Just had my warm air central heating condemned this morning. We will have to replace it with a new system but I was wondering what were the pros and cons of warm air heating vs conventional radiators.
Any advice gratefully received.
2007-04-03 23:09:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
My warm air system was gas powered and condemmed by British Gas some years ago. I had it replaced with a conventional Gas powered water filled radiator system.
The warm air system pushed dust around the house and was noisier. The vents are quite ugly although rads arnt pretty !
A plus for me was the warm air system once removed gave me a large cupboard ! The gas boiler was 1/4 of the size and hung on the WC wall !!
I think warm air was put in new houses in the 70's as its cheaper to fit when building a house than water rads.
2007-04-04 01:05:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You already have all the ducts for warm air system. Therefore it is much cheaper for you to just replace the furnace (I assume that was the condemned part).
The other objections to warm air are largely invalid:
- an auto humidifier is an integral part of the modern system,
- an air filter as well and you can chose one with HEPA microfiltering for allergies,
- warm air is only noisier if it is an old clunker,
- hot water still needs a furnace so you gain only minimal space and it is not readily usable anyway,
That said I would recommend gas and hot water system for a NEW house.
2007-04-09 14:30:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
Having installed various Central heating systems over the last 30 years, I have no doubt that a water filled water system is the most efficient; Taking into account heat convection, heat absorption into surrounding materials, and cost set against Electric or convected Air ( not including the cost deferential between Gas & Oil ) Thats my personnel opinion.
Be Safe. Skew.
2007-04-05 15:12:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warm air is electric I think. So you have big heating elements that air passes over to heat the room.
Radiators are water based, which is heated by gas in the boiler. The gas heats quicker and cheaper than the electric elements.
2007-04-04 06:25:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My old house had forced air and my new house has hot water radiators. I love the radiators best! The house stays the same temp al lthe time,no wondering when the furnice is gonna kick in because your cold. It is heated by gas. Our gas bill is the same as the forced air heat but only because the price of gas has gone up sence we moved.
2007-04-04 08:21:00 · answer #5 · answered by spoiledsarah25 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
purely for health reasons go with radiators, warm air takes the moisture out of the air so you can get skin problems, asthma and other breathing problems. radiators with a combi boiler are cheaper to install, maintain and run.
2007-04-04 13:07:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
warm air systems takelonger to heat the place, but you don't have the hassle of leaking radiators and rip -off merchants called plumbers when ithe system goes wrong. I prefer warm air and I have had both.
2007-04-04 06:12:59 · answer #7 · answered by rose_merrick 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
a warm air is expensive also very dusty expescially if you are chesty, needs to be cleaned out, very old system also not much hot water as small cylinder go for rads but go for combi boiler vailent are good.
2007-04-04 06:15:15 · answer #8 · answered by Tony T 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
rads are best ..most warm air systems..causes dry throats and carry germs have never seen a good dry air system
2007-04-04 13:33:16 · answer #9 · answered by boy boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no boilers in the houston area, most are gas some elect. ( more expensive ) very seldom used, gas space heaters (vent free gas logs, free standing fake fire places, etc ..)are most effecient with 100% of heat staying in the house!
2007-04-04 09:36:16 · answer #10 · answered by Bonno 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