subject: Hydronic Heating Solutions - A Great Way To Stay Warm [print this page] It has been said that hydronic heating is not only the cheapest way to warm up your home, but it is also one of the most efficient ways to do so as well. Lets take a look at why this is so.
First Things First Just What Exactly Does The Word Hydronic Mean?
Hydronic means water. Once you know that, you know that the hydronic heating system obviously uses water in some way. You may not know this, but water conducts heat really well. Not much heat is lost as the water passes through the insulated pipes of hydronic radiators. 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 alternative to a gas boiler would be one that has an electric element instead.
Should You Choose A Radiator Or Slab Heating?
In the case of hydronic radiator, 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. This same pipe runs to each panel in the home. The slab system on the other hand contains coils in each slab.
Hydronic systems are very advantageous for the simple fact that each individual panel in the home can be controlled individually. You will need to discuss this with the hydronic heating installers if you want to control the slab in any particular area or room in your home. Obviously this will allow you to maintain more than one warm room in your home at the same time.
In What Ways Have These Systems Improved?
Older systems used to lose heat because the entire slab was warmed and would lose heat to the surface on which it came in contact. 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.
How Is Hydronic Heating Better?
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, because no wind is generated during operation of the hydronic heating system, allergy sufferers can enjoy some relief as well.
