I'm going to be adding a second zone to our second story this summer. I believe the costs are very much dependent on your current system and setup.Have a two story house. The upstairs runs much warmer then the downstairs. Anyone have a dual zone hvac system? What did it cost? Did it save you much of your energy bill ?
Have you gotten any quotes yet?I'm going to be adding a second zone to our second story this summer. I believe the costs are very much dependent on your current system and setup.Have a two story house. The upstairs runs much warmer then the downstairs. Anyone have a dual zone hvac system? What did it cost? Did it save you much of your energy bill ?
We have a two zone system. I've no idea what it costs nor whether it saves me money, as it came with the house.Have a two story house. The upstairs runs much warmer then the downstairs. Anyone have a dual zone hvac system? What did it cost? Did it save you much of your energy bill ?
I was planning on attempting to do it myself. Thankfully I have two separate pipes that split at my boiler and service either the first or second floor, so all I need to do is add some kind of valve where they split which will control whether the valve is open or closed. The valve connects to the boiler and is controlled by either a thermostat that can manage two zones or a separate thermostat in the other zoned area (which will be my case, I think). It's been awhile since I've thought about it, so I may not have all of my facts straight, but that's how I remember it. That would run me a few hundred bucks for DIY.Have you gotten any quotes yet?I'm going to be adding a second zone to our second story this summer. I believe the costs are very much dependent on your current system and setup.Have a two story house. The upstairs runs much warmer then the downstairs. Anyone have a dual zone hvac system? What did it cost? Did it save you much of your energy bill ?
I have a similar problem, hot in winter, cool in summer. PITA. I also have one AC unit. The fact that my sole thermostat is on the main floor makes this more difficult. I have been able it solve this partially with a 'vent' (may not be right word) in the ducts that allows me to adjust which part of the house gets more air, upstairs or downstairs. This causes my unit to work more, which sux for $$$.Have a two story house. The upstairs runs much warmer then the downstairs. Anyone have a dual zone hvac system? What did it cost? Did it save you much of your energy bill ?
Do they make you coffee and wash your cars, too?I have 2 separate HVAC units. $14K. Good times.
Not sure thinking 2 zone 1 unit. Heat rising is what is causing my issue.2 zone 1 unit? 2 zone 2 units? remember, heat rises.......
well, i am surprised you don't know how many units you have. if you have 1 unit, 2 zones, then you have thermostats upstairs and downstairs. do you have an attic? are you in a hot area of the country? if your attic is retaining heat, combined with heat naturally rising, your upstairs will be hotter. many people have taken to installing attic fans to clear the heat. report back with findings.........if you have a 2 story with 1 zone, installing a 2nd zone/thermostat would be helpful. do you have air conditioning upstairs at all?Not sure thinking 2 zone 1 unit. Heat rising is what is causing my issue.2 zone 1 unit? 2 zone 2 units? remember, heat rises.......
I don't think I understood your question. I have one thermostat upstairs.Chemical X said:well, i am surprised you don't know how many units you have. if you have 1 unit, 2 zones, then you have thermostats upstairs and downstairs. do you have an attic? are you in a hot area of the country? if your attic is retaining heat, combined with heat naturally rising, your upstairs will be hotter. many people have taken to installing attic fans to clear the heat. report back with findings.........if you have a 2 story with 1 zone, installing a 2nd zone/thermostat would be helpful. do you have air conditioning upstairs at all?Wooderson said:Not sure thinking 2 zone 1 unit. Heat rising is what is causing my issue.Chemical X said:2 zone 1 unit? 2 zone 2 units? remember, heat rises.......
Thanks this may be part of our problem. We have a huge window in our guest bedroom that faces West. Heat pours in. We were thinking of getting it tinted and or shutters installed. Think Ill do that first and see what happens.Statcruncher said:If the freakin' search function worked I could link to a post that discussed a similar issue. 2 story house, 1 unit, dual zone with a thermostat on each floor. Texas house and the entryway has a huge glass window that faces west and is open all the way to the second floor. It was about impossible to keep the upstairs from being at least 5 degrees warmer than the downstairs and the AC ran constantly.
We had AC guys come out and try several things and nothing worked. We finally had solar screens installed in an effort to save money and amazingly that cured the problem. Turns out the issue wasn't so much just heat rising and dual zone issues, it was the amount of heat coming in from outside, which then started rising.
tl;dr: A properly set-up dual zone on one unit with dual thermostats works great in my experience. We didn't install it so I can't tell you what it costs or if it will save money.
This one?If the freakin' search function worked I could link to a post that discussed a similar issue. 2 story house, 1 unit, dual zone with a thermostat on each floor. Texas house and the entryway has a huge glass window that faces west and is open all the way to the second floor. It was about impossible to keep the upstairs from being at least 5 degrees warmer than the downstairs and the AC ran constantly.
We had AC guys come out and try several things and nothing worked. We finally had solar screens installed in an effort to save money and amazingly that cured the problem. Turns out the issue wasn't so much just heat rising and dual zone issues, it was the amount of heat coming in from outside, which then started rising.
tl;dr: A properly set-up dual zone on one unit with dual thermostats works great in my experience. We didn't install it so I can't tell you what it costs or if it will save money.
I know it's stupid. Also have a non heated pool that is about 7 years old. Wouldn't be the end of the world if the pump died as I would like to get a more efficient model.Wow, those numbers are insane. Texas here and summer is $250, winter $120 for my aforementioned 2600 sq/ft house with no tree cover. The house is 16 years old and has the original cheap builder's grade heating/cooling equipment.
Holy crap. I live in the freaking desert in Arizona and my highest summer bill is around $350 for a 2 story 2750 sq ft home. $700??? Wow.Thanks for the responses I'll try to give some more info.
It's a forced sit system. System is original to the house 12 years old. AC unit is on the ground outside. Furnace is in attic. Thernostat is in upstairs hallway.
I live in NorCal so winters are not an issue but summers are brutal on the bill.
House is 2600 sq feet.
My bill ranges from $300 in the winter to $700 in the summer.
It's outragous I know. I've thought more then once that I need to call PG&E and have the check out the accuracy. If there is such a thing.Holy crap. I live in the freaking desert in Arizona and my highest summer bill is around $350 for a 2 story 2750 sq ft home. $700??? Wow.Thanks for the responses I'll try to give some more info.
It's a forced sit system. System is original to the house 12 years old. AC unit is on the ground outside. Furnace is in attic. Thernostat is in upstairs hallway.
I live in NorCal so winters are not an issue but summers are brutal on the bill.
House is 2600 sq feet.
My bill ranges from $300 in the winter to $700 in the summer.