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This innovative control system makes it easy to save up to a third in energy consumption, limiting its negative impact on the environment without sacrificing home comfort. Data from the Energy Diversification and Saving Institute (IDAE) shows that heating and hot water represent 64% of the energy consumed in Spanish homes.

The company that sells CM Zone, Honeywell, explains that in the same way that we do not leave all the lights in a home on at the same time, it is not logical that all the radiators are on either. It is a valid example: if we only switch on the light in a room where there are people, we should do the same with the heating.

High level of comfort
A temperature zone-driven system like this has a central control connected by radio waves, to an unlimited number of thermostats which interact using thermostatic valves in the radiators. It only emits messages for short periods of time, when it is necessary. 

The central control is responsible for opening and closing the radiator valves in order to increase or reduce the temperature in each zone. That way the environment in every room is regulated when it is in use. 

Just as if they were switches, these devices allow you to select the temperature in each room independently, in line with each person’s needs. Naturally, less energy is consumed because the heating is only switched on in those areas which are in use, and this saves money.

Splitting the heating into zones is recommended for any property, but particularly if it has different floors, large windows, an attic, basement, open areas...

No cables or alterations
Another advantage of CM Zone is that it can be installed easily. It does not need cables or changes to the pipes and adapts to all kinds of infrastructure, irrespective of the system installed in each house. Since the central control is wireless, it can be placed anywhere. Installing each thermostat simply involves removing the old valves and replacing them with intelligent thermostats. Likewise, thanks to its modular design, the circuit can be extended without any problems.

Honeywell has been working on systems that enable increased home comfort for a century. In fact, it sold its first thermostat with a clock in 1906. Years later, in 1954, it patented the "round thermostat", which is now a classic, and which, following a few improvements is still used today. 

Some years later, the same company introduced a range of programmable digital thermostats which allow users to select different temperatures at different times of the day and every day of the week. 

The launch of CM Zone increases the possibilities of an intelligent home yet further. By installing it, you will no longer have to tolerate a cold bathroom in the morning, neither will it be necessary to pay to heat empty rooms, or tolerate the cold or excessive heat in others. There is no longer any need to waste heat when airing the house.

Furthermore, the programming philosophy of this product, combined with the operating principle "one function per button" mean that the system is easy to programme and use. Moreover, its maximum efficiency guarantees a longer life for the boiler, as it only comes on when it is strictly necessary.

This innovative system helps the user to define different climates for every room or every zone at a reasonable cost. The installation cost is no higher than that of a conventional system. It maintains optimum temperatures at all hours of the day and night. It saves energy and running costs without reducing comfort. CM Zone can be reprogrammed, modified or switched off quickly and easily from a single place. As such, if someone wants to read at night with a comfortable temperature they just need to open the radiator valve.

Any heating engineer can address consumers’ doubts. Further information can also be obtained at the website www.cm-zone.com.