Hybrid hydronic system

[Deleted User]

I have a central furnace blower in my basement. It looks a lot easier to heat a radiator with the hot-water with the blower attached, to heat the house through the forced air system, than to put in a radiant heat floor system. Would I notice that much difference from the radiant floor compared to a hot-water blower system. It will be heated from the heat exchanger in my wood furnace, and then through the storage tank. Mike

Floyd_5

It ain't easy...

to make comfort...

nuff said

Doug Wagoner

hot water coil in the duct

is my next project. I installed a boiler during my renovations to power the infloor radiant to the master bed room and staple-up to the sun room. These two rooms are very comfortable. The rest of the home is warmed with a heat pump and is drafty and most uncomfortable in comparison. I cannot justyfy trying to get radiant to the upstairs; so the next best thing is to do the hot water coil in the plenum to utilize the boiler to the fullest. I do not excpect the comfort level to rise from that of the heat pump. It will just be more economical to heat. Are you looking for comfort or something else?

Joe_13

if you had a VS blower

it might feel better to keep the water temp down at 140-160 and slow the fan down. Less draft, longer run times will probably balance out the heat better then short blasts of super heated air.

PJO_5

How about...

some panel rads on that second floor?

If you could snake a length of some 1/2" pex in a couple of places that would give you both comfort and a "not so difficult" installation.

Run those babies with TRV's and, from what I hear on the Wall, you're in heaven.

Just my thoughts, PJO