Say Goodbye To High Heating Costs With A Hydronic Furnace
Adding a hydronic furnace into your homes existing heating system will make heating your home more cost efficient and help save as much as 70% on your annual utility costs.
The hydronic furnace or geothermal furnace as it is commonly referred to offers flexibly delivery of hot water to your home that can used to power hydronic radiators or generate heat for forced air systems. These heating units are commonly used outdoors in the form of greenwood boilers, but they can also create energy from burning biomass, gas or be electrically powered.
Use of a furnace is commonplace in the U.S. and the technology of hot water heating has seen a surge in recent years with increasing use in radiant floor heating, but those seeking “Green” solutions to help reduce carbon emissions into the air from burning fossil fuels have sought this heating method for its cleaning burning energy. The typical set up of an outdoor hydronic furnace starts with a boiler that can be installed indoors as well. The boiler is the heart of the furnace, and it is connected to either a heat exchanger and air handler for forced air heating and cooling applications, or the furnace is connected to a pipe system that delivers hot water to be used in a under floor, or baseboard heating system with hydronic baseboard heaters.
Installing an intricate under floor system would be very expensive for a home that has already been build, but that doesn’t mean that homeowners can’t take advantage of a hydronic furnace to replace an existing forced air system, or as an addition to supplement limited or ineffective heating in your home. For the home that already has a high efficiency heating system the use of a booster coil installed within a heating duct can reduce the direct load of your heating system without major expenses or modifications of your current system. The booster coil can also help in cold winter months to super heat the air within the air ducts in larger homes to help balance the load of your furnace.
In new home construction or remodeling the hydronic furnace is the perfect choice for homeowners who want to maximize the efficiency of their homes heating and cooling while staying on budget. It would be wise to consult with a home heating expert if you are undertaking your homes remodeling to ensure you choose the furnace that will handle all of your needs, especially in the winter months.
