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Hot Water Heating
I'm building a house this spring and I am considering using a hot water heating system.
Specifically: In floor in the basement and garage concrete; heat exchanger type water heater; air-handler/heat exchanger with ac for ventilation in the rest of the house.
I have envisioned eventually adding (in the future): more under floor heat in some other areas of the house (under tile); possibly (if someone markets a decent one at a reasonable price) an outdoor wood boiler.
I know there are some folks here who know more about this stuff than I do, what can you tell me about this type of system other than it is $10k more than a regular forced air system. Links to good information? Anything?
Thanks in advance!
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JAZ- What brand of boiler are you using with 99% effeciency? The best I've been seeing have been something in the area of mid to upper 80%.
Effeciency is a realitive thing, I realize. I was under the impression that comparing effeciency ratings between a forced air furnace and a boiler are like comparing apples and ballbearings. Is this true?
I have to be honest, I will probably do little of the work myself on the HVAC, so I'm looking for information to use in finding and deciding on a system to have installed.
I appreciate the information. Thanks.
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Thats exactly why I want to do this too. My house design is similar to below link, so there is a loft and a high vaulted great room. I want to have the flexibility to add the other features in the future (under floor, outdoor boiler, solar, geothermal, whatever the technology brings).
The house I grew up in had baseboard radiators around the outside of the house and it was a comfortable heat that was very reasonable to fuel (natural gas). With no ductwork, there was no AC though.
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The basement will not be finished for a while, so retrofitting "under" floor heat will be possible under the kitchen/dining room and master bath (which will both be tile). I'm unsure of putting it below the great room because that will be wood flooring. I may have to rely on ceiling fans for air movement.
Doing the in-floor heat throughout the House is prohibitively expensive for me, so I am trying to to as much as I can, as I can. Basement floor and garage floor are mandatory as far as I'm concerned, but how it's done is what I'm looking to learn.
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At this point the up-front costs on a geo-thermal system are prohibative. BUT, the system I am assembling (hopefully) will be upgradable to several differant alternatives in the future if they are perfected.
I was going to bump this thread back up, but you beat me to it. Thanks.
Please feel free to throw out other ideas. This is all good stuff to think about!
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