Clear Anodized, Dark Bronze Anodized, custom color matches, and flouropolymer finishes
are available for an additional charge.
Copper, Stainless Steel, and simulated Lead coated Copper cladding options are available for an additional charge.
Actual colors may vary. Color chips are available upon request.
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Hydronic Heating Systems
Hydronic Heating by Solar Innovations, Inc.
| Heating a glass structure can become costly, whether it is a greenhouse, sunroom, pool enclosure, or conservatory. Energy costs are rising and alternate heating sources are readily available. Solar Innovations, Inc. offers a hydronic heating system which is used in conjunction with solar thermal panels. Hydronic heating systems utilize water as a conductor of heat. There are many ways to heat the water used in this system including coal, oil, gas, or electric. Solar Innovations, Inc. offers solar thermal panels to heat the water. These panels are typically placed on a building’s roof or side where the sun can heat the panels, and in turn heat the water. Hot water is circulated through the home or a glass structure, returning to the heating unit where it is re-heated by a closed loop solar heating system. Additional water is not added to the system in the process. There are numerous benefits to heating a structure with a combination of Hydronic heat and solar thermal panels. Customers do not need to purchase oil or coal every several months, which reduces cost immediately. |  Hot Water Storage Tank |
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Another benefit to the combination is cleanliness; traditional forced air heating units employ duct work which accumulates dust. As air is pumped through the duct work, dust is pushed out, and enters the living space. Hydronic heating does not use duct work or filters, thus eliminating the deposit of dust into the space. This is why hydronic heat is an exceptional heating option for greenhouses. Dust accumulating on a plant’s leaf has the potential to slow down growth and cause permanent damage to the plant.
Radiant floor heating utilizes heating tubes that can be placed below a floor as it is installed. This creates a consistent temperature throughout the space. Heat rises from the floor, resulting in a less significant loss of heat. Objects warm quicker with radiant heat; furniture and other objects touching the floor benefit from heat transferred to it and are not cold to the touch. Radiant heat warms cold floors like tile and cement, acting as a thermal mass and retaining heat throughout the day.
On cloudy, overcast days, panels may not produce enough heat, but your glass structure will require heat even when the panels are not producing, so a backup unit is wise and can be powered by oil, gas, or electric.
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Solar thermal panels may not produce enough heat on overcast days, but your glass structure will require heat even when the panels are not producing, so a backup unit is wise and can be powered by oil, gas, or electric.
Another benefit of this type of heating is the ease of its installation. There are no large ducts which need to be fitted into a plenum or crawl space; instead, this system uses piping. It is more feasible to run pipes through a house than duck work.
Forced air units can also become quite noisy, but Hydronic heating systems have no blowers. Customers will take notice at the loss of noise pollution provided when switching from forced air units to Hydronic systems (which emit virtually no sound).
An even temperature is consistently distributed throughout the space by hydronic heat. These even temperatures are useful in a greenhouse because all plants receive an equal amount of heat. This is especially helpful in orchid greenhouses, as orchids are very particular plants which call for high humidity and constant warm temperatures.
Solar Innovations, