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System Zoning by Treat's Heating & Cooling A well designed HVAC zoning system can save you money and deliver year round comfort in your home.  A damper zone system will provide separate thermostat control for different areas of your home at different times of the day.  As sun warms during the day, the heating and cooling load shifts with the sun and does the same in the evening with the sun …Read More

System Zoning by Treat's Heating & Cooling If you have noticed that one section of your home is always colder than the other you are probably constantly adjusting the thermostat to try and resolve the issue.  In the long run, your electricity bill will increase from turning the thermostat up and down. The concept of system zoning is similar to the HVAC systems you may have seen in large offic…Read More

System Zoning by Treat's Heating & Cooling You wouldn’t control all the lights in your home with one switch, so why control the temperature throughout your home with just one thermostat? Different areas of your house have different temperature needs as well as family members. Zoning allows you to control the temperature in every room of your home by placing a thermostat in every room and an …Read More

Thermostats by Treat's Heating & Cooling Thermostats are available in almost every home for controlling the temperature inside.  They range from manual to the more advanced programmable and touchscreen. Here are some of the most common types of thermostats available for purchase and installation. Line Voltage Thermostats Line voltage thermostats are used in single heating systems such as radi…Read More

Thermostats by Treat's Heating & Cooling Thermostats are a significant part of the heating and cooling system and when it is not installed or working correctly, you don’t have a way to control your heating and cooling inside the home.  One important factor in choosing a thermostat is the energy star; this is a model that will be more energy efficient. There are two main types of thermostats…Read More

Thermostats by Treat's Heating & Cooling Thermostats seem easy to pick out and install but are in fact not very easy to install or choose if you don’t have much experience with them.  Treat’s Heating & Cooling will talk about a few types of thermostats that are on the market today. Non-Programmable If you are someone that prefers technology you may find it hard to believe manufacturer…Read More

Thermostats by Treat's Heating & Cooling Choosing a thermostat that will fit your needs may seem like something that is not very important but when it comes to comfort and selection, there are a lot of choices. Below is a summary of the different types of thermostats and a brief description of each thermostat.  If you still have questions call Treat’s Heating & Cooling at 360.825.0800 M…Read More

Thermostats by Treat's Heating & Cooling   A programmable thermostat that is properly installed and configured helps maintain a comfortable indoor temperature while reducing energy usage.  Several factors come into play when choosing a thermostat: flexibility you want with programming, your voltage requirement and the type of heating and cooling system you have. These are the primary typ…Read More

Central Air Conditioning by Treat's Heating & Cooling Central air conditioners incorporate two different coils in order to cool your home.  This type of cooling system is used to cool the entire home.  A window air conditioner only cools the specific room it is placed in. The coil placed outside your home is called the condensing coil.  It consists of a compressor, condensing coil condenser…Read More

Central Air Conditioning by Treat's Heating & Cooling An air conditioner can change the temperature, humidity or general quality of the air.  More specifically, an air conditioner makes your home cooler by drawing heat energy out of the house and transferring that heat to the outdoors then replacing the air inside your home with cooler air. The most common central cooling system is a split sy…Read More