Heating Help!
I’ve read all the past posts re: forced air heat vs. hot water heat. I have a Burnham 206-P boiler that runs a hot water system (using old cast iron steam radiators). We’re switching from window unit AC’s to a central air conditioning split-system (Mr Slim or ArtCool or similar). This is my question: Can…
I’ve read all the past posts re: forced air heat vs. hot water heat.
I have a Burnham 206-P boiler that runs a hot water system (using old cast iron steam radiators). We’re switching from window unit AC’s to a central air conditioning split-system (Mr Slim or ArtCool or similar).
This is my question: Can a boiler (like our Burnham Model 206-P) run air heat through the grills that a Mr Slim or ArtCool would use? That is to say, can a boiler (not a furnace) provide air heat without installing big ducts?
I know you can install ELECTRIC heat in a split-system (heating coil inside Mr Slim or ArtCool) but can heat be delivered using the boiler’s hot water in a non-invasive way? Also, I know you can do a baseboard system with hot water but not looking to do that.
Thanks!
This is my question: Can a boiler (like our Burnham Model 206-P) run air heat through the grills that a Mr Slim or ArtCool would use? That is to say, can a boiler (not a furnace) provide air heat without installing big ducts?
Answer: No. I think you are somewhat confused about what a Mr. Slim (Artcool) or any of these DUCTLESS air conditioning systems do. There is a compressor situated outdoors that pumps coolant through a small pipe (i.e. NOT through a duct) into an interior unit equipped with a fan. Yes, you can buy models with separate zones (and therefore separate interior units) and ones that are dual heating/cooling. It is a self contained system. If you had a hot air heating system, you could use central ac through the same ducts (or vice versa).
As to the second part of your question, I don’t know the answer, but the only way to get heat and cooling from a Mr. Slim (or any other similar DUCTLESS maker) is through a combined heat pump/cooling device.
Anyway, you aren’t going to be doing this with a Mr. Slim.