{"id":603,"date":"2019-01-21T11:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/?p=603"},"modified":"2019-01-18T12:50:38","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T17:50:38","slug":"consider-boiler-heating-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/heating-service\/consider-boiler-heating-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider a Boiler for Your Heating Upgrade!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/iStock-694761144_800x533-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Industrial boiler gas regulation and metering module\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/iStock-694761144_800x533-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/iStock-694761144_800x533-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/iStock-694761144_800x533-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The majority of people across the nation don\u2019t think twice when it comes to the options for heating their home\u2014they opt for a furnace system. We\u2019re not knocking forced-air heating systems, these systems are great. But they aren\u2019t the only effective way to heat your home. If you\u2019re one of the many people who has realized it\u2019s time to upgrade your heating system after running it all winter, consider stepping outside the box with your heating system this time around.<\/p>\n<p>To many homeowners, boilers seem a little outdated. They\u2019re actually a comfortable and efficient means of heating your home especially here in our cold climate in Staten Island. Boilers provide heat for your home differently than furnace systems because boilers are a radiant heating system. If you want to install a <a href=\"\/heating\/boilers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boiler in your Staten Island, NY<\/a> home this winter contact our team. We have nearly 90 years of experience in the HVAC industry and we put it to good use.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Understanding a Boiler<\/h2>\n<p>A boiler is a radiant heating system and a furnace is a forced-air heating system. While a boiler isn\u2019t the only type of radiant heating system and a furnace isn\u2019t the only forced-air heating system, they\u2019re definitely the most common type of heating system in each category and the main two we\u2019ll talk about in the rest of this post.<\/p>\n<p>Radiant heating means that forced-air via ductwork isn\u2019t used to circulate the heat within your home. Instead, water is typically used to distribute the heat through piping in the walls or floorboards. When you\u2019re specifically referring to this type of heating it\u2019s sometimes referred to as \u201chydronic heating.\u201d The most important thing to understand about radiant heating is that it warms <em>you <\/em>through certain objects in the room rather than warming the air as a forced-air heating system does.<\/p>\n<h2>The Benefits of a Boiler<\/h2>\n<p>So what are the benefits of a boiler system?<\/p>\n<h3>More Efficient<\/h3>\n<p>Boilers are hands-down more efficient than furnaces. This is largely because water conducts heat far more efficiently than air does\u2014it absorbs heat faster and for longer. It\u2019s also due to the way boilers distribute heat into a room. When a boiler emits heat into a room, it distributes it slowly and evenly while furnace systems tend to blast hot air into a room from one vent and this warm air all clusters toward the ceiling.<\/p>\n<h3>Great for Our Climate<\/h3>\n<p>We experience cold weather here in Staten Island and the intense heat of a boiler is perfect for our weather. You won\u2019t find many HVAC companies on the west coast or even in the southwest offering boilers, and it\u2019s for a reason\u2014they\u2019re made for colder temperatures like ours!<\/p>\n<h3>No Ductwork<\/h3>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that the average forced-air control system loses as much as 30% of its total output to leaks in ductwork. That\u2019s because duct systems are susceptible to leaks and blockages by dust, dirt, and grime. You won\u2019t ever have to worry about this with a boiler system because this system employs a network of piping that circulates water instead.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you\u2019re interested in putting a boiler in your Staten Island home, <a href=\"\/contact-us\/service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact Scaran<\/a>.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s why a boiler could be a great fit for your Staten Island home!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[124,125,88],"class_list":["post-603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heating-service","tag-boiler","tag-radiant-heating","tag-staten-island"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=603"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":607,"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603\/revisions\/607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scaran.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}