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Posted by Bubba on March 16, 2007, 3:37 pm
>"Steam systems are generally less efficient than hot water heating systems,
>but the efficiency gain of upgrading to hot water is probably not worth the
>expense"
>
>I have heard this asserted just about everywhere universally, without a
>single justification. Why is steam heat less efficient? Is it intrinsically
>less efficient than hot water-based heating systems, or is it simply because
>its typical installation is more wasteful? My guess is that steam is less
>efficient because all the old steam pipes have had their asbestos insulation
>removed and haven't been reinsulated since. Add to that the fact that steam
>is much hotter and has less heat capacity than water and you have a recipe
>for a very inefficient system.
>
>But bad practice doesn't mean steam heat is less efficient.
>
>And what about other types of home heating systems, like forced hot air? How
>efficient are they? Does the energy source matter as far as efficiency goes?
>Are oil-burning boilers/furnaces more efficient than gas burning ones?
>
>josh
>
You dont have an earthly freaking clue what you're talking about so
either do some research before you open your "pie-hole" or STFU.
Bubba
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