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| Hydronic radiant heating can be found in the highly | | | | baseboard hydronic radiant heating method that |
| popular under floor heating solution that delivers | | | | offers similar benefits and is easy to install. |
| heated water from a boiler to grid of piping in an | | | | In rural areas wood burning furnaces and boilers |
| under floor pattern that radiates heat up into the | | | | are very popular versus electric heating methods |
| room providing comfortable balanced heat. | | | | because of the substantial savings of burning |
| Hydronic radiant heating has become very popular | | | | wood over that of electricity. Even to rural |
| in the U.S. over the years, and it seems that the | | | | homeowners that do not own wooded property |
| price of increased energy use has opened the | | | | the cost of supplying enough wood to heat a |
| eyes of many homeowners to the money saving | | | | home for a year is 7 to 10 times less that of |
| benefits of this home heating solution. This heating | | | | electricity or gas. The additional benefits of |
| solution is more efficient that forced air heating | | | | hydronic radiant heating is that with some |
| and is perfect for those with allergies. | | | | additional hardware, your boiler can also provide |
| The most popular type of under floor hydronic | | | | hot water for bathing and other domestic needs |
| radiant heating is the wet method that has | | | | as well, further aiding in reducing energy costs |
| the piping system embedded in a concrete slab, | | | | while making your home more efficient. |
| allowing the slab to absorb the radiant heat and | | | | The modern baseboard or wall panel radiator |
| evenly release it in the floor above. The | | | | provides smooth even heat without the hiss and |
| dry method uses the piping sandwiched | | | | clanging of radiators of the 1950's making this |
| between two wood layers, or a thin layer of | | | | heating solution optimum in location where is |
| concrete added into the top of the wood layers. | | | | would be cost prohibitive to use gas, propane, or |
| To further ensure that the heat is not allowed to | | | | other energy sources. It is also important to point |
| leak downward, a reflective radiant barrier is | | | | out that there are many State and Federal |
| placed below the bottom layer of wood or below | | | | rebates and incentives for installing hydronic |
| the concrete slab. The under floor hydronic radiant | | | | radiant heating systems that can help reduce the |
| heating method is not easily installed into the | | | | initial cost of instillation as well as increase the |
| floors of homes, and is mainly best installed with | | | | return of investment faster. |