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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Serious question, what are the average utility bills for a 5000 sq foot house? 9000 sq ft? How many separate HVAC zones would you need? I'm thinking at least 4 separate HVACs in a 9000 sq foot house.[/quote]

It depends on the floors and we are building with 2 x 6 construction for extra insulation and good windows.

You need 2 zones for basement/first and second floor and then three zones for basement/first, second and loft.[/quote]

This is correct. We built a 9,800 sq ft house. We had three A/C units and we could program up to three zones for each unit. Having all the extra zones was great. We could keep the guest rooms and other lesser used rooms at a higher temp than the other rooms. Our master bedroom was a single zone -- we could cool that room without having to cool the whole floor.

Energy costs were comparable to our 1950s 3000 sq ft house. [b]Home maintenance costs, however, were MUCH higher[/b]. [/quote]

Shocker.[/quote]

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