Smart Vents for central heating and cooling

Say goodbye to hot and cold rooms and save up to 30% on your utility bills.

Flair Smart Vents replace the vents you have now and adjust airflow room by room. Rooms that need more air get it, and rooms that are already comfortable get less. Keep your thermostat and your ductwork.

One thermostat can't fix every room.

Most homes with central heating and cooling run on a single thermostat in a hallway. It reads one temperature, so the upstairs, the finished basement and the bedroom over the garage are left on their own. Turn it down for the hot room and the rest of the house gets cold.

Before and after floor plan. Before Flair, rooms read 66 to 77 degrees. With Flair, occupied rooms are at 70 degrees and the guest room is set to away.
  • Uneven temperatures. Some rooms stay cold while others are too hot.
  • Wasted energy. Every room gets heated or cooled, whether it needs it or not.
  • Air sent to empty rooms. You pay to condition space nobody is using.
  • Consistent comfort. Each room stays at the temperature you set.
  • Lower energy costs. Save up to 30% on your utility bills.
  • Room-by-room control. Rooms you don't use are set to away.

Sensors read the room. Smart Vents fix it.

Room sensors on a smart thermostat change which temperature it follows. They can't change where the air goes, so favoring the hot bedroom overcools the rest of the house.

A Flair Smart Vent replaces a floor, wall or ceiling vent and opens and closes on its own. With a Flair Puck or a supported room sensor in the room, each room gets its own set point, and Flair sends the air where it's needed.

Keep the thermostat and sensors you already own. Flair gives them a way to move the air.

See supported thermostats ›

Cutaway of a white Flair Smart Vent set into a wood floor, showing the motorized damper under the grille

How it works

Three parts, one system.

  1. Floor plan with a thermostat in the hallway and a Flair Puck or room sensor in each of the other four rooms, all reading 70.
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    Measure each room.

    Your thermostat stays in the hallway. Every room with a Smart Vent gets a Flair Puck or supported room sensor, so Flair knows the temperature in that room. Rooms without Smart Vents only need one if you want Flair to track that room too.

  2. Floor plan where Smart Vents in the guest room and office are open with strong airflow, and Smart Vents in the living room and main bedroom are closed.
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    Move the air.

    Smart Vents open and close to send more air to the rooms that need it and less to the rooms that don't. A Flair Bridge connects your Smart Vents, Pucks and thermostat to the Flair app.

  3. Floor plan with room schedules: living room 70 from 6 AM to 9 AM and 5 PM to 10 PM, office 72 from 9 AM to 5 PM, bedroom 68 overnight, guest room inactive.
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    Run it around your day.

    Set a temperature and schedule for each room in the Flair app. The office during the day, the bedrooms at night, and the guest room off until someone visits.

Room sensors must be paired with a thermostat of the same brand.

Fix one room or the whole house.

Start with the rooms that bother you most, or balance every room in your home.

Before and after: two rooms near the furnace get too much warm air and read 76 and 77 degrees. With Smart Vents, both are at 70 and more air goes to the far rooms.

Too much airflow.

Rooms close to the furnace or air handler run too hot in winter or too cold in summer. Smart Vents in those rooms cut the extra air and send it elsewhere.

Before and after: two rooms at the end of the duct run get little air and read 64 and 65. With Smart Vents letting less air into the near rooms, both reach 70.

Too little airflow.

Rooms at the end of a long duct run never warm up or cool down. Smart Vents in other rooms push more air toward them, and schedules can put them first when you use them.

Before and after: rooms range from 65 to 76. With Flair, each room holds its own set point of 68, 70 or 72, and the guest room is inactive.

A different temperature in every room.

Bedrooms at 68, the office at 72, the guest room inactive. Smart Vents and room sensors throughout the home keep each room at its own set point.

Before and after of a two-story home: heat rises so upstairs reads 76 and 77 and downstairs 66 and 67. With Smart Vents, both floors are at 70.

Heat that rises upstairs.

Upstairs too warm all year? Flair limits the heat going up in winter and pushes more cool air upstairs in summer.

Stop paying to heat and cool empty rooms.

Cutaway of a home with Flair zoning: occupied rooms at 68 and 72 degrees and unused rooms set to away

A single-zone system sends air to every room, all day, whether anyone is in it or not. Flair closes vents in rooms that are already comfortable or empty, so more of the air you pay for reaches the rooms you're in.

Flair Smart Vents can save up to 30% on your utility bills. Savings are usually largest in hot climates where the ductwork runs through the attic.

