Zoning
In your house, is one room too hot while another is too cold? Control heating and cooling comfort where you want it, when you want it. With zoning, you can divide a home into different comfort zones so each zone's heating/air conditioning is controlled independently. You don't have to heat empty rooms or over-cool one area in order to be comfortable in another. Zoning makes it possible for everyone to be comfortable and offers energy savings.
You don't have to buy a new heating and cooling system for every room. A zoning system uses dampers in your ductwork that open and close as needed based on each zone's thermostat settings. When a zone is at the selected temperature, and doesn't need to be heated or cooled, the dampers close to save energy and maximize comfort elsewhere. Think of it as controlling your heating and cooling the same way you control your lights - a thermostat controls each zone to the temperature you choose.
You might consider a zoned system in your home if one or more of these conditions exist:
It contains more than one level
There are large, open areas such as vaulted ceilings or lofts, an atrium or a solarium
There is a bonus room off the back or over the garage
There are finished rooms in the basement or attic
It has a room or rooms with expansive glass areas
Family lifestyles dictate different temperatures in different areas of the home
Heating and cooling temperature patterns vary at different times of the day
A portion of the home is built over a concrete slab floor
Your home rambles in many directions like a ranch or has wings extending off the main living area
NOTE: Zoning applies to any system other than Mitsubishi and/or Unico.