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In ducted systems, zoning divides your home into areas with common heating and cooling requirements by using secondary thermostats and zone dampers installed in the duct system. Zoning allows you to adjust heating and cooling in parts of your home when they are not used, helping to save money on energy costs. A properly designed zoning system allows you to simply set the temperature in each zone to your desired comfort level. The equipment and zone dampers do the rest.

Anything that prevents airflow from making its way to the outdoor coil may affect the efficiency and performance of your system. To avoid this, keep the space around the equipment clear. To determine if your unit is suffering from inadequate airflow, contact us to schedule a maintenance. Blocked air flow to air conditioners and heat pumps can lead to larger problems.

Two-stage cooling means the air conditioner or heat pump has a compressor with two levels of operation: high for hot summer days and low for milder days. Since the low setting is adequate to meet household-cooling demands 80% of the time, a two-stage unit runs for longer periods and produces more even temperatures.

Variable-speed cooling (and heating with heat pump models) is driven by a variable-speed compressor. It provides high-efficiency cooling performance, which can result in lower energy bills and improved indoor comfort compared to air conditioners and heat pumps with a single-stage compressor. Now you have some variables to think about.

Two-stage heating means the furnace has two levels of heat output: high for cold winter days and low for milder days. Since the low setting is adequate to meet household heating demands 80% of the time, a two-stage unit runs for longer periods and provides more even heat distribution.