Hydronic Heating

How Hydronic Heating Works

As its name suggests, a hydronic heating system uses hot water to heat your home. You can install it as either an underfloor heating system or inside the walls of your home.

The process begins by warming water to a specific temperature inside a central gas boiler. The heated water next travels through internal pipes throughout the walls – or floors – to radiator panels. Each radiator disperses the radiant heat in a constant, even manner (the process is called thermal radiation), so your room experiences a comfortable, balanced warmth.

Due to its convenience, low maintenance, running costs and heat efficiency, hydronic underfloor heating is incredibly popular in Europe and North America during long, harsh winters. It's now starting to catch on in the Australian market, and Metropolitan Air Conditioning is ready to make it happen for your home.

Discover The Benefits of Hydronic Systems

The benefits that hydronic heating offers are well worth your consideration. Though initial purchase and installation costs may be higher than other heating systems, the advantages you'll enjoy from hydronic products will make it well worth your while. These benefits include:

• Energy efficient heating: Hydronic systems boast superior energy efficiency, comparable to heat pump heating solutions, in their production of natural radiant heat. They use about 70% less energy than electricity-powered heaters due to the recirculation and recycling of water throughout the system.
• Consistent comfort: Underfloor heating means that hydronic systems provide consistent warmth throughout your home without the unwanted fluctuations of unexpected lower temperatures.
• Quiet operation: Unlike central heating systems, hydronic systems operate silently and give you optimal comfort and much-needed peace and quiet.
• Better air quality: Where traditional ducted systems rely on forced air circulation to condition the air throughout your home. That air is often riddled with dust, pollen and other airborne pollutants. However, the absence of ducts in hydronic heaters effectively eliminates that problem.
• Lower running costs: Hydronic heating is a more cost-effective form of in-home heating than more familiar methods. They typically boast up to 35% lower ongoing running costs than gas-powered split or ducted heating systems. In the long term, it makes the higher initial purchase and installation expenses just that little more palatable.
• Low maintenance costs: Hydronic heaters have low maintenance needs, which helps keep maintenance costs relatively low.

When it comes to talking about the benefits of hydronic heaters, we don't blow hot air for the sake of it. There's no better time than now to discover the many features and benefits of hydronic heating for yourself.

Hydronic System Applications

Metropolitan can custom design and install hydronic heating systems in numerous ways. They include:

• Underfloor heating: One of the most common options, underfloor heating involves installing tubes or mats that circulate hot water underneath the floor and radiate heat throughout your home.
• Heated towel rails: No one wants to wrap a cold towel around themselves on a cold winter morning after stepping out of the shower. Hydronic-heated towel rails ensure your bathroom towel is toasty warm.
• Radiators: Though relatively uncommon in Australian homes, radiator panels can deliver effective performance and come in various sizes and designs.
• Wall or ceiling panels: These work similarly to an underfloor heating system, but use sealed pipes or panels installed in the walls or ceilings to radiate heat. When underfloor heating installation in an existing home is not feasible, wall or ceiling panels make for a worthwhile plan B.

With a hydronic heating system, you can take a zoning approach if you wish. You can either install it across every square metre of your property for a complete solution. Or, if you prefer, install radiators in specific areas to target only the major cold spots of your home. But no matter which option you choose, Metropolitan Air Conditioning is here to help.

Servicing of Hydronic Heating Systems

To maintain optimal performance and keep enjoying warm air throughout the house, you should regularly service your hydronic system. Regular maintenance and servicing keep your system efficient, effective, and able to deliver improved air quality day in, day out. It'll also minimise the need for potentially invasive, disruptive and expensive repairs in the future.

During a hydronic heater service, our technicians will inspect the whole system and boiler unit. They can fix water leaks and thermostat issues, find faults in the gas line and repair timers. Our technicians can certainly help with any issue you may encounter!

What We Do

At Metropolitan Air Conditioning, we can service your hydronic home heating system. Our qualified technicians will:

• Test the thermostat
• Check gas pressures and connections
• Check pipes
• Inspect panel radiators
• Ensure all internal parts, including sealed pipes and heat emitters, are in good working order

Hydronic heating systems are renowned for delivering highly efficient performance. Do right by hydronic heaters and they will do right by you. You'll be confident in their ability to provide superior and efficient radiant heating on the coldest of days.

Why Choose Metropolitan?

Metropolitan Air Conditioning is your hydronic heating specialist with 25 years of proven experience in the heating and cooling industry. No job is too big or small.

Part of the well-known Metropolitan Group, we have an established reputation for quality workmanship and outstanding customer satisfaction when it comes to hydronic heating work. We work in line with our Quality Assurance Guarantee to meet our clients' individual needs and provide the best service possible. As part of this guarantee, we provide:

• 24/7 service – including public holidays and weekends
• Service within the hour*
• Fully qualified technicians
• Upfront fixed-price quotes
• We charge by the job, not by the hour
• Finance options** available
• Public liability insurance

It's also worth noting that, with Metropolitan Ait Conditioning, we'll never charge you extra to come out to your home after hours, including weekends and public holidays.

Explore Our Helpful Finance Options**

We understand that hydronic heating issues can arise at inconvenient times. Even the most advanced hydronic boiler isn't immune to the occasional fault. That is why we offer a range of finance options** to eligible customers for these very instances.

Available through reputable buy now, pay later lenders Zip and Humm, your on-site technician can take you through the easy application process. For many customers, approval comes through in just a few minutes. We've found that customers appreciate the flexibility and as a result, our plans have grown in popularity. We also accept payment by cash, cheque and credit card (Visa, Mastercard or American Express).

Contact us for more information or ask your technician and they can set you up with a plan.

Contact Us Today For Quality Hydronic Heating

Metropolitan Air Conditioning is here for all your heating and cooling needs. We take care of general maintenance, repairs and installations. Our Quality Assurance Guarantee also means that our technicians will arrive on time, be well-presented and complete the job to the highest quality.

So, why not choose us as the best solution for all your floor heating and air conditioning needs? For quality workmanship and outstanding customer satisfaction that delivers the radiant heat you need, contact us today. You can reach us online or give us a call, day or night.