What is zoning?

Imagine if had only one switch that controlled all the lights in your home. The lights would always be “ON” or “OFF” throughout the entire house, wasting energy in unoccupied rooms (and making sleeping family members very uncomfortable when you got up for a midnight snack).

That’s how it is in homes with only one thermostat: You can’t control each room individually. When the furnace is blowing warm air, it’s blowing it everywhere.

Zoning systems, though, let you effortlessly control how warm or cool each room is by working with your central heating and cooling system to provide individualized control. The system’s logic control automatically opens and closes dampers in your home's ductwork, letting in just the right amount of air based on thermostat settings for each zone. Everyone stays comfortable in every room, and you'll avoid wasting energy to overcool or heat individual rooms.

Learn more about the wide range of zoning systems Lennox offers to find the right one for your home.