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Hot Room - Cold Room: Tips for Achieving Even Air Temperature Throughout Your Home

In a typical house is not unusual to have a temperature differences of several degrees from room to room.

Attics, basements and additions usually have the greatest air temperature differences. When one room is uncomfortably hot or cold there are several factors to consider:
    ** Inadequate Insulation: In a cold climate like Massachusetts, proper installation is essential. The recommended R-value for attics is 43, and an R-value of 21 for walls.
    ** Air Leaks: Proper weather sealing around windows and doors will eliminate drafts and energy loss.
    ** Inadequate Air Delivery System: One of the most common problems we see in HVAC systems that are not heating or cooling well are air ducts that are not properly sized to deliver air throughout the home. To check for potential problems, All Seasons Comfort can perform an air delivery analysis to determine if air is reaching all areas of your home.
    ** Air Duct Leaks: Sealing the gaps and joints in your air ducts will allow your furnace and air conditioner to work more efficientlyand ensure all the air reaches all areas of your home.

The Advantages of
Zoning

Zoning simply means segmenting rooms and levels of the home into environments that can be adjusted separately to specific temperature requirements. If one family member prefers to sleep in an ice cold upstairs bedroom, occupants on the lower levels can control their own thermostat rather than piling on extra clothing.

By working with your home’s HVAC system, zoning will increase, reduce, or shut off heating and cooling in each zone by opening and closing dampers located inside the air ducts. A programmable thermostat on an inside wall regulates damper function, allowing each zone to be climate controlled separately.

Zoning will not maintain comfort levels in all areas of the home. It will significantly reduce home energy use and utility costs. When properly set up, a home zoning system can pay for itself in as little as three years.