Hydronic / Discussions

...hydronic heat. I'm inclined to have the hydronic heat installed in the floor but I've heard that it's not necessary and will "overheat the house". One local supplier recommends the Minotair HRV with integrated hydronic heat loop, essentially an improved forced air heating system. My concern is that the slab will be unc...

Looking to do a custom build and wondering which type of radiant floor is most efficient. Thanks for your question, and I would start here in general terms of efficiency in heat delivery - there is no great difference in the energy efficiency between air heated floors or hydronic (liquid) radiant floors, at least when ...

I live in Nova scotia and doing a new build, I have a 6ft high ICF block constructed frost wall with 4 inches of rigid insulation giving me R20 laid over the vapour barrier, then Ouellet OWC-M series electrical heating cable laid under 4inches of concrete and I will be on time of day rates so the concrete heats up at n...

...hydronic) system with an electric boiler.  See more here about why Heating with electricity is the cleanest heat source. But, when electricity rates are very expensive and when the grid is fed with a dirtier fuel, hydronic with a gas boiler is often the better choice. So first, I think you should decide on your fuel so...

...hydronic heated floors, using propane gas as fuel. $400/ mth is killing me. Help, i have been told it can't be done .  It's a great idea to replace the use of gas for heating with electricity, because of the environmental effects of using natural gas for heating. If you’re looking to convert your radiant floor from a g...

I am proposing to install hydronic radiant heating on my subfloor to take it up a notch as I was also planning to install a ductless heat pump system. On further research, I am discovering that a correctly designed radiant system can make the heat pump system superfluous.  I would like to hear some thoughts.  Radiant h...

...hydronic with a gas boiler. We cover hydronic radiant floor heating systems on this page. As for install cost, you may find electric wire systems to be a bit cheaper, but get a quote for each to be sure. If you are planning on doing it yourself, watch some DIY videos and see which you find to be easier, here is our vid...