How do dual thermostats work in a two story house?

The general rule of thumb for a two-story home is that you should set each thermostat two degrees Fahrenheit apart from the other. During the summer, when your AC is running, set the upper floor at the temperature you actually want in your home. Then set each floor underneath that to two degrees warmer.

Can you have a Nest thermostat upstairs and downstairs?

Your Nest thermostats will learn separate schedules Nest thermostats in the same home don’t share temperature schedules. So you can teach your thermostat downstairs to warm up the kitchen in time for breakfast, while the thermostat upstairs turns down for the day.

How do two thermostats work together?

When multiple thermostats control one system, the house is divided into zones using dampers in the ductwork throughout the house. 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.

What temperature should I keep my upstairs and downstairs thermostat?

The thermostats should work together to create a balanced, uniform temperature in your home. If your preferred temperature in the summer is 72 degrees, then set the downstairs thermostat to 70 and the upstairs to 74.

Can two thermostats control one AC unit?

It is possible to install a single central air-conditioning unit, with two or more thermostats, that can cool the house equally. A zoned system includes dampers within the ductwork that open and close to regulate the flow of air and temperature in each zone.

How many zones can Nest control?

Nest Learning Thermostat review: Zones Some rival smart thermostats allow you to control the temperature in different ‘zones’ around the house. Nest can do this too, with up to 20 zones.

What should be the temperature difference between upstairs and downstairs?

In a typical two story home, there is a 8–10 degree temperature difference between the upstairs and the downstairs. To make matters worse, most heating and cooling systems only monitor the temperature around a single thermostat, which can leave rooms farther away or above it under-conditioned.

Why do I have 2 thermostats in my house?

It is possible to install a single central air-conditioning unit, with two or more thermostats, that can cool the house equally. Each zone of the house can be turned down or closed off to save energy. The thermostat in each zone controls the temperature in the zone.

Does Nest thermostat work with split systems?

You can now easily control VRV/VRF, Split, Multi-Split HVAC Systems with Nest thermostat via CoolAutomation’s HVAC gateway devices such as CoolMasterNet and CooLinkNet.

Will 2 thermostats work together?

You can help make a more evenly conditioned home by installing a separate thermostat in another part of the house. 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.