Baseboard heat can be an effective and affordable solution, either for the whole house or as a supplement in rooms underserved by the main heating system. Baseboard heat offers several advantages over ...

As the old saying goes, there is more than one way to skin a cat. The same can be said of residential hydronic systems, which can be designed around numerous types of terminal units, including ...

Do you have a boiler heating system in your home for hydronic heating? Or, are you considering installing a boiler to replace your existing heating system? While boilers are often thought of as an old ...

Scott and Ruth Rice’s stone and stucco home in Upper Macungie Township has cathedral ceilings, palladium windows and nearly 4,300 square feet of living space, including the finished basement. Yet the ...

Although I’ve worked with hydronic heating for more than three decades and designed systems around just about every possible heat source, I would be hard pressed to predict what hydronic heat sources ...

This is the era of partial home “makeovers.” While many homeowners are reluctant to plunge into a total home renovation in this economic climate, there is a significant upsurge of interest in ...

Hover over main image for caption information. A typical oil fired forced hot water heating system, installed in 1980 was ready for replacement. The original boiler room equipment was removed, which ...

Many of you have responded to recent water balance articles with this question: “What do we do when a water system lacks balancing valves and test ports?" Let’s take a look at how you can test, ...