| If you are a homeowner and live in a cold winter | | | | home. |
| climate, then you understand the concept of | | | | Hydronic Baseboard Heaters #1: These heaters |
| supplemental heat. No matter what energy source | | | | are safer than most other kinds of supplemental |
| you use to heat your home be it electrical power, | | | | heating systems. Hydronic heaters have been |
| oil, natural or propane gas; some winter nights are | | | | around since the 1940's and use a time-tested |
| just colder than others. | | | | design where an encased heating element is |
| Tired of being smothered under an avalanche of | | | | immersed in a harmless, heat-transfer liquid sealed |
| blankets and quilts, you decide enough is enough. | | | | with a metal tube which releases heat into the |
| And this is when you go in search of a | | | | surrounding room. |
| supplemental heater for the house. You may at | | | | Hydronic Baseboard Heaters #2: These heaters |
| first look at various conventional types of | | | | can be used as a replacement heat source in a |
| systems like kerosene, portable ceramic or | | | | hard-to-heat spaces such add-on bedrooms, |
| electric space heaters or even indoor wood | | | | offices, dens, garages or workshops. You can |
| burning stoves or inserts. | | | | install these units permanently, along walls, behind |
| But then you start worrying about the expense | | | | doors, under desks, tables or any other out of |
| of installing some of these heaters in your house. | | | | the way space where you need heat in a hurry. |
| Not to mention the inherent fire safety problems | | | | Hydronic Baseboard Heaters #3: With a |
| caused by over-turned unit, electrical elements left | | | | permanently, built-in hydronic system, hot water is |
| too close to combustible materials, spilled fuel or | | | | piped from a small boiler to all the baseboard |
| popping embers. | | | | heaters, which are equipped with a pipe that |
| Then you finally hear about hydronic systems, | | | | returns the cooled water back to the boiler for |
| especially hydronic baseboard heaters. But you | | | | reheating. With this system, each baseboard |
| are not sure about using this type of system in | | | | heater can separated into zones, allowing you to |
| your home. Below are five reasons you should | | | | control the temperature for each living space. |
| consider getting these hydronic units for your | | | | |