Hydronic Heating

Hydonic heating is simply a beautiful way of heating your home. The method of heating is radiant heat – so there are no fans and therefore no noise and no air being pushed around – it is almost like invisible heating. Radiant heat has the advantage of a more natural and even heat distribution throughout a home – perfect for allergy or asthma sufferers as there is no air/dust circulation.

It is also common for homes with Concrete Slab floors and flat roofs to have Hydronic heating as it is very difficult to find adequate space for the ducting and units and is therefore often prohibitively expensive.

To install Hydronic heating, a Gas Furnace is installed on the outside of the house – this looks similar to a regular instant Hot Water system – this is connected via insulated plastic piping to each of the Radiant Panels which are wall mounted in each of the rooms that heating is required.

There is a massive range of different style indoor radiant panels – each of the different dimensions can be matched to both the heating load required and the specific size desired for the optimal look inside each individual room. There are literally hundreds of different combinations of Height, Length and Depth. Generally the heights available are 300, 500, 600 or 900mm and Lengths from 300 to 3000mm.

It is popular to have Towel Rail Panels in Bathroom areas – these can have either a white or chrome finish. And there are Radiator Panels in amazing designer styles for those wanting to make a feature or statement with the heating – popular with architects and modern designs.

The whole system is designed to the specific heat load and the desired style or finish to your home – and extra panels can be easily added to an existing system if extra rooms are added to the home.

Standard Wall Panels

Feature Designer Radiators

Towel Rails

Controls:
Generally there is a Room Thermostat installed into the Main living area of the home – this turns the system on and off and regulates the temperature in the main living zone. Usually each Bedroom and Study area will have an individual Thermostatic control installed on the supply valve on the bottom of the Wall Mounted Radiator Panel – this is a simple to operate dial and allows operation of an individual temperature in each of these rooms. This provides fantastic zoning ability so that each Bedroom can be operated to its own different temperature, or unused rooms can simply be turned off.

Pricing:
For an estimated price for installation of Hydronic heating each wall mounted panel will cost approx $1,200 (inc GST and installation of boiler and all piping). EG: a 190m2 or 20 square house may have approx 8 to 10 panels at a total installation cost of approximately $9,600 to $12,000 inc GST. Feel free to contact Mercury Heating and Cooling to arrange a Representative to size up and provide a free quote for your home.