Almost twelve years ago, my wife and I bought a large, old farmhouse.
The house was already outfitted with a boiler heating system. A boiler is perfect for the demands of the weather in the northeast. The system has the capacity to easily manage temperatures in the negative digits. It runs silently, and despite a heavy workload for six to eight straight months, the system has proven extremely reliable. We hire annual maintenance from a licensed HVAC contractor every fall and never have a problem with it. When we first purchased the house, the boiler was linked to very old and bulky radiators in each room. While the radiators provided plenty of heat, they were not only unattractive but got very hot to the touch. We worried about the kids or the dog getting burned. During an extensive renovation project, my wife and I decided to tear out the floors and get rid of the radiators. We hired an HVAC professional to install a radiant floor system. A series of pipes are linked to the boiler and entirely hidden beneath the floor. The boiler pumps hot water through the pipes and the heat is spread evenly across the floors. There’s no cold spots or drafts and very limited temperature stratification. The equipment takes up no living space, doesn’t detract from the decor and we don’t need to arrange furniture around it. The radiant heating also accommodates zone control for more personalized comfort settings. A couple of years ago, we upgraded from a dirt driveway to concrete and added a walkway to the front door. This was the perfect opportunity to install a snowmelt system. The snowmelt system is a lot like the radiant flooring inside the house. There’s a network of pipes below the concrete that link to the boiler. The system starts up when there’s a temperature drop and moisture. Heat is spread across the pavement to melt away snow and ice. We no longer need to plow or shovel and there’s no fear of slipping and falling on the ice.
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