I don't think it's cost effective to zone your A/C here in the Villages unless you have a 2 story home. Because of the open floor plan you would have to close doors of the rooms you didn't want conditioned during the day or at night,
You need to remember, most people like to keep the bedroom cooler at night and it doesn't take a lot of A/C to do that because there is no heat gain from the Sun.
Also, Ecobee now has a thermostat that has individual temperature sensors that also senses motion so you can put one in your main living area, the bedroom and maybe the office and tell Ecobee what temperature you want, when or if it senses you are in the room. So for example, I tell Ecobee to lower the temperature in my bedroom at night and it uses that remote sensor, not the main one in the living room.
You can say you are cooling the whole house which is true but the cost to do this vs one section of you home is minimal.
With the Ecobee you can see when the A/C or heat is On or Off during the day and night to convince yourself of what I'm talking about.
With a multi-story home, totally different situation.
One important thing, a lot of our homes have a 2-wire thermostat system so when you go to install a new thermostat many are surprised. Always pull the cable out a little from the wall because you should find the rest of the wires. BUT, you will need to remove and re-wire the white thermostat communicator box at the inside A/C air handler. If you have questions, PM me since I've done several friends thermostats.
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