What is Hydronic Heating?          

Over the years, hydronic heating has been used in the best comfort systems in a wide range of new and traditional homes. What is hydronic heating? It is a method of heating that uses hot water or steam instead of air. With hydronic heat, you get two types of heat delivery: radiant heat and convected heat. Radiant heat warms you directly, just like the sun's rays. Convected heat is carried by warm air circulating in a room.

    Hydronic heat lets you choose from several different devices that use these two heating processes. Hot water from a Burnham boiler can be piped to radiant tubing hidden in the floor, to slim baseboard radiators, or to stand-alone radiators. Hot water can also be circulated through a coil in your central air-conditioning unit to heat other living spaces with warm air. Plus, hydronic heating produces more hot water for cooking, washing, hot tubs, swimming pools, and even radiant sidewalks and driveways to melt ice and snow.

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 What are the benefits of Radiant Heating?    The comfort of radiant heat dates back to the Romans who used this 'luxurious' form of heating to warm their stone and marble tile floors. Today, radiant heat systems are installed in applications ranging from small, single-family homes to 150,000 square foot warehouses.   What is Radiant Heat?
Radiant heat is a form of hydronic (hot water) heat that circulates warm water through special tubing and installs in or underneath floors. Radiant heat systems heat objects throughout the room, so you can feel the difference. It simply eliminates cold drafts and keeps the heat at the floor, warming you and the furniture, not the air.

To understand the feeling of radiant heat, imagine a cool day with bright sunshine. If you walk from the shade into the sunlight, you'll instantly feel the warm rays of the sun - that's radiant heat at work!
 

 

Benfits of Radiant Heat

Greater Comfort
Cold floors are a thing of the past with radiant heat. Radiant heat warms you, not the air, to keep homeowners comfortable year around.

Lower Operating Cost
The unique nature of radiant heat allows homeowners to keep their thermostat 5-7 degrees lower than forced air heat. The result is not only a comfortable home but also, a comfortable heating bill.

Zoning Your Heat
By establishing heat zones in your heating system, you can easily control the temperatures in each room. If the sun is warming one side of your home, the heat will turn off. The side of your home that does not receive solar gain will continue to call for heat from the boiler. Have you ever experienced the difference a warm tile makes when you get out of bed? Your customers will thank you every morning!

Snow Melting
By installing radiant heat in driveways and sidewalks, homeowners can eliminate shoveling snow in winter and reduce the chances of injury from slip-and-fall accidents.

Flexibility
Since the heat is installed in or below the floor, radiant heat allows homeowners to place their furniture anywhere, without worry of forced air vents damaging or warping any furniture. Also, where high ceilings exist, radiant heat is ideal because the heat stays down low -- where you are -- without drifting to the ceiling.

 

 

 

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 Choosing a Contractor      

You need to make a sure decision about something as important as your home heating system. That's why it pays to work with a reputable heating contractor who follows professional procedures in recommending and installing the right equipment for your home and family.

A knowledgeable contractor can recommend and install the right equipment for your home and family. He'll assess your family's present and future space heating and domestic hot water requirements. He'll sell name-brand equipment, provide installation, maintenance, and service, as well as offer affordable financing, and extended warranty options.

When deciding on your heating system, talk to a heating contractor who is a member of the Burnham Home Heating Team. He recommends, sells, installs, and services Burnham products. He is an independent contractor not employed by U.S. Boiler Company, so as with any home project, U.S. Boiler Company recommends that homeowners obtain references from any firm they hire.

We're proud to showcase the capabilities of Burnham Home Heating Team contractors. They're your best source for ideas on:

> radiation
> heating zones
> radiant floor heating
> domestic hot water
> exterior snow-melt and swimming-pool heating

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For answers to your technical questions regarding your home heating system, please call your professional heating contractor or your local Burnham products dealer. To find one in your area, please click here. 

 How to Purchase a Boiler

Although U.S. Boiler Company sells Burnham brand products through wholesale distributors, your satisfaction is an important priority to us. To that end, we believe that a trained and knowledgeable heating contractor should install your new boiler. A home heating contractor can help you make the choice that is right for you and your home. 
 
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