Solar heating system

The awareness to use eco-friendly or green house heating systems is becoming increasingly popular at this day. Their popularity is equivalent to the popularity of the global warming issue.

Eco-friendly system not only promise about saving energy but we can also participate directly to reduce the carbon air pollutant that finally so helpful to decrease and push down the global warming process.

Well, today there are some popular types of green house heating systems. The popular types of them that are currently available at this time basically depend on to the source energy that are; (1) air source heat pumps, (2) ground source heat pumps and (3) solar heaters. Which one is the best? The answer is surely dependent on your preference and the weather condition where you live. Each type is different in the way they heat the air and bring warm air into the room (different mechanism system and installation). Therefore each type also has special advantages that we probably we cannot find in the regular or conventional heaters. But overall all types are positive and friendly to the environment for the future of earth.

#Ground source heat pumps

Basically, they convert the heat energy from the ground. They are categorized into the radiant floor heating systems. The underground piping under the floor that contain water will be heated that finally will increase the temperature level of the room. They can make warm your body without need to heat all air in the room. They only heat the bottom air in the room and therefore they can work efficiently and effectively.

The ground source heat pumps can be combined with radiators not too difficultly. The installation that through pipes into the ground is complicated and it cannot be finished easily with DIY option. And it means you must contact and hire a professional heating contractor to ensure the properly installation (pay extra cost). This is single drawback of them. But the high cost for the installation is smart investment to save your money in the long term.

#Green solar heating systems

Solar panels heaters that have function to convert the sun energy to heat energy are used in these systems. Then the heat energy is utilized to heat the cylinder water. The problem is during the winter season the system cannot found and catch the sunlight energy optimally. Therefore, immersion heater or boiler is required as back up. In addition, there are available two popular types of them that are (1) evacuated solar heating panels and (2) flat solar heating panels.

#Air source heat pumps

They similar like ground source heat pumps but they get the energy from the outside air. This mechanism is their characteristic and become the major reason why they call as air source heat pump. The pump is designed as well that can work either as compressor or as refrigerator. Overall, they can be used for residential use and commercial purposes. They are really multifunction system that not only capable to work as space heating system but also as hot water heater at not-high cost (just need the electricity around 25 percent to 30 percent to operate them). In addition, they also can be operated in conjunction with other green house heating technology such as solar panel.

Radiant floor heating system

Global warming is crucial issue that we must concern and there are many ways to reduce this global warming effect! The heating activity when the winter months come is the basic needs that always consume huge amount energy every year. And we all are aware that the using non-environmentally heating technology is one of big factors that contribute to exacerbate this problem. Therefore by using heating system that consumes energy efficiently, will not only can save your money of paying not-high the energy bill use monthly in the long term, but also you can participate and contribute to reduce the global warming process.

Radiant floor heating systems are growing and keeping popular day by day because of their efficiency performance and even some types of them (hydronic models) use environmentally method when heating the air. Basically the radiant heating principle is applied when these systems working as obvious as their name! The special characteristics of them which distinguish them from regular heaters are; they use the floor panels and the heat is generated from beneath of the floor (or it means they heat the air from the “bottom” up quickly). They can make warm human’s body optimally without need to heat all air in the room. And it is the big factor why they can work more efficiently and effectively. Not only that, their installation beneath of the floor (that usually can be installed beneath almost any type of flooring) is the main reason why they are called as invisible heating system.

Overall, radiant floor heating systems are better than conventional air heating systems and below are some benefits if you decide to install and use them:

1. Because they use radiant principle, they can heat object directly (it is not reheating air method). It means they not only promise great efficiency performance but also capable to warm up your body quickly.
2. Since they don’t need to create air re-circulated mechanism when working, the room is free from unfriendly particles such as dust or other allergens. And it is safe for your family’s member who suffers from allergy & asthma. Then homeowners don’t have to check and replace or clean the air filter regularly like if we use other regular heater types because they don’t use air filters! Not only that, your room is also free from loud noise like when you use regular portable heater models.
3. They are smart investment and durable system that can survive in long time! Although they require the permanently installation, but we don’t need to uninstall them when the winter season is passed (off season). It means we don’t need to buy and use cover heater to store them securely during the off season.

