| So what is hydronic heating? Why is it becoming | | | | temperature and should be left alone. |
| expensive to install and yet many people still opt | | | | The advantage of using this type of heating |
| to install this type of heating system. | | | | system is that you have the freedom to choose |
| This heating system uses hot water from a boiler | | | | a variety of energy sources. You can use heated |
| or hot water from a heater. This will serve as a | | | | water, gas water heater, electric boiler, wood |
| medium to transfer heat. This heating system | | | | boiler, heat pump, solar collector, and you can |
| uses radiators or radiant loops as source of heat | | | | even use geothermal energy. And, if your current |
| transfer. This also utilizes aluminum finned copper | | | | heating source becomes expensive, you can opt |
| tubing, which is very effective in transferring heat. | | | | to change to cheaper heating source. For example |
| The hot water can circulate through lengths of | | | | if oil for boiler is expensive, then you can switch |
| tubing that loop back and forth on the sub floor. | | | | to solar or other energy source. This is also |
| A slab of concrete or lighter weight gypsum | | | | better to use because water used can retain |
| cement usually encases the tubing. Or this is | | | | residual heat longer than heating systems that |
| fastened to the underside of the sub flooring. | | | | uses electric wires. |
| Hydronic heating uses the concept of warm feet | | | | Heated water from hydronic heating can warm |
| as a vital comfort factor. This makes this heating | | | | your floor to about 85 degrees Fahrenheit. This is |
| system popular. Who wouldn't want to feel warm | | | | similar to walking on a tile floor that is warmed by |
| comfort from their feet up during winter right? | | | | direct sunlight. Unlike other heating systems, that |
| But this can be expensive to purchase and install. | | | | blows warm air inside your house, this heating |
| This is usually stapled to the underside of the | | | | system transfers heat from one source to |
| sub-floor, embedded in a concrete slab, or strung | | | | another. Thus, this is a cleaner system to warm |
| between the ceiling joist so heat can radiate from | | | | your house during winter. |
| the ceiling. But if you plan to embed this device in | | | | You also have freedom to adjust temperatures in |
| a concrete slab, you must be aware that this can | | | | different areas of your house with this hydronic |
| result to slow and gradual response time. Thus, if | | | | heating system. It has zone control, which allows |
| you plan to install this device in this way, the | | | | you to adjust different rooms to your desired |
| water must circulate constantly and the | | | | temperatures, also allowing you to save energy |
| thermostat should be set at the desired | | | | with hydronic heating. |