Thursday, September 22, 2011

I have radiators in my house and i am looking to change to baseboard heating. What does that entail.?

i would like to know if there is any websites and how to do it and about how much....my system has two pipes connected to it and i think one is the fill and the other is the return....please helpI have radiators in my house and i am looking to change to baseboard heating. What does that entail.?
If your current radiators are steam radiators (the old heavy heavy ones) like mine, you have a BOILER as your heat supply. Steam travels from the boiler to the radiators and heats them up. The returns are for the water that condenses to go back to the boiler.



To change over to a baseboard heating system, it would be hot water instead of steam, so you would not use the same central unit. It would heat the water like your water heater rather than super-heating it to steam. You could probably use a lot of your current pipe infrastructure so you wouldn't have to tear everything out between the %26quot;furnace%26quot; and the baseboards.



You're looking at about 5 thousand or less for a heating system (furnace) plus the baseboards. Installation will also be a cost factor. Your best bet is to call you local gas, oil, or electric company (whoever will be the service provider) to ask about a package. If it is an energy-efficient system, you may also be eligible for a tax break.



Good luck.