Inactive rooms

Take the guest room or formal dining room out of the schedule, and Flair stops conditioning it.

7-day schedules

Set each room for when you use it. No daily thermostat adjusting.

Home/Away and Smart Away

Flair sets your system back when nobody's home, within safe limits for pipes and pets.

Temperature holds

Change a room's temperature and it returns to your schedule later, so one change doesn't undo your savings.

Case study · Midland, Texas

About $1,000 saved in one summer.

A Flair Pro added five Smart Vents and five Pucks to a home with uneven rooms, working with the existing thermostat and replacing no HVAC equipment. All five rooms held steady at 68, and peak summer bills dropped about 35% compared with the year before.

Read the case study ›

Results reported by the installing Flair Pro for one home. Your savings depend on your home, climate and how you use it.

What homeowners say.

How Flair compares with the usual fixes.

The usual fixWhat happensWith Flair Smart Vents
Closing vents by handRight for one season, wrong for the next, and it raises the pressure on your systemAdjusts all day, every season, with built-in equipment protection
Running the fan all dayMixes the air without balancing rooms, and uses electricity every hour it runsSends air to the rooms that need it
Room sensors on a thermostatChange which room the thermostat follows, so other rooms get too hot or coldUses room readings to change where the air goes
Booster fansPull more air into one room and move the problem somewhere elseBalances airflow across the whole system
Traditional zoningDampers in the ductwork, a zone panel and new wiring, often thousands of dollarsReplaces your vents, room by room, with no ductwork opened
Adding a mini splitA new indoor and outdoor unit for one room, with its own remoteUses the heating and cooling you already have

Installs with a screwdriver, not a renovation.

Fits your existing vents

Ten standard sizes from 4x10 to 12x12, for floor, wall and ceiling vents.

Install it yourself

A Phillips screwdriver and the Flair app. Battery powered with low-battery alerts, or wired on 24VAC.

Protects your HVAC system

No more than one in three Smart Vents in a zone close at once. If the internet goes down, every vent opens.

Grow room by room

Fix the worst room now, then add Smart Vents and Pucks when you're ready.

Pro & Pro+ zoning

Want even tighter control? Have a pro install it.

Professionally installed Pro systems measure your duct system's static pressure in real time, so more vents can close safely. Pro+ adds fan speed control for finer airflow, down to a single room.

Works with what you already have.

Your thermostat

Smart Vents work with a traditional thermostat. Supported smart thermostats add more control.

See thermostats ›

Room sensors

Use Flair Pucks, or supported room sensors paired with a thermostat of the same brand.

See compatibility ›

Voice and smart home

Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, plus more smart home integrations.

See integrations ›

Mini splits too

Puck 2 controls your mini splits in the same app, and Mini Split Mirror Mode™ keeps them in step with your thermostat.

See mini splits ›

Need help?

Every home is different. We'll help you find the right setup.

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FAQ

Questions people ask about Smart Vents.

Do I need a smart thermostat to use Flair Smart Vents?
No. Flair can manage airflow alongside a traditional thermostat. Compatible smart thermostats provide additional integration options.
How many Smart Vents do I need?
It depends on your home. A room that gets too much air needs a Smart Vent in that room. A room that gets too little may need Smart Vents in other rooms to push more air toward it. Every room with a Smart Vent needs a Flair Puck or supported room sensor. The System Builder plans vent and sensor placement for you.
Will closing vents hurt my HVAC system?
Closing too many vents by hand can raise the pressure in your ducts. Flair protects your system by closing no more than one in three Smart Vents in a zone at once. Professionally installed Pro systems measure static pressure in real time and close as many vents as your system allows. If the internet goes down, every Smart Vent opens.
Can I install Flair Smart Vents myself?
Yes. Smart Vents replace your existing vent covers, so you only need a Phillips screwdriver and the Flair app. Battery-powered vents need no wiring. If you'd rather have it done for you, a Flair Pro can install it.
What sizes do Flair Smart Vents come in?
Ten standard sizes, from 4x10 to 12x12. They fit floor, wall and ceiling vents, and decorative floor covers are available in Cast Iron Black, Espresso and Caramel in select sizes.
How much energy can Smart Vents save?
Flair Smart Vents can save up to 30% on your utility bills by heating and cooling only the rooms you use. Savings depend on your home and climate, and are usually largest in hot climates where the ductwork runs through the attic.
Can I use the room sensors I already have?
Yes, if they're supported. Flair works with select smart thermostat room sensors, which must be paired with a thermostat from the same brand. See the thermostat compatibility page for supported models.

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