Heating with electricity / Discussions

What is the best way to heat a home with solar panels?

...heating your home with solar power generated onsite. If you are tied to the grid anyway and heat your home with electricity, you should have no worry about meeting you heat load I would imagine. And given you say you are only providing a portion of your heating needs, I think a full home electric heat pump delivery sys...

Posted by Oliver Williamson Oct. 26, 2020 Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing 1 response

Why do my radiators make a crackling sound?

...heating cycle begins it may reduce the amount of noise you hear. You will probably also be a bit more comfortable with electronically controlled thermostats on both ends of the spectrum - you may experience less overheating, and, your house won't cool as much before they kick in again. 

Posted by Heather Baird Dec. 11, 2017 Heating with electricity 2 responses

What is the most comfortable heating system for a home?

...heating system due to the thermal comfort explanation above. But a retrofit heating system replacement may be a very costly undertaking unless you were planning to redo your floors anyway. • Convection heaters are basically electric radiators with a fan, so they help distribute the heat around the home better, but with...

Posted by Catharine Jans Dec. 11, 2017 Heating with electricity 1 response