One popular type of radiant floor heating systems is hydronic models. As like written before, these models are environmentally option. They utilize heated water to increase temperature level on the floor surface radiantly. Modern hydronic systems usually use PEX tubing which more durable than copper tubing (older version). PEX tubing not only promise satisfied reliable ability but also require simply and easily maintenance. In addition, the satisfied efficiency performance of hydronic systems usually is equivalent to the performance of PEX tubing, boiler, wood panels, thermostat, manifolds and pumps.

Overall, using radiant floor heating systems is one of recommended options if you want to bring new heating technology in your home. Although some people say their installation is not too difficultly but it is going to not easily for beginner. Other hand, we all are aware that the finishing installation can contribute and influence significantly to the performance of system when running that finally will determine low or high of the energy bill use that you must pay each month. Therefore if you feel not sufficiently familiar with the installation then better you discuss it to a professional heating contractor in your local area.

Home heating system

Choosing the right type of home heating systems is important procedure to ensure your family keeps comfortable and warm throughout the winter season. We know well, heating and cooling activities consume high energy every year. The wrong choosing will bring bad effect to your finance or result unbelievable high energy bill use monthly! And this condition is one of the big reasons why many homeowners prioritize to choose heating system that capable work more efficiently and effectively. Today, we can find several popular fuels that are used by home heating systems such as natural gas, propane, electricity, oil, kerosene, wood, etc.

There are currently available many types of home heating system and the big question is “Which one is the best for you?” Surely, the answer is dependent on your preference and your requirement. The actual family’s member in your home is also important point that should be considered well. Example, don’t choose heater that can produce too many unfriendly particles when working such as forced air heater if we have somebody who has really bad allergies. Radiant heating models which don’t need air circulation mechanism are so recommended for this situation. Then if you prioritize about the efficiency performance, you can choose portable heater models to complement you existed central heating system. Portable units are superior with their spot heating feature. They can heat the air or object (directly or not), it usually depends on the technology mechanism design.

Below are some popular types of residential home heating systems:

1. Space heaters, they are popular to warm up small and medium rooms. Some popular types of them that currently available at this time are heating coil (using electrical mechanism), oil based (similar like radiator), modern halogen based (applying the light bulb technology) and ceramic space heaters. The standard sizes of them are start from 120 Volt power up to more than 1500 Watt. In addition, as possible choose units that come with UL listed to get the safety guarantee and not too difficultly installation.
2. Heat pumps, we can find them are available in three major types that are (1) WSHP or Water source heat pumps, (2) ASHP or Air source heat pumps that usually cheaper than others and (3) GSHP or Ground source heat pumps which usually also called as geothermal heating system. Generally, heat pumps are similar to refrigerator, but refrigerator usually will not compress the refrigerant gas to increase the temperature! ASHP models will result loud noise when working, therefore if you have a plan to purchase these units, better you consider the decibels value (choose 76 db or even lower to get more noiseless performance).
3. Radiant heat, as like written in the previous paragraph, they use radiant principle (infrared radiation) to produce the amount heat and transfer it all around the room. They can heat the object directly. One popular type of radiant heating concept is radiant floor heating system. It is consisted three popular types; (1) hydronic models (superior to heat medium and large rooms efficiently, environmentally and cheaply) or usually also called as liquid based heater, (2) electric radiant floors (they are relatively high cost particularly when we get the improperly installation will result high energy bill) and (3) air heated radiant floors (these models are also can be modified to be used with solar heater models).
4. Furnaces, most often furnaces usually use (blower and heat exchanger) and powered two dominated fuel types (electricity and gas). But usually furnaces are more popular used for industrial than for home hating system use. The speed of fans usually is one of the dominated factors that influence the speed performance when the unit working. As additional tip, as possible to choose unit that come with the variable speed fan feature.

Choosing the right size is also the important procedure to ensure your unit capable to work powerfully, optimally and efficiently. If you choose to buy a portable heater, this procedure is not too difficult. But other hand, if you have a plan to use non-portable unit like radiant floor heating system or other models which basically require the complicated installation then by hiring a qualified professional heating contractor is so recommended to ensure you will get the perfectly installation. Because we all are aware that the properly or improperly installation will contribute significantly to the performance of the unit when running.

