The Subtle Art of Heating Technologies
Today’s modern heating services do more than just provide heat in residential and commercial structures. The heating system you choose depends on the area you live, the climate where you live and affordability. Here we will discuss various heating technologies available so that you can choose the right one for your home.
State of the art heating services includes solar heating, geothermal heating, radiant floor heating and ductless, mini-split, multi-split are just some of the more progressive methods of heating a space.
Solar Heating
Utilizing the sun’s rays, solar heating systems heat your home using the stored heat energy on your roof. It requires that a fan be installed at the highest point in the roof so it can draw in the warm air in the roof and passes it through filters before it is dispensed into the home through ducts. There is very little maintenance required. solar heating is very cost effective it is. The process is so efficient because it does not use very much electricity.
Geothermal Heating
Geothermal heating services extract energy without burning a fuel source, such as gas, coal or oil. Depending on the system configuration, soil conditions, and the amount of labor involved, they can be somewhat expensive.
However, because this type of heating uses geothermal energy for heating it can easily save you up to 20 to 60 percent on your heating and cooling costs.
Another benefit to these heating systems is that they use the earth as a heat source in the winter and as a heat source in the summer and the parts of a geothermal heating and cooling service may last more than fifty years.
Heat Pumps
Heat pumps are an energy-efficient alternative for heating and cooling indoors. These systems use electricity to send heat from a cool area to a warm area, making the cool space cooler and the warm space warmer. It the winter season, heat pumps move heat from the outside in, house and in summer they move heat into the outdoors.
Heat pumps do not generate heat, rather they move heat, and can provide equivalent home conditioning that is more affordable than the traditional heating or cooling devices.
Oil Heating
Oil heating allows a low viscosity, liquid petroleum as fuel for residential furnaces or boilers in commercial buildings.
Oil heating starts in a combustion chamber where the oil ignites and then a heat exchanger heats the gases or water that flows through the components.
Then, heat is pulled from the structure’s air and carries it through the heat exchanger. The Heated air then travels through air ducts and then diffuses throughout the house, while cooled air cycles back into the furnace.
Boilers work with pumps to move heated water through the pipes to radiators and then the cooled water reverts back to the boiler to be used again.
Oil Heating offers high efficiency. Contemporary oil heaters score will have an Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE score). The average rating is between 80 and 90 percent, which means very little heat is being lost through other vents. The newer condensing models are the most efficient.
Gas Heating
Gas heating systems provide a reliable and efficient way to heat homes and business. Depending on utility costs and heating unit efficiency, it costs half of what electric heating costs.
Homeowners like that is a reliable and very efficient. From hi-tech heating systems to moderately priced ones, they meet or exceed the minimum efficiency standard. Natural gas travels from a forced-air system at very high temperatures.
Using new natural gas appliances can cut your energy bill in half, and it may also qualify you to receive rebates from your regional utility provider company.
Electric Heating
If you live in a mild climate or where there is no gas heating option, electric heating is the way to go. A long lifespan and low maintenance requirements allow for a heating service that works without much thought or effort. Consider an electric heat pump for excellent energy efficiency and when electricity is the only alternative.
In addition, electric heat pumps have the ability do double duty by cooling your home like an air conditioner in the hot summer months. Electric heating allows the ability to install a furnace affordably. If you live in a warm climate and if you don’t use your furnace often electric heating is the way to go.
They do not require outdoor venting and can be installed almost anywhere. Installation and maintenance are quick and moderately simple. Want to know more? Call the experts at Colonial Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc. in Colonial Heights, VA to discuss your heating and cooling needs.
