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If it’s time to install a new heater in your home, you may be considering the switch to a boiler. This unique type of heating system offers some benefits that a more traditional furnace can’t offer.
You can keep reading to learn more about how a boiler works and why it might be a great solution for your home this winter season. Then give our team a call for your boiler installation in Oakland City, IN. This may be just the heating solution that you have been looking for.
How a Boiler Works
A boiler is a unique type of heater that uses heated water to disperse warmth throughout your house. When a boiler is installed, pipes are laid throughout your home, either under the floors or in the walls. Very hot water then moves through your home to increase the indoor air temperature.
After the hot water cycles through all of the pipes, it returns to the boiler to get heated again. Boilers have to maintain a precise pressure and remain completely airtight for the best results. Otherwise, air can get into the system and cause corrosion, leading to you needing a boiler replacement sooner rather than later.
Just like other heaters, each boiler is assigned an AFUE rating. You can get a base model or a high-efficiency boiler. You can also choose between gas and electric models. Gas boilers are known to be more powerful, but neither one is inherently better than the other. It comes down to your personal preference.
Benefits of a Boiler
One of the greatest benefits of a boiler is the effectiveness with which it heats up. Even after the hot water has passed through the pipes, the pipes remain warm and radiate heat out into your home. Water is a much better conductor of energy compared to air, making it a more energy-efficient option as well.
Investing in a boiler may save you on your monthly energy costs for heating your home during the winter season. The one consideration is that installing a boiler can be a fairly disruptive project. Boilers are usually installed in brand-new homes or homes that are already undergoing renovations because of the need to install pipes in the floors or walls throughout the home.
Care Considerations
Another benefit of boilers is that they require significantly less maintenance compared to other types of heating systems. There are things that you need to keep an eye out for, like pressure consistently being too high inside of the system. But otherwise, boilers are fairly low maintenance for you and for our team.
We will still visit your home annually to monitor your boiler for any repairs or adjustments that need to be made. However, there are usually fewer tasks to complete with a boiler than other types of heating systems.
Contact Benner Heating & Air for all your heating and cooling needs. We can help you choose the best boiler system for your home. It’s Better with Benner.