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    bon dioxide, or a mixture of gaseous pollutants such as tobacco smoke, cooking odors, and VOCs.

    For
    the most part, the manual controls tend to be most appropriate for local exhaust fans and the more sophis-
    ticated automatic controls are appropriate for whole-house ventilation systems.
    ADVANTAGES: Manual controls are relatively inexpensive and reliable. Automatic controls do not rely upon
    the user.
    DISADVANTAGES: Manual controls rely upon the user for proper control. Automatic controls are more
    expensive and can fall out of calibration resulting in either insufficient or excessive ventilation air quantities.

    5. INSTALL A FORCED-AIR ZONING SYSTEM.


    Forced-air zoning systems utilize thermostats in conjunction with motorized dampers in individual supply
    ducts to different control zones (Fig. 4). By varying the air flow in response to the zone thermostat, a sin-
    gle air conditioning and/or heating system can be used to meet the varying needs of multiple zones. These
    systems are most easily installed in a new installation, but can be retrofitted into an existing system. Care
    must be taken to either bypass extra air or oversize the ductwork to assure that central system air flow
    does not drop below the design minimum when only one or two zones are calling for air and all other
    zones are closed. There are several manufacturers of this type of system including Research Products
    Corporation, Carrier, Honeywell/Trol-A-Temp and Durazone.
    ADVANTAGES: Achieves the energy saving and improved comfort benefits of zoning with a central forced-
    air system.
    DISADVANTAGES: High initial cost. Systems need to be carefully designed to assure that minimum air flow
    requirements are met under all operating conditions.

    FIGURE 4 FORCED-AIR ZONING SYSTEM

    FURTHER READING
    Comfort, Air Quality, and Efficiency by Design, Manual RS, Air Conditioning Contractors Association, 1997.
    Understanding Ventilation, John Bower, The Healthy House Institute, 1995.

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