Compare Heating Systems
I’ve read allot of post on the different teqniques for heating a building. The Building I’m looking at will most likely need a complete renovation, a new heating / hot water system. I’m wondering if anyone has done a comparison of the different systems gas, oil . . . . steam, hot water, radiant. to…
I’ve read allot of post on the different teqniques for heating a building. The Building I’m looking at will most likely need a complete renovation, a new heating / hot water system. I’m wondering if anyone has done a comparison of the different systems gas, oil . . . . steam, hot water, radiant. to see which one is the most cost effective both long and short term.
Thanks!
P.S. if anyone has done this calculation based on square footage that would even be better.
I’m interested in this too. We have an old forced air system in a house we just bought but are not yet living in and will do extensive work to. We hated the hot air we had in an apt. years ago out west. We wanted to install a hot water system with radiators (ideally european style because they are small and can attach to a wall – any idea of costs? Better options?
A gas-fired high efficiency boiler (modulating-condensing) with radiant heat would be your most cost-efficient way to go if you were starting from scratch. Radiant heat is hotwater circulating through loops in the floor. Due to the large surface area of the loops, you do not have to raise the water temp in the boiler much, and this along with the efficiency gained by moduulating the burner flame and extracting heat from flue gases by condensation will save energy. Although, initially more expensive (but probably not much) this system should more than pay for itself in the long-run.
Check out this website:
http://www.heatinghelp.com