Under-floor electric heating

Floor heating concepts bring unique and more elegant method to heat your room when the winter season comes satisfactorily. They can be categorized into the newest heating technology so far. Basically there are three popular types of them that currently available in the market today that are; hydronic models, forced air mechanisms, and by using radiant electric energy concept on the floor that familiar call as electric underfloor heating system. Well, basically each type has advantages and disadvantages. Which the best one of them? The answer usually depends on your preference and your requirement.

If you are looking for modern and excellent performance of heating technology then electric underfloor heating system is one of the recommended options. It is the innovative technology to warm your body and the floor of your room when the coldest days around you. Since this method start heat the floor early then heat the air and finally make warm your body, the comfort warm air temperature will stay longer than conventional heaters which usually only heat the air directly and let the wall and the floor stay cold.

Underfloor electric heating system uses radiant principle and electricity as source power. It promises better performance in safety issue than gas heater models. The electric cables that usually produced from copper is installed under the floor and have function to distribute the electric energy then will be converted to heat energy. The under floor mats is required to attach with those cables. The mats are designed specially that can be installed under the floor flexibility to any shapes of the rooms. Minimizing the heat losses, the thermal insulation boards usually are also combined with the mats.

Well, basically there are five major points of advantages when using electric underfloor heating systems that you should know that are; (1) they promise satisfied performance of efficiency, theoretically they can decrease the energy bill up to 15 % than if we compare to the conventional heaters, (2) they are a real space saver and invisible heater appliance (will bring zero effect to the decoration style of the room) due to their under floor installation, (3) you should not worry about fire accident because they use the electric energy that absolutely 99.99 % on safe guarantee and will not produce byproducts like carbon gas, dust, etc, (4) the satisfied performance of thermal insulation will make them can heat the room quickly, (5) and as like written in the previous paragraph, the mats are helpful to make them can be fitted to any sizes and shapes of the rooms (especially small to medium rooms).

For better result and minimize the installation cost the underfloor electric heating system should be installed when the house is being build (although it also can be installed properly in the existed houses). The installation is not easily similar like when you start to use portable heaters. And we know well that the wrong installation mechanism will bring bad effect and low quality performance of the system that finally will not give satisfied service and the optimal efficiency performance. Therefore by hiring a qualified heating contractor is still popular choice and so recommended to get the almost perfect installation.

Commercial space heater

The global warming effect result not-balance condition problems into the nature and this condition maybe result the extreme winter season. The ordinary winter season is enough to make the temperature of the air decrease significantly, so there are no reasons why you reject to use furnaces or heaters for throughout the extreme winter season at this time. There are many types of furnaces and heaters in the market and this situation ease for you to select the best one of them as well as your desire. But some times the various types of them also will make some people confuse for making decision to choose and buy the best one of them!

There are many choices of commercial heating units out there. And heat pump systems, furnaces, boilers are several types of commercial heating systems that usually used in public and industrial buildings. We know well that the happy feeling is the crucial factor that can influence the productivity of employees and workers. Realize this condition, the good work environment is important factor to reach goal of your business, therefore choosing and buying commercial heater units is the important step that should not be ignored for throughout the winter season successful. The efficiency of those appliances is crucial point that you should consider to make the energy bill is not going to increase significantly. In addition they are not too different from residential or home heaters.

The large space of your commercial building will determine how much units that you should install. For small building maybe you can install one or two of commercial heating units. Other hand, for larger building you must install more than two units. Several of portable heater units are so recommended to heat large space rooms like warehouse. These types are moveable heating appliances, therefore workers can adjust the position of these appliances easily as well as they desire. These mobile furnace systems promise great the efficiency and effectiveness to consume the energy source wisely so will helpful to keep the energy bill of the manufacture safe.

Commercial heating systems are available in a wide variety sizes. The sizes are usually determined from the power heating capacity in BTU (British Thermal Units). The large size of the large stationary heater maybe comprised with heated fluid or forced air mechanism. Several large size units are superior to heat the huge large areas like basement, mechanical rooms, etc. A small size commercial unit is adequate and ideal to use for small rooms like storage areas.

