Hydronic Heating System

Any heating system that uses water to move heat to the heated space from a heat source is a hydronic heating system. In common terms it is also known as “hot water base board heat” in the USA because most of such systems in the country direct water through base board heating units.

Radiators are a common source of heat transfer. Nowadays we can see radiant loops gaining popularity and aluminum finned copper being used because of price issues. System requirements are quite easy to determine with a hydronic heating system. You measure the heat loss of the room to be included in the equation and then you can determine the size of the needed radiator.

There are a number of advantages that can be pointed out when thinking why hydronic heating systems are popular but only three are really important: easy installation, efficiency and comfort. By using such an installation you get to transfer heat in a very quiet and efficient way. You can move 40,000 Btu’s through a 3 quarters of an inch pipe that can be mounted virtually anywhere. Installation is very simple because you usually get a boiler in the basement and a bunch of pipes in the rest of the house. All is very simple here. Hydronic heating systems are also very efficient because heat is moved through water, which is a tremendous carrier for temperature. This medium can move a lot of Btu’s from one place to the other without loosing much heat. Comfort is a key advantage to hydronic systems because of the way heat is distributed in a room. Uneven heating of the space is almost eliminated because we do not have a forced air heating system here. We have baseboard heating that works together with air currents to deliver an even room heating experience.

Hydronic heating systems are becoming more popular by the day and you can easily understand why. The problem is that materials needed tend to get more expensive as time passes. On the other hand you can mask every part of the network (excluding the boiler/radiator – access is always needed to this element) in the walls, under floors or even in the ceiling. All is a basic heating system that delivers fast and high quality warmth to your rooms. Availability will not be a problem as you are bound to find dozens of firms that will install such systems. All you need to do is get in touch with them, ask for price and design related issues and contract the best one. You could also do it yourself but it is better to have an expert do most of the job

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