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.
Two thermostats one zone.
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.
Meanwhile zone 2 is at 72.
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.
It s a single zone system with both heating and cooling.
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.
How to wire two thermostats to one hvac unit by daniel holloway.
The thermostat is located downstairs.
Smart homes can benefit especially by giving homeowners the ability to set the temperature remotely.
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.
I have a southern california two story home built in the late 70s.
Thermostat technology has come a long way since mercury thermometers and smart thermostats offer significant benefits especially if you have a multiple zone home.
It has been wired for thermostats in each zone.
Would it make more sense to go with a nest thermostat in one zone and the nest temperature sensors in the other two zones.
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Run a wire from each thermostat to the zone control box.
A really fancy might know to up the fan speed if the difference between the thermostats became large.
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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.
Or you can set it where it ll average the temps between the two.
When multiple thermostats control one system the house is divided into zones using dampers in the ductwork throughout the house.
Zoning with dampers is usually coordinated using zone relay panels.
That way it can see when you re home learn what temperatures you prefer and automatically help you save energy.
Even though the thermostat at zone 2 would not have triggered.
Two thermostats communicate between the furnace ac and themselves.
More about multiple thermostat zones in your home.
Home under construction is a centrally heated 3 zone system using dampers with a gas furnace.
I know commercial systems work kind of this way.
When one zone needs heating or cooling the damper for the ductwork in that zone opens guiding the warm or cool air to that zone.
So two parallel thermostats in one zone is a success.