personalized comfort zones for their family room, recreation room, guestroom, home office and kitchen. Yes, zoning works particularly well with programmable thermostats.
Most people choose to heat or cool only the occupied zones of their home to save energy.
During parts of the year some areas of my home need heating, while others need air conditioning. Yes, it can. The newest generation of Honeywell zoning control panel can juggle the demands of one zone calling for cooling, while another calls for heating. Both pieces of equipment can not run at the same time, but new zone panels can automatically sort out these conflicting demands and run your heating or cooling equipment as needed to provide optimum comfort in all zones. Yes, older homes can be zoned with simple modifications to the ductwork and some wiring for additional thermostats.