They also come with a wide variety fuel types. So far, units that use electricity and gas as source power are familiar. Propane and natural gas (methane) are favorite choice of gas fuel at this day because of their stable and cheap in price. For people who love and participate to decrease the global warming effect, systems that use solar cell energy as source power is so advisable. These models use solar panels mechanism to heat the air. Using the solar unit is the smart investment to save your money in the future with it’s the unlimited free sun source energy.

Then to Increase the efficiency performance of the HVAC system, better you use commercial ventilation elements (not ventless). They are superior elements as barrier to avoid the outdoor temperature condition influence the performance of the unit. The commercial ventilation is also useful to ensure that the warm output is clean and free from toxin and air pollutant that probably can come from the outside of building. You can choose the several types of them, mechanical and natural ventilation are some of those types.

Brilliant mobile home furnace

Mobile home furnace units are alternative heating device that can heat space without need a high energy consume (BTU rating). They are also heating appliances that can be installed easily without need large space for the installation. They can be installed temporarily or permanently. Their efficiency makes them as one of the best furnaces that can cut your energy bill significantly in the end of the month.

Mobile home furnaces are different to commonly home furnaces. The purpose design of both is the obviously different among of them. Basically most of them have already been designed for mobile homes, but you should know that mobile home furnaces are not all the same because there are many products and brands that offer and produce them in the market. They come with various features as plus points to supply warm air well and satisfactorily.

Improperly using of mobile home furnace will result high potential fire risk and other various risk accident. Not only that, improperly how to operate unit also can result bad performance of the unit or even make the performance of the unit not efficient anymore. Generally the procedures how to these heating units safely are similar on how we use other commonly heating appliances.

Fellow are three general simple tips how to use home mobile furnace safely and properly:

1. First that you must ensure is about to make system secure well! Make ensure it by checking that heater still keep work properly or not. Especially minimal a month before the cold season comes! Check is the unit still in the best performance condition as well as like new unit. For further information to make ensure your unit is keeping in the best condition, you can ask a qualified professional service about it!
2. After you make ensure the system of the heater well or not, then make ensure that you already put the unit in the right place. As possible choose place that far away from foot traffic. If you choose to use unit that use natural gas, kerosene, oil, or propane fuel then don’t forget to provide adequate vent for circulation air. Because we know well, those fuels will produce byproducts that can result high toxic risk like Carbon Monoxide (CO).
3. Then always use energy wisely, we not only will far away from the explosion energy bill in the end of the month but also keep far away from high probability hazard fire incident. When we are setting the hot temperature higher than the high hot level that truly we need, there is probability you become careless how to use heater properly, isn’t it!

Radiant heating with wood floor

Radiant heating mechanism can supply heat from under the floor by using thermal radiant distribution principles. It is similar to as well as we know call as infrared radiation. This mechanism look superior than conventional system like forced air and baseboard heating principles. There are many models of radiant heating system, and the big question is how you can find the best one of them perfectly to heat your room!

The most popular of radiant heating systems is floor heating appliances. These types look familiar than radiant panels. Hydronic technology is one of being famous technologies of them today. Floor hydronic heaters offer less electricity power consume but we have to pay high cost for initial installation (depend on the large coverage area, covering floor, labor and installation model). This technology also can be used for wide space room better and superior in efficient energy consume than others (electric radiant floor types and air heated radiant floor types).

Well, basically three types of floor radiant heating have the advantages and disadvantages. If you want use units that can be combined to solar heating mechanism, air radiant floor units are recommended. Unfortunately they cannot enable store and supply large amount heat. Maybe it is the reason why these types are not capable to heat the room at higher temperature level satisfactorily. But if you are people who like to use green energy source like solar cell, these types are the recommended choice.

Then if you have high budget to pay the energy bill in the end of the month, electric radiant floor types are the answer. They are durable and look more elegant without need complicated installation level similar like others. These models require mats as medium to distribute high electric conductivity that finally will produce heat energy spread all around space of the room by using radiation principle. Mats usually come with cables that tied under the floor. Although we must pay high energy bill monthly but they can service to supply satisfied warm air to our room as high as temperature we want quickly and safely.

