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Looking For a Way to Lower Your Energy Costs? Consider Zone Heating and Cooling!

09.09.2011 04:06 PM
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The basic concept behind zone heating and cooling is to heat or cool rooms where people spend the most time. With a zone heating or zone air conditioning system, you eliminate the waste of heating unused rooms. Ultimately, this can save you a ton on home heating and air conditioning costs. Here is just a quick overview on how zone heating and cooling work. 

Zone Cooling
Zone cooling uses two or more thermostats located in different areas of the house to direct the cooling. Usually, one thermostat will control the family room, living room, and kitchen, while the other thermostat will control the bedrooms. With zone cooling, you won't be spending extra money and energy cooling down the bedrooms that few people are going to spend time in anyway. 

Zone Heating
Zone heaters can come in multiple forms. The most traditional types of zone heating are fireplaces, stoves, fireplace inserts, and masonry heaters, which produce by heating firewood, natural gas, propane, pellets, oil, and coal. These heaters are usually placed in the living room or family room, where people spend most of their time and where the effects of zone heating can be best felt. 

Before purchasing a zone heating unit, it's important to find the heater that's right for your needs. Be sure to talk to a professional to find out which heater is right for you. Your heating professional can also give your current heating system maintenance service to ensure it's heating properly.  

For more information on how zone heating and cooling can save you energy, visit us at F.H. Furr Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning. We perform AC repair and furnace repair in the Fairfax and McLean areas. Call us at (703) 496-5016 to learn more tips on saving energy today!

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