Ducted Heating Systems: What You Should Know?

There are many options to help you to through the most icy & survivable winter days more fun and easily! One of those options is ducted heating systems! They are so recommended due to their superior performance when heating the air during winter which not only powerful but also better for the energy efficiency performance. Moreover, there is no required a pilot light and therefore we will much more comfortable. If there are a lot of people think that this heater will be a major investment in their home, so there are almost no reasons for you why you don’t try to use it.

One of frequently asked questions is; between gas and reverse cycle ducted heating which one that you should choose? The answer is closely associated and dependent on your personal requirements! Maybe the number of variables bellow will be helpful for you to make the right decision!

Advantages of having reverse cycle ducted heating & cooling:

1. It is great choice if your local area is not available for natural gas pipeline supplies.

2. It is supported by the weather all year round, furthermore with a more variety options (fan, cooling, heating or for dehumidify only) it can be a productive system for all year round of your home.

3. It is usually also designed with flexible control to allow user be able to control a specific area of the house where’ll be only heated or cooled. This mechanism is also helpful enough to make each BTU-energy will be used effectively, so your monthly energy bill will stay on its proper track.

4. There are not required bulky units inside of your house! And this will be helpful for you to make sure you don’t have to re-establish the existing interior of your house totally when installing this reverse cycle ducted system. There are only ceiling outlets that will be flush with the ceiling & allow user direct the air-flow in the desired direction.

And then let’s take a look at the advantages of using gas ducted heating system:

1. There are some experts who say that this system is one of the most efficiency heating systems, and more efficient than conventional space heaters. Like the name implies, it uses gas as the power supply, therefore your local area must be available for neutral gas pipeline transmissions, or you can also use pressurized propane gas tank but this is not too recommended. The installation is relatively flexible but you need an enough clearance under the floor of your house for the installation. Furthermore, ducted gas heating systems also can be installed through your ceiling.

2. It is also supported for zone-installation, so thus you can also heat a specific room of your house.

3. To make it work more effectively, it is not only equipped with manual controller to turn on or turn off the unit but also equipped with programmable controller! This means you can set and program whenever you want to make the unit turn on or turn off automatically.

4. It is more economize option and friendlier to the environment, particularly if compared to any heating units that use oil as the power supply, and even much friendlier to the environment than the reverse cycle model.

5. The last, it is also supported for ‘add-on refrigerant’, so it also can be functioned for a cooling system during summer.

Other frequently asked questions that you should know about ducted heating systems:

1. What are the star ratings? Well, they are the efficiency ranges of ducted heating which usually consist of three categories; ‘five-star’, ‘four-star’ and ‘three-star’! Higher rating or higher star indicates more efficient! Higher rating units are relatively more expensive but you should understand that the additional cost of a high efficiency unit commonly will pay itself at least around five years via the relatively lower energy bills.

2. How about the size? The size is usually rated by BTUs or Watts! The size is equivalent to the powerful performance of the unit! But avoid having opinion that higher size is better. So, how much the size that you should choose? It is dependent on the large size of each room of your home! Generally, ducted heating systems are available in three major sizes; (a) larger units (around 18 to 35 kilo watts), (b) standard sizes (around 18 to 21 kilo watts), and (c) smaller units (around 14 to 16 kilo watts)!

3. Other frequently asked question is about the number of ducting outlets! The answer is once again dependent on the condition of your home. But generally it is needed around 6 or 10 ducting outlets (for an average home) to operate the system effectively. For the further information about this issue you can contact a local heating contractor.

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