Hydronic Heat

Hydronic Heating is the heating of a building by radiation from panels containing hot water.

• Hydronic Heating is so efficient and comfortable because it uses water to transfer heat throughout the building for one good reason....water is the ultimate transfer medium.
• A given volume of water can hold almost 3,500 times as much heat as the same volume of air, for the same temperature rise in each material.
• To equal the amount of heat that could be carried in a 1" diameter pipe (hydronic heat), you would need a 10 x 18 duct (forced hot air heat).
• Hydronic heating can be easily zoned.
• Indoor air quality has deteriorated because duct systems repeatedly circulate dust, dirt and impurities back into the house. Hydronic heating systems have little or no air movement.

Hydronic heating transferring heat by water or steam is the most practical, dependable, efficient and versatile method available for heating your home. Hydronic heating systems work by pumping heated boiler water or steam through sealed systems, warming baseboards, radiators, in-floor radiant tubing or other hydronic devices. Heat is then gently transferred outward to other objects in the room, in a consistent, even, manner.

Because hydronic systems heat by convection and radiation, there is no need for fans or blowers. Unlike the high levels of dust, dirt, allergens and germs found in homes heated with warm air furnaces and heat pumps, hydronic heating systems keep your home clean and healthy. For this reason, many hospitals and schools utilize hydronic heating systems. Hydronic heating systems are also very quiet. There is no noise from air moving in ducts, no loud blowers as with furnaces, and no large motors working to run the entire system.

Everyone wants efficient heating and a hydronic system is an excellent choice! Because warm water or steam travels through a completely sealed piping system to exactly where it is intended, little energy is wasted. In forced air systems, energy is blown through ducts to spaces where heat is unnecessary or unwanted.

When should you choose a hydronic heating system?

• Replacing your old heating system
• Building a new home
• Changing your existing heating system (including converting from one fuel type to another)

• Peerless Boilers
  • Pinnical
  • Series MIH
  • Partners
• Weil-McLain Boilers
  • Ultra Series 3
  • GV Series
  • Atmospheric
  • Indirect Hot Water Heaters