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Two thermostats one zone.
Thermostat technology has come a long way since mercury thermometers and smart thermostats offer significant benefits especially if you have a multiple zone home.
I have a southern california two story home built in the late 70s.
That way it can see when you re home learn what temperatures you prefer and automatically help you save energy.
Mar 3 2015 19 the other solution to this is an ecobee3 you get an additional sensor with it where you can disable the main thermostat and use the sensor as the temp sensor.
When multiple thermostats control one system the house is divided into zones using dampers in the ductwork throughout the house.
Or you can set it where it ll average the temps between the two.
Benefits of two thermostats for one zone the hvac industry has evolved considerably over the past 50 years with internet connectivity and smart home technology coming into the fold.
If you re only going to replace one of your current thermostats with a nest thermostat we recommend that you replace the one in your main living area.
It has been wired for thermostats in each zone.
Even though the thermostat at zone 2 would not have triggered.
Home under construction is a centrally heated 3 zone system using dampers with a gas furnace.
Would it make more sense to go with a nest thermostat in one zone and the nest temperature sensors in the other two zones.
In my first example let s say that zone 1 hits 74 and turns on.
I d like to keep providing heat until all thermostats are above their set point and keep providing cooling until all thermostats are below their set point.
The best smart thermostats for.
Is it possible to put more than one thermostat in a zone.
I d like to put a wireless second thermostat upstairs and pair it with the hard wired one downstairs.
A smart system might open the dampers in zone 2 to cool it down to 71 while it s also working to get zone 1 down to 71.
A really fancy might know to up the fan speed if the difference between the thermostats became large.
Zoning with dampers is usually coordinated using zone relay panels.
Run a wire from each thermostat to the zone control box.
Two thermostats communicate between the furnace ac and themselves.
I know commercial systems work kind of this way.
It s a single zone system with both heating and cooling.
So two parallel thermostats in one zone is a success.
When two thermostats are wired to a heating or cooling system with a zone control and dampers installed in the ductwork you have true separate temperature zones in your home.
Smart homes can benefit especially by giving homeowners the ability to set the temperature remotely.
Meanwhile zone 2 is at 72.
How to wire two thermostats to one hvac unit by daniel holloway.
In the summer the upstairs gets too hot and in winter the downstairs is too cold.
