Heating Systems

We can help you with new installations, replacing equipment, upgrading, or heating an addition to your home. We provide information below on some of the different heating systems available. You may find this information helpful in determining which system would be best for your needs. Regardless of your particular needs, we urge you to contact us with your questions.

Hot Water
Hot water heating systems use gas, oil or electric boilers to heat water that circulates throughout your home. Many consider hot water based systems to be the best heating system available. The systems are quiet to operate and generally deliver heat to the home at a more constant rate.

One of the benefits of hot water heating is the large variety of delivery systems available. Heating elements may include one or more baseboard mounted units, free standing radiators, in-floor radiant heat and in-line heating coils. If you'd like to know more, please feel free to visit our page on hot water heating systems.

Hot Air
Hot air systems use ductwork to deliver warm air to the rooms of your home. Cooler air is then drawn through return air grills to a furnace or air handler to be filtered and re-heated. Furnaces are available in gas, oil and electric configurations.

Gas and oil fired furnaces create heat by burning the fuel and passing the flue gasses through a heat exchanger which in turn heats the air from your home. Electric furnaces are used in connection with heat pump systems and in all-electric homes. Click here to find out more about hot air heating systems.

Radiant Heat
Radiant heating systems are based on the same principles as hot water systems. The system utilizes a central boiler along with a piping system to distribute heat throughout the home. But unlike homes with baseboard units or radiators, a radiant heating system distributes the heat through tubing placed in the floor (or sometimes in the walls or ceilings) of a room. The system is called a radiant system because a large portion of the heat given off by the system is in the form of radiant heat waves (as opposed to convection currents). The result is a very even heat that has the ability to make you feel warm even when next to windows and doors in the room. Click here to find out more about radiant heating systems.

Heat Pump
Heat pumps are combination heating and cooling systems that use ductwork to distribute heated or cooled air throughout your home. In the Northeast, heat pump systems are equipped with a secondary heat source for additional heating capacity when the outdoor temperature falls to the 20 degree F. range and below. Heat pumps are often used when a more conventional fossil fuel system can not be utilized. Click here to find out more about heat pumps.

Hydro-Air
Hydro-Air is another equipment configuration used in a hot air heating system. The hydro-air system uses ductwork and an air handler to move the air in the home across a hot water coil.

The comfort you get in the house is the same as a conventional hot air furnace (as described above), but the heat actually comes from a hot water boiler. This system is a hybrid of the conventional hot water and hot air heating designs. These systems are useful in homes that want central heating and cooling but don't want to pay the higher cost of installing two completely independent systems. Click here to find out more about hydro-air systems.

National, State, and Local Safety Codes
Our experienced and licensed staff believes that these codes are a valuable system to ensure systems are installed properly. At Keyes North Atlantic our work always meets or exceeds the code requirements. If you'd like to know more about our licenses and credentials, we welcome you to the Insurance and Licenses portion of our Credentials section.

Insurance
We are fully covered for workers compensation insurance, and we carry two million dollars of general liability insurance. We are happy to forward certificates of insurance coverage to you for your records. Or view them right here in the Insurance and Licenses portion of our Credentials section.

Warranties and Guarantees
We provide a full one-year guarantee on our work, equipment, and materials. This guarantee is provided in addition to the warranties, which the manufacturers provide on the equipment that we install in your home. Click here for more information on our workmanship warranty.