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Heating Questions
There are pros and cons to all heating systems. Issues
of air quality, control, flue gas condensation, effective distribution, venting,
and ventilation surround all heating decisions. Knowing your needs, the
characteristics of your heating system, and the variables that impact its
efficiency will help you stay warm--safely and wisely.
With any system, the primary component for heat
production is the furnace or burner. Here the process of combustion, or the
breaking open of the energy bundles stored in fuel, takes place. The heat that
is produced is measured in Btu, British thermal units, which describe heat
production by the hour. Fuels are also assigned heat values with a Btu rating
per gallon or per cubic foot. A furnace can be sealed combustion or non-sealed
combustion. This describes how the unit receives the air it needs to function
and burn the fuel. A sealed combustion furnace will draw air directly through a
duct that leads from the furnace to the outside. A non-sealed combustion unit
draws air from the space around it, the house itself.
How safe is gas. Can it blow up?
How often does this need to be
cleaned?
Do boilers also heat domestic water?
Don't they rust in bathrooms?
Can radiant be set in
concrete for basements, driveways and patio steps?
Don't feet become hot and
sweaty after standing on the floor for a while?
Can I put this in a old
house?
Say What?
I have severe allergies, Is this system ok?
Is the air dry?
How clean is the air? Compare oil to gas forced air systems
Hydronic
radiant to tank less water heaters, to duct or not to duct, gas-fired,
oil-fired, or maybe electric... so many questions, so many answers. Find out how
to solve the problems you're wrestling with today or avoid the ones you may face
tomorrow. Ask an expert today.
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