In addition, when choose to use hydronic technology then do not forget to install radiant heat plates with tubing. It is important to make radiant heating system run optimally and efficient. Because this method will so useful to increase comfort warm air without need produce high hot water temperature. This method become more powerful if we also combine to install the tubing typically modification in sub floor and concrete pour.

Overall, radiant heating system is one the best heating technology if we do the installation and utilization properly. This system can heat air and make it warm without need moving air in the room, and it is profitable point for people who suffer to sensitive allergies. Then if your floor is wood, you must install a concrete slab, it can be as superior shield to protect wood from damage due to the high temperature from under the floor.

As additional tip, by looking for company or brand they come from is one of easy procedure shopping instantly in the market to measure the quality of the product (although it is not absolutely obeyed). Check more detail and carefully if you find products that are offered in cheap price, because sometimes almost the price is equivalent to the quality.

Industrial space heater

Space heaters are one of popular heating technology so far. They are not only familiar to use to heat home but also to heat for commercial purpose or industrial purpose such as factory, office, larger workplaces, etc. People usually also call these types as commercial space heater units. Usually the big issue problem when we want to use commercial space heaters is similar if we use commonly space heater units that is the installation effectively especially to determine the right comparison size between the needs or the demand of employees, the size space workplace area, and the size heating capacity of the unit. The right calculation or not will influence drastically is the heater can supply adequate warm air entire to the workplace or not.

We know well commercial space heaters can be installed either on the ceiling or on the floor. And if we use them to heat the workplace areas for commercial purpose, we can try to use either indirect or direct cremation method upon at great space area at one time process. The modern commercial space heaters usually have already been can work more efficient, more effective and better than the older version, so they now can minimize the waste heat and it will helpful to cut the energy bill each month. Some experts also have opinion that commercial space heater units have simple of the concept an exchange space heater.

Like already written in the previous paragraph, commonly commercial space heaters can be installed in two choices that are floor mounted units and roof mounted units. On the floor mounted units usually have already been equipped with the reflective part, and it is so helpful to make heater can heat area directly to the space area. The floor mounted units also can be installed in a regular power supply.

Then when we choose to use roof mounted units usually these units have already been equipped with the axiom. The axiom feature is important to make the unit can be installed as in professionally hung condition. If we compare to the floor mounted units, the installation of roof mounted units are just little bit need more effort. Roof mounted units can heat space with a single direction, and this principle is helpful to minimize the wastage energy consume and it is helpful to reduce the amount of the energy bill monthly. These types also different the commonly air conditioning system network, because they don’t need the connection to water melting but just require an electricity supply installation procedure installation.

If you are people who like to use commercial heater that comes with liquefaction reliability, then the best alternative choice is by using commercial space heater units. This is one of the big advantages of them. Moreover they also require not-complicated maintenance and less maintenance service. Their reliable design makes them as durable heater units. Their design also have already been constructed can work quicker and efficiently and we don’t need any kind investment of time beyond the initial installation to get in wheel boosts productivity of them. Generally commercial space heater units usually can work with adequate various powerful from 13.5 kW to 1.5 kW.

Well there are many options to make the room become warm and comfortable when chilly weather around us. Maybe you ever know or already have an experience use space heater either at home or office. Space heaters are still general category in heating technology. They can be sorted come with various types, models, features, and or even what kind fuel they use such as propane, electric, gas and still many more. If we talk about a space heater then usually we also not miss to talk about the energy efficient space heater.

If we check the accurately data that provided with US Government, maybe we just little bit surprise that approximately average of American can spend the money up to $1,900 / year just to pay for the home energy usage, where most of this home energy usage consume for cooling and heating activity for every year. Therefore, today many people prefer to use heater that have good energy usage efficiently, and it becomes priority factor concern most user so far than other factors. And one of many choices to get the best energy usage is by using space heater.

