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Radiant Heating Systems
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heat is like the sun's heat. It travels through the air until it finds an
object. Typical heating systems rely on convection. Convention simply means that
the heated air will rise, and the cooler air will fall (unless it's forced warm
air, which is driven by a blower). Have you ever put on clothes that seemed to
be cold? How about crawled into a bed that seemed rather chilly under the
covers? That's what happens with convective heating- the air is warm, not the
surrounding objects in your New York home.
With warm air, your skin is tricked into thinking that the living environment is
comfortable, until your skin has to give up its heat to another object! If you
want unsurpassed warmth and comfort, then, without question, your choice should
be radiant heat. It is the most comfortable, healthiest and most natural heating
process available. In fact, it has been around since the time of the ancient
Romans. They directed hot gasses through channels beneath marble floors to warm
them.
Although directing hot gasses through channels is not an option for most of us
today, the application of radiant heat is very much available. Basically,
radiant heat is the transfer of heat from a warm surface to a cooler surface.
Radiant energy travels through space without heating the space itself. It only
turns into heat when it contacts a cooler surface. The Radiant Panel
Association uses the following analogy to describe radiant energy: "Hold your
hand over a cup of coffee and feel the heat. The logical conclusion is that heat
rises. Logical maybe, but incorrect! 'Hot air' rises but 'heat' can travel in
any direction. That is why you can feel the heat of the cup when you place your
hand to the side of it."
TAG Services offers
different types of radiant heating
systems for Syracuse area
homeowners. If you are looking for a
radiant heating contractor in the Syracuse, New
York area, please call us today
at 315-463-4455 or complete our
online request
service form.
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