Santa Fe, NM Zone Control Services by Roadrunner Air Conditioning, Heating & Plumbing
Centralized forced air systems have been the most popular method of heating and cooling a home for a long time. They’re relatively cheap, effective, and widely available. Despite their popularity, though, forced air systems do have a couple of disadvantages associated with their use. Chief among these are efficiency and control problems.
A forced air system is often only controlled by one thermostat, which means it heats or cools the entire house based on the temperature in a single area. This does not account for differences in the warming or cooling rate in different rooms, several of which are likely insulated differently. As a result, a forced air system can easily create hot and cold spots where some rooms receive much more output than they need.
The second disadvantage is that of versatility. A central forced air system can typically condition the entire house, or not. There is no way for it to vary its output to different rooms, which leads to a lot of wasted energy conditioning one or two rooms that need it while the rest of the house doesn’t.
Fortunately, there’s an answer to these disadvantages: zone control. If you’d like to know more, or schedule an appointment, call Roadrunner Air Conditioning, Heating & Plumbing today.
Roadrunner Air Conditioning, Heating & Plumbing provides reliable zone control services in Santa Fe, New Mexico and the surrounding areas.
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What Is Zone Control?
A zone control system is a series of dampers, which is installed in the ductwork of the home. One damper is installed in the ducts leading to each room, with a corresponding thermostat installed in the room itself. When the thermostat calls for warm or cool air, it activates the appropriate forced air system and opens the damper. This allows certain areas of the house to adjust their climate without affecting the rest of the house.
The Benefits of Zone Control
Zone control systems solve the two biggest disadvantages of using a forced air system. No more hot or cold spots, as each room can set its own temperature. And no more wasting energy on empty rooms, as rooms that are not in use can simply have the dampers left closed. Using a zone controlled system makes your forced air system much more energy efficient, versatile, and convenient.
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John Hopkins ★★★★★ in the last week
I recently had Santa Fe’s Roadrunner Air install Mitsubishi floor type air conditioners in the sunroom of my home in Los Alamos, NM. The team from Roadrunner was lead by Justin and included Horacio, Ruben and others. They were outstanding. … More They were skilled, very capable, and polite when asked, what were probably, elementary questions.
Our project was skillfully planned and followed throughout the installation by Steve Booth (a PhD, of course, in Los Alamos). He is retired from the Los Alamos National Laboratory and is excellent at analyzing the requirements and matching them to the available Mitsubishi air conditioners. Clearly Roadrunner and their customers are very lucky to have such technical expertise.
I recommend Roadrunner and Steve Booth without reservation.
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Victoria Parrill ★★★★★ 2 weeks ago
After site visits and proposals from many local heating and plumbing companies I was fortunate to choose Roadrunner for a switch from a gas tank to a new electric tank hot water heater. They are a stellar company with great staff and fair … More prices. Their bid was the most correct in what needed to be done as compared to what I received from other companies. The scheduler, the owner, and the installers know what they are doing and care about customer service. The two installers arrived timely in the morning, worked expertly and efficiently, solved unanticipated problems, and completed installation by lunchtime. I recommend Roadrunner! -
Courtney Hammond ★★★★★ a month ago
Joel and Juan were great!! Really nice professional guys. -
Jim Butcher ★★★★★ a month ago
Great installation (two mini-splits) and team (Mauri, Justin and Steve). Very professional and all went smoothly. Highly recommended. -
Nancy Desiderio ★★★★★ a month ago
Highly recommend Roadrunner.
I would first like to thank Horacio and Alcides, as well as Derek.
We had a ductless Mitsubishi mini split (heat pump) installed by Roadrunner.
We got quotes from a few companies. Roadrunner was clear choice … More just from time spent providing quote. and answering our questions.
Amazing company! Estimate visit and paperwork were thorough, they answered questions and checked in with us before install, no stress during installation, very neat, cleaned up after (including wiping down unit).
Highly recommend Roadrunner.
We Install and Service Zone Control Systems
Installing a zone control system is a rather tricky task. You need to have access to the ductwork throughout the home, install the dampers correctly, wire them into the individual thermostats in the rooms, and then wire those thermostats into both the power grid and the forced air systems. As with all electrical work, this should only be done by a professional. If you need a zone heating or zone air conditioning system installed in your home, give us a call and we’ll take care of it for you. If you already happen to have a zone control system, and you need it repaired, we can do that too! Just give us a call today and schedule an appointment.
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