Re: Hydronic Heat

[MaineShark]

hydronic heating is ANY heat transmission via hot water...baseboard or radiant
RADIANT floor heating can be done w/ elec. or hot water..or as the romans w/ flue gas from wood or coal fires channeled through floor cavities....hydronic radiant heat can be installed in walls & ceilings as well

Radiant also includes radiators, whether steam or hot water.

There's no better way to heat, as long as the installation is done correctly.

Joe

[Riddler]

hydronic heating is ANY heat transmission via hot water...baseboard or radiant
RADIANT floor heating can be done w/ elec. or hot water..or as the romans w/ flue gas from wood or coal fires channeled through floor cavities....hydronic radiant heat can be installed in walls & ceilings as well

Radiant also includes radiators, whether steam or hot water.

There's no better way to heat, as long as the installation is done correctly.

Joe

...but they rely more on convective (movement of air across the surface), than they radiate, unless you're close to them...
ONLY way to heat a house
we don't dig on burnt air....never have, never will

[MaineShark]

...but they rely more on convective (movement of air across the surface), than they radiate, unless you're close to them...
ONLY way to heat a house
we don't dig on burnt air....never have, never will

Radiators have a blend of radiant and convective heat.  The ratio depends on the design of the radiator in question.  Or, more specifically, to the amount of exposed surface facing into the room.  The panel radiators with a wavy front will give a pretty good ratio of radiant to convective heat.  Those are my second choice, after in-floor radiant.

Forced air is definitely the last choice.  I don't think I've put in a single furnace in the last 12 months.  Couple air handlers for some jobs where converting the whole place to hydronic wasn't practical, but they still wanted to run a boiler for a heat source.

Joe