Furniture doesn’t need to be arranged to keep the space in front of the vents clear
In the area where I live, a boiler heating system is ideal. One of the only drawbacks of a boiler is that it doesn’t provide any cooling capacity. Our summers are so short and unpredictable that centralized cooling isn’t necessary. Our priority is definitely heating. We can’t get by without a powerful and reliable heating system. I turn up the thermostat in early September and the boiler operates steadily for approximately eight straight months. For the majority of the time, the temperature remains below freezing. It’s not unusual for conditions to drop into negative twenties with a dangerous windchill. One of the main advantages of a boiler is that it uses water rather than air to convey heat energy. A forced air furnace blasts hot air into the room by way of vents. This air often introduces contaminants such as dust, mold spores and bacteria and tends to rise straight up to the ceiling. There can be a huge difference between the temperature near the floor and close to the ceiling. The boiler is a closed loop system, meaning that it uses the same water over and over again. There’s no worry over pollutants getting drawn in and spread to the breathing air. Rather than using vents to supply points of heat, hydronic heat is infused into the air by way of radiators, baseboards or heated floors. The warmer temperatures remain near floor level, allowing for lower thermostat settings. Furniture doesn’t need to be arranged to keep the space in front of the vents clear. Hydronic heating is also silent and accommodates the set up of zone control. With an independent thermostat, each room can be set to a customized temperature according to comfort preferences, room requirements and occupancy.