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WiFi electric heating thermostat for floors

The Nuheat Signature gives users full access to all thermostat settings with wireless remote access through a smartphone app or a web browser.

February 25, 2014

The Nuheat Signature gives users full access to all thermostat settings with wireless remote access through a smartphone app or a web browser.

Webstone products featured on PBS’s ‘Hometime’

View “Creekside Home Heat” to see Webstone’s hydronic manifolds and ball valves.

February 14, 2014

Webstone’s Hydro-Core Hydronic Manifold System and Isolator Uni-Flange Ball Valves have been featured on “Hometime,” one of PBS’s longest-running home improvement programs.

Dow provides heat transfer fluid to Sochi ice arena

At the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Dow heat transfer fluids were used in the Bolshoy Ice Dome, the main venue for ice hockey competition, to create and maintain the arena’s ice surfaces.

February 14, 2014

Heat transfer fluids also were used in the venue for the air conditioning system to offer reliable, steady temperature control to maintain ice quality and allow better performance and safety for athletes.

Comparing baseboard heating to forced-air systems

Bob Vila discusses electric baseboard, hydronic baseboard and forced air.

February 14, 2014

At BobVila.com, the pros and cons of baseboard electric and hydronic heating systems, compared to forced-air heating systems, are discussed.

Radiant controls and valves for easy installation

Viega introduces new products for hydronic and HVAC applications that allow for easy installation and system integration.

February 14, 2014

Viega introduces new products for hydronic and HVAC applications that allow for easy installation and system integration.

Twelve new student teams to compete in Solar Decathlon 2015

February 13, 2014

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman announced the 20 collegiate teams selected to compete in the DOE’s Solar Decathlon 2015 at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, Calif. The teams will now begin the nearly two-year process of building solar-powered houses that are affordable, innovative and energy-efficient.

The geothermal heat pump is just like a boiler

The Glitch and The Fix, February 2014

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

February 13, 2014

A homeowner asks his local heating installer if a geothermal heat pump can be combined with radiant floor heating. The system he creates is meant to supply a dozen independently controlled zones of low-temperature floor heating.

How does a heat pump water heater work?

Water heaters are the second-highest energy source in the home.

February 3, 2014

Water heaters are the second-highest energy source in the home.

Beautiful Heat sets baselines for residential radiant heat efficiency in Canada

January 31, 2014

Based on the results from energy simulations of different home types in six regions of Canada, annual energy savings of up to 18% could be realized with radiant heat.

Using wood-gasification boiler for space heating and repurposed thermal storage tank

January 2014 The Glitch and The Fix

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

January 30, 2014

A homeowner wants to use a wood-gasification boiler as his primary source of space heating. He also wants a propane-fueled boiler to automatically come on for backup should he decide not to tend the fire, or if he is away. The owner has read that a generously sized thermal storage tank is necessary to allow a gasification boiler to operate at consistent high efficiency.