Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Keeping Warm With Hydronic Heating Systems

Using a hydronic heating system it is possible to heat your home effectively and pay less to do so. Let's find out why.
First Things First - Just What Exactly Does The Word ‘Hydronic’ Mean?
Hydronic is a word for water. Once we know that it becomes clear that these systems use water. You may not know this, but water conducts heat really well. Not only does the water lose only a little of its heat, but the pipes it runs through are also insulated. Because of that you spend less to maintain the temperature. A boiler ensures that the water is warmed. Unlike electric boilers, gas boilers are cheaper and more efficient.. An electric element is used in electric boilers.
Radiator or Slab?
In the case of hydronic radiators, hydronic heating installers run an insulated pipe around your property. Hydronic boilers are almost exactly the same as the boiler that heats your water each day. Even though the water travels along the pipe to the boiler, it's temperature is kept at a constant. The pipe runs to each individual panel in the house. Unlike the radiator the slab system contains closely spaced coils in each of the slabs.
A very big advantage to this type of system is that you can control the temperature of each panel in the home. If this is something you want then you will need to discuss it with the hydronic heating installers. This will enable you to ensure that multiple areas in the home are heated simultaneously.
Have Hydronic Heating Systems Improved?
Because old systems resulted in the whole slap being heated, much heat was lost to the ground or surface on which it stood. Thanks to technology, modern systems ensure that only the top part is heated. Because this area is also insulated there is less chance of heat migrating throughout the slab. This all helps to reduce energy consumption, because the slabs heat up or cool down with better efficiency.
Are There Other Reasons To Consider This Type Of Heating System?
Whereas some methods for warming the home waste energy, hydronic systems radiate heat to warm the area and objects around it. That means that everything is warmed. Because other systems have to continually warm the air cooled by objects, they switch off and on and so use more energy and cost more to run.
Also, no wind is created and this translates into great news for anyone in the home that suffers with allergies, making them a cheaper, healthier alternative.

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