Forced air heating systems.

 This system is the most common one. To make it work natural gas, propane, oil or electricity can be used. Advantages of forced air system are: cheap, air can be humidified, dehumidified, filtered. Disadvantages are: takes spaces, needs ductwork, make noise, needs regular maintenance and filtration.

Radiant heating systems.

Radiant system give the most comfortable and natural heating. Usually used for floor heating. Though it’s panels can be used in ceilings. Water is heated by a boiler that works as well as forced air systems with gas, propane, electricity or oil. If instead of boiler heating stove is used, wood or coal is fine. The most important advantage of this system is comfort. The house is heated well in all the rooms where radiator is. It can help saving money also – you can just close radiators at the rooms that are not used and close the doors. But. Though it helps saving money installation cost is pretty high. Another disadvantage is slow heating cycle. Does not need much maintenance but if something happens to it’s pipes will be difficult to reach them and to repair.

Hot water baseboard  heating systems.

This type of heating is similar to radiant one. Boiler heats water and sends to baseboard units along the walls. As well as radiant heating system this one is also saves money on energy, does not make much noise, you can also change temperature in your house. Bad sides of hot water baseboard system are: it’s units should remain unobstructed and temperature increase is slow.

Steam radiant heating systems.

There are 1 pipe and 2 pipe systems with iron radiators. You can find these systems in old houses and now this system is almost forgotten. Still it has it’s advantages like quickly warming the house, comfortable, you can replay old units with new ones. 

All these heating systems are used with boilers. Boilers use electricity, natural gas, oil or propane. Boilers heat water and send them by pipe to the rooms, hall, kitchen and bathrooms. Depending on how big your house is you can buy some small type of boiler, this will save both space and money, but do remember, that it much be big enough to heat the house well, otherwise there is no meaning of buying it.

In other articles I will tell you in details about each of this heating systems and their maintenance and repair.

Eco- friendly heating system. Let’s forget about money for a while, yes this makes solar panels really great investment for your home, but let’s think about the nature too. Maybe water in the tank will be not too hot in winters but warm enough to take shower for all family members. Power of solar panels will be enough for 4 family members for sure. It’s energy will not harm environment.

Money friendly system. As I have already told, you pay once. Even if you can not use solar panels for getting electricity, you can have hot water all year round and it will be cheaper than if you pay money for heaters. Though in winter in cloudy weather and rains you will not. This is true. If you live in a rainy and cloudy region maybe it is not a good idea to have solar panels. Me myself, I take it easy. I hash washing machine and dishwasher, so i do not have to wash dishes with hot water. All we need hot water for is shower for family of 4. Think. You may really like it.

How to install solar panels? Well, installing residential solar panels is not something difficult to do as it seems to be. All you need- is to buy them and to find the right place on the roof. If you have a kind of a garage, you can also set solar power system there, still check the permits in your area of living before you do it. One more important thing to remember is to turn panels to the sunniest side of your garden. More sun and longer panels see, hotter the water. If you already have neighbours with solar panels you can notice that all of them are in one direction, towards the sun in it’s highest point. After you solved these questions call for a professional solar system installer, he will finish the job.

Tip: If you live in an apartment of a small house, ask your neighbours if they want to set solar system too. When buying large amounts of panels you will get discount for sure. It will be cheaper for all of you. The most popular solar panels manufactures are: Mitsubishi, kyocera and sharp.