What Installers Are Saying about Hydronic Heating

    “Hydronics is the most comfortable form of heating because it’s slow, gentle, and steady. The temperature is the same everywhere in the room, with no hot spots or cold spots. Europeans pay up to three times as much as Americans do for fuel, so they are very energy conscious. In central Europe, 95% of heating installations are Hydronic.”

-- John Ruhnke, owner of JR’s Comfortable Heat, LLC, in Norwalk, CT

 

    “Most of my customers want Hydronic Heating because of the long-term savings. With hydronics, there is very little heat loss from the boiler to where the heat is wanted, so it’s very efficient heat. Also, after people have lived with it, they tell me that the increased comfort is also a tremendous benefit.”

-- Alfred Taft, owner of Eurotechheat, Stanfordville, NY

 

    “Whenever we work with new construction, we almost always install radiant floor paneling. Customers know that this is especially warm, whole-room heating. There’s nothing like getting out of the shower on bare feet onto a 75 degree floor. We also have many customers who install radiant floor heating in their garages. Hydronic Heating is so easy to zone, that you just set up a separate zone for the garage.”

-- Loren Swanson, owner of Southern Michigan Heating and Air Conditioning Co., Jackson, MI

 

    “I frequently recommend installing Hydronic Heating, and specifically radiant heat. Radiant is the most efficient heating because you can warm the water to a much lower temperature than with other systems. Lower water temperature means big energy savings.
    “I also like the flexibility of radiant heat. I recently had to heat a section of a house that extended out from the rest of the house; it was exposed to the outside on three sides. We couldn’t get into the floors to install radiant tubing, as we had done in the rest of the house. There also wasn’t space for a radiator. Instead, we installed the radiant tubing in the ceiling. Now this extension is inviting and warm even on very cold mornings. The flexibility of radiant heat made this possible.
    “I know my customers are happy with their Hydronic Heating because we wind up working for the same people year after year.”

-- Daniel Rochford, owner of Old North Contracting, Amenia, NY