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Boilers
Your home's heating needs can account for up to two-thirds of your annual energy bill, so it's important that we inspect your current furnace to ensure it is not too old, too large or too small for the job it is being asked to do.
Most U.S. homes are heated with either furnaces or boilers. Boilers heat water, providing either hot water or steam for heating. Steam is distributed via pipes to steam radiators, and hot water can be distributed via baseboard radiators or radiant floor systems, or can heat air via a coil. Steam boilers operate at a higher temperature than hot water boilers, and are inherently less efficient, but high-efficiency versions of all types of furnaces and boilers are currently available.
In hydronic heating, boilers circulate hot water or steam through a system of baseboard heating units, radiators, or in-floor radiant tubing. Baseboard units provide a combination of radiated heat from cast iron surfaces -- like the heat you feel from the sun -- and converted heat from copper fins -- heat that rises through the air. This configuration provides the most quiet, even, and clean heat available.
Boilers have been around since the 1920s, and have recently enjoyed a resurgence as the heating system of choice. Call Alberts Heating & Cooling at 724-876-0100
