Various heating systems
It goes without saying that everyone seeks the best quality-price ratio at the time of L purchase D a new heating system. But the overall costs of your heating will include/understand: the price D purchase of your heating system, the expenses D installation, operation costs and the expenses D maintenance. In addition, it will be necessary to take into account also two other considerable factors which are the noise and cleanliness.
Will know that generally a higher initial purchase price is usually compensated by lower operation costs and, in certain cases, a less cost of installation.
Put aside the hearth, more aesthetic than really practical, and the wood stove, here most widespread heating systems. Take a few minutes to inform you of these systems and their operating processes, and do not forget that our advisers are there to answer all your questions.
Quiet and largely widespread in new constructions in Quebec (they account for 85% of the new heating installations), the electric plinths S install easily, cost not very expensive and require D maintenance little. However, their installation in bottom of the walls can limit L fitting of your pieces of furniture. Functioning thanks to individual thermostats, it is easy to adjust the temperature of your parts. In addition, the use of electronic thermostats makes it possible to save up to 10% of electricity. But note that the electric plinths drain the ambient air. Their lifespan is estimated at 40 years and their cost varies between 1500 and 3000 dollars.
Fed with the fuel, electricity, gas, or thanks to Bi-energy, the central generator of the system with hot air pulsated reheating the air and redistributes it by a circuit of conduits, thanks to an integrated ventilator, in all the parts of the house. Effective thanks to the possibility of integrating a device of treatment of the air, this heating system is not less noisy, requires a regular maintenance and requires a bulky site for it. With this system, the air is much less dry than with the electric plinths. Its lifespan is estimated between 25 and 40 years and its cost varies between 8000 and 12000 dollars.
- The system with warm water
This heating system is made up D a central boiler which functions with natural gas, the fuel or L electricity. This last reheating L water in circulation in pipes and radiators diffuse the heat of L water in the parts. Very effective, the system with warm water also enables you to integrate a device of production of warm water for your other needs into the house. It is a system which can be quiet if its adjustments are adequate but the radiators occupy of the place. Maintenance is done once per year by purging the system for a boiler with the fuel and once every two years for a boiler with natural gas. The lifespan of this heating system to warm water is estimated at 40 years and its cost varies between 15000 and 25000 dollars.
Multi uses, the heat pump can be used as much as heating system that of air-conditioner and even provide warm water of the house. But this multifunction character is not sufficient for one Québécois winter, and it should then be combined with another heating system for the fuel or the gas which will take the changing when the temperature is too low. There exist two great types of heat pumps: of air-to-air type, for the houses which have a system of heating with hot air, and the type heat pump air-water, which combines with the system heating with warm water. More expensive with the purchase than the other traditional heating systems, the heat pump consumes less fuel. It is with the autumn that it is recommended to make its maintenance. Its lifespan is estimated between 10 and 15 years and its cost varies between 10000 and 18000 dollars.
The principle of geothermics consists in extracting from the ground or subterranean water a heat and to transfer it, thanks to underground pipes, towards a heat pump. Thus, geothermics belongs to the category of the heat pumps. There exists the geothermics of the water-air type and water-water type. The cost of purchase is here considerably higher than the other systems of heating but compensated in the long run by the comfort and the low costs of energy used. The lifespan of a geothermic heat pump is estimated at 15 years, but the underground circuit has one lifespan estimated between 50 and 75 years. The total costs vary approximately between 25000 and 30000 dollars.
Will know that the tariffs indicated here are purely indicative and can vary from a distributor to another.