When the oil fuel price reaches the highest price level, it made the cost to pay electric bill also increase significantly and made its price so fluctuation or not-stable. This condition made many people looking for new alternative fuel such as propane, natural gas (methane), or even using solar energy technology. But today as global economic recovery be better then make the price of electricity back to just little bit normal again. And it is one of many factors why space electric heaters still become the most popular choice so far. Electric models can convert electric energy to heat energy, 100 percent. But some of them usually use some fans and this result just little bit noise.

We can make our space heater can work optimal to result more efficient and better in energy usage. Below are some information points that maybe useful and you never know before:

1. Better we use the space heater for the preferred room. It will do no-problem by using simple activity such as create one area with the family congregates, especially after dinner, etc.
2. Better use portable space heaters, they have the wide ranging. It is ideal choice if you are alone in a room because they can heat target specifically. Then we can use convection space heater model to heat for large room efficiently and quickly. Other hand for small room better we use radiant space heaters.
3. We can optimal the function of thermostat to set warm comfortable temperature constantly, but please remember set the temperature level depend on your demand. Usually most of older version space heater don’t have thermostat. Solving this problem we can overcome by using the programmable outlet thermostat. It is usually plug in among the device and the outlet.
4. Don’t forget to try to use extra tools to reduce energy consume so the space heater (especially electric models) can work more efficient, such as by using the surge protector or some people call it also as the power strip. We know that some electronic device still consume energy and waste useless energy even the device not in use. So the surge protector is helpful to solve this problem.

Heating units like space heaters belong to the devices that can result high potential risk such as fire accident. So we must also concern about the safety factor can be ensured and guarantee well. Below are some tips how to use a space heater properly and safe:

1. Please concern to always select unit that suit and properly to the room that we want to heat. For the safety reason, you must not use the unit that oversize of the size of the room.
2. Better choose unit that is equipped with thermostat, beside it is helpful to result high efficiency (prevent the energy waste) then it is also helpful to make the temperature level constant. And as possible we choose unit that is equipped with automatic temperature control.
3. Please place the unit keep far away from children, pets, and foot traffic. Therefore for this point better we use space heater that can be mounted in the wall or ceiling models.
4. Doing the maintenance properly and regularly then if we find some broken heater parts better we as soon as possible to check and replace with new one.

Radiant space heater

Some times when the winter season comes then usually we will to be confused to determine and choose what the best criteria heater to be used to heat the temperature at home. If you feel like this condition the why not try to use space heaters. They basically different in two types of the principally for spread the heat that is convection and radiant method. And in this article we will discuss more about radiant space heater as your reliable heating device to your home.

Many people prefer to use radiant types and also not less that also use convection types. And the decision usually is depend to each circumstances specification requirement of user. The space heaters also can be found in many varieties of fuel category such as natural gas (methane of alkane hydrocarbon), propane gas, electric, modern infrared technology, and still many more.

The light waves is used to heat an target or object and finally the target has contribution to heat all room areas is principally heating method system that usually used of radiant space heaters. Radiant principally takes from the radiation way of the light of sun to heat the earth. And this natural phenomenon is used as heating method of a radiant space heater. Many types of heater also adopt and developed from the technology heating of radiant space heaters, as example such as infrared heaters, quartz heaters, halogen heaters, etc.

If you are personal who enjoyable to feel a lower temperature than the temperature of the body then it indicates that you suitable to use radiant space heater because it heat the object directly then use the object as medium to heat all room areas. They also with the occupant’s immediate surroundings don’t use energy to heat the entire room by directly heating the occupant of the room. Therefore if we use radiant space heaters before finally all room also will get the same level high temperature as happen high level temperature of our body usually first we will feel that the temperature of our body is warmer than temperature of room. So this condition will make radiant space heaters heat the room slower and therefore they ideal to be used to heat for small room. They also as ideal choice you want to heat temperature to make warm of your body in the room especially if you are not longer or just a few hours inside the room.

And the other hand condition if you are personal who want to get room temperature can be heated quickly by heating device then you should prefer to use the convection space heaters. They are also ideal to use as heating device to heat large room with shorter period of time. But they usually can to create wind speed and lower the humidity. If we want the other hand of it, we can choose the radiant space heaters. Then if we want also to get guaranty of the safety reason better use electric types that use as energy power supply either for radiant types or convection types.