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About Mike Reavis
Expertise
Questions related to "Wet Heat". This is heating your home, office etc. with radiators, panels, and convector apparatus. Steam and water heat. I can answer questions about boilers, piping,and associated parts of these systems. Please do not ask for specific information about how I feel about one boiler, etc. over another--These questions should be directed to a licensed contractor that you know of, or that your neighbors and colleagues look to to provide solutions.
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I have 20 plus years experience, which has lead to passing my state master HVAC license.
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PHCC, NAOHSM.
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Completed college
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I work on the manufacturer's side of the business currently
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You are here: Experts > Home/Garden > Home Appliances > Heating, Air Conditioning, Fridge, HVAC > residential heating
Expert: Mike Reavis - 11/4/2009
Question
My daughter and son in law recently purchased a smaller raised ranch with full basement built in 1974 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The house uses a residential boiler system for heating but also has a central air system with all required ducting. The radiator in the basement has had the water turned off to it and a natural gas fireplace attached to a thermostat is used to heat the basement. Would it be benificial to run the a/c fan to help move the radiant heat from the radiators through the ducting? Would it be better to have additional radiators installed in the basement and not rely on the fireplace? Would insulation on the copper pipes from the boiler help save heat? Any advise you may have on how to maximize the heating of the house with the components they have would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Answer
You can benefit from running the fan--but if the ductwork is installed in an unconditioned space, like a crawl space, or an attic you will probably lose more heat than you can gain.
Insulating exposed pipes will have the effect of not heating the area that they pass through on the way to the radiator--you can economize this way.
Have the boiler cleaned, and have its combustion efficiency checked for operation, and safety.
With Regards,
Mike
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