I’m sure I’m not the only one to think of this, but by using a smart vent and a temp sensor in a room or area, you can put together a poor man’s version of a zoned HVAC system for a pittance, compared to what the HVAC people charge (thousands on thousands). I’ve seen some discussion here about both…

Tim, just be sure you don’t harm your HVAC system. I’ve done a fair amount of research on this topic since originally looking at the vents, and it appears that the various pressures and backpressures in a system are indeed of critical importance. Jerry Hatchett, CCE, EnCE Certified Computer Exa…

Here is a question for everyone who follow this. With the smart vent (Wifi control), to me it doesn’t make sense as I don’t really play around with temperature setting everyday. So for my use, I just want to program the room as what I normally do with the house thermostat (lock at 70°F all day due t…

This thread has a great amount of detail that’s really helpful. I have a similar question, except it’s a little different in that I’m starting from scratch. I recently purchased a house with four very small efficiency apartments. The apartments are supplied by a common residential HVAC system. A…

[image] ChopOMatic: Yup, controlling the ducts, the nearer to the air source the better, is no doubt the best approach. Yep, we like it. Of course, your system would have to be configured such that its optimal flow is not impeded by the controls, but merely redirected.

[image] Al2020: This thread has a great amount of detail that’s really helpful. I have a similar question, except it’s a little different in that I’m starting from scratch. I recently purchased a house with four very small efficiency apartments. The apartments are supplied by a common residen…

Totally agree with you on this. One of the reasons why I didn’t go this route yet. I think one way to solve this is if each zoned dampers are working in conjunction with their own dedicated emperature sensor in the rooms they are heating and cooling, and then have a variable speed furnace set to tur…

Yes, and there is already a smartapp for that! There are many safeguards in my smartapps to avoid closing too many vents at once. [image] *** No longer supported *** [RELEASE] Best Zoned Heating/Cooling smartapps Community Created SmartApps To whom it may concern, My sm…

Thanks for pointing this out chrisf. Here’s my solution and recommendations: For existing systems, chrisf is absolutely right that the duct sizes are (if engineered correctly) sized for the furnace BTU for proper airflow to take heat from the furnace heat exchanger at the right rate. If airflow c…

Here are some explanations about smart vents vs. traditional zones. Each solution has its list of pros and cons. [image] How HVAC Zoning Works Learn about zone dampers, the cost of HVAC zoning, and the how Keen Home Smart Vent System brings zoning into the 21st century. …

I see in the keenhome site that the ‘auto-balancing’ feature is marked as ‘coming soon.’ Is that intended to be some sort of zone controller that communicates with the furnace to modulate staging and help with minimum airflow to protect the furnace? I’m sure the company is concerned about damaging…

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yvesracine (Yves Racine) December 25, 2016, 5:45pm 136

Yes, and there is already a smartapp for that!

There are many safeguards in my smartapps to avoid closing too many vents at once.

Regards.

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