What is better, forced air or base board/hot water heat?

I want something that will be able to work with oil and also something that can heat up my house fast. I mean really fast from 64 to 72 degrees in 10 or 20 minutes.Am I asking for to much? Asked by almerica 48 months ago Similar questions: forced air base board hot water heat Home > Home Improvement.

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Forced air will give you a faster warm up......... because it is blowing the warmth into your house, 10 min. To raise the temp. 8 deg.

Might be pushing it but if you get a 80,000 - 100,000 BTU output you should be very close with an average size house 1500-2500 sq. Ft. 20 min would be fairly realistic but there still may be some cool pockets, but you'd be better of efficeintcy wise with a lower BTU and giving a bit more time. While where on efficeintcy natural gas is generally cheaper and I'm guessing has a higher BTU capability.

Hot water uses thermal differances (warm air rising and cool air sinking) to move the heat so it is slower, and air conditioning would be a hole other can of worms. I've inspected many homes here in MN and many of them in forclosure now so the heat is turned down when I get there hot water heat takes over an hour to feel any (4-5 deg.) differance, the average home has a 60k -75k BTU force air furnace and the will raise the temp. 8-10 deg.

In 30 - 40 min. Hope this helps! Let me how you come out with the internet house control thing.

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If you want fast, forced air is the way to go. Baseboards, and in-floor heat are radiant heat, and make for very stable heating, but that comes with the disadvantage of being slow. In my brother's house, I think he has a rate of rise of about 2-5 degrees per hour with hot water floor heat.

On the other side, in most houses I have worked on with floor heat, the heating system typically only runs once a day, on average. By comparison, a forced air system, particularly if you have the installer oversize your heat source, can achieve the reaction speed you are looking for. Some other natural advantages of forced air: you can install a ionizing air cleaner on your furnace, and have cleaner air.It is also easy to add air conditioning and whole house air circulation to your system.

The disadvantage most people cite with forced air, is that it makes noise, both from the furnace blower, and from the airflow. With a good design, it is pretty quiet, but there is still some sound.As far as your energy source, most heating methods can use whatever energy source you have handy: (oil, natural gas, propane, electricity) to produce the actual heat. Oil heat is pretty rare in my area, most people have natural gas available, and for those who don't, electricity is the next best option.

Well, I've had both and I'll tell you... For all of the years we lived in Connecticut, we had oil fired, circulating hot water baseboard heat. We just had the copper hot water pipes covered with the metal covers...not the ’high end’ cast iron covers. In the house with the old style, free standing radiators...it was adequate but not great.In the houses with the baseboards running the length of each exterior wall...it was fantastic.

With the touch of the thermostat, the furnace kicked on and the hot water circulated throughout the system, warming the entire room in minutes. Even after the furnace shut off and the water stopped circulating, the pipes and baseboard covers stayed warm and continued to radiate heat into the rooms. Our oil furnace also had a ’domestic’ hot water system in it.

It made hot water ’on demand’ rather than having a tank full of water constantly heated and waiting for the next shower. Then, four years ago we moved to NW Florida. This house has the central heat and air.

For air conditioning, the forced air system is great...probably because the cooled air stays closer to floor level and rises slowly into the room. One thing I really like is the fact of a constant ’air exchange’. The air in the entire house is drawn through a 24" x 24" pleated filter and returned through the vents, dust and odor free.

The ’down side’ of the forced hot air system...we just had a 3 night ’freeze’...and even with four heat return vents in each room, the only warm place was standing over the floor vents. The floors stayed cold, the cold radiated in from the exterior walls...and when the thermostat turned the heat off, the room was immediately cooler. I even had all of the ceiling fans blowing downward to return the heat that rises...and it didn’t help.

This house has 6" thick walls...it’s a log home...built like Fort Knox with insulation between each log...and I’m seriously considering adding an electric baseboard heating system to all exterior walls. So, considering that you're in New Jersey, I would whole heartedly recommend the oil hot water base board system...and, if it's in your budget, go with cast iron...it holds the heat even longer and you'll use less oil. Sources: My experience HELENofTROY's Recommendations Practical baseboard heating;: A guide to the sizing, design and installation of baseboard heating system Electricity, Electronics, and Control Systems for HVAC (4th Edition) Amazon List Price: $100.00 Used from: $66.56 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 3 reviews) ThermoSoft Electric Radiant In-Floor Heating System-TT10-120 Amazon List Price: $119.00 Hydronic Heating Madness: Plans and guide for building a simple electric hydronic heating system to safely heat your home, mobile home, cabin or craft-shop for $40-60 a month Amazon List Price: $19.95 .

Heat This is my experience. I grew up in a house with hot water radiators. The temperature was steady and even, never too hot or too cold, except if a lamp was on next to the thermostat.

I have now lived 14 years in a house with forced air heat and I can say that I hate it. The temperature gets really cold and then super hot air fills the house. While the furnace is on, I am literally sweating it's so hot for those few minutes.

The furnace goes off, it's comfortable for a while, gets cold, then the cycle starts again. Yes, it heats the house up "fast" like you want, but honestly, it's not comfortable. And it makes a LOT of noise--the hot water radiators at my parents' house never made any noise.

If you block any of the grates, you get poor circulation or one room may be colder than others. The grates on the floor collect dust, dirt, change and other small objects. It's a total pain.It would be easy to add central air, that's about the only bonus.

I have an oil furnace which was once top of the line but is probably 25 years old now. I doubt changing the furnace would change the experience much, however. I'm sure other people will quote studies & articles on which is better and why, but I think the actual experience of living with it is more important.

I'd pay more for even, quiet heat.

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