Because of its coastal location on Long Island Sound, Darien, Connecticut, is reasonably blessed when it comes to the climate there (in so much as it shares some of the summer heat of the States surrounding it but does not get the extreme cold experienced by its northerly neighbours). The area has a recorded lowest winter temperature of minus 28° F but, on average, temperatures do not drop below 19° F (usually in January). However, this is cold enough to make Heating Installation In Darien CT very much a necessity of everyday living during the winter months. Some may even say that they need heating in their homes and workplaces from around November right through to April. There are even people who think that summer night time lows of around 60° F are sufficient for them to “tweak” their bedroom temperature upwards with Heating Installation In Darien CT.
HVAC To The Rescue
There are many ways in which we can bring warmth into our lives when we are enclosed in any space – be it within our homes, offices, shops, schools, etc., etc; this is the realm of the Heating, Ventilation (and) Air Conditioning (HVAC) specialists. The basic concept goes back to our caveman ancestors using a cave for shelter from wind, rain and snow while huddling around fires to gain additional warmth. Nearly all of Darien’s winter warmth comes from burning something and then capturing and distributing the resulting heat (even the electricity for electrical heaters is often generated by burning some sort of fuel).
So Many Heating Choices
Some of the more popular heating methods include examples like: –
- Ducted warm air where a furnace heats air which can then be blown by fans into ducts concealed within to the building’s structure.
- A radiator system of central heating where a furnace is used to heat up a fluid (often but, not necessarily water) which can then be pumped through pipes that pass the heated fluid through radiators enabling the heat to escape into the air close to the radiator.
- An underfloor heating system which is similar to radiators but the hot-fluid pipes are buried within a room’s floor so that the heat escapes into the floor – which then passes it up into the room above.
Many factors will affect your decision on Heating Installation In Darien CT but, once chosen, you will need a good HVAC contractor to both set it up and then to maintain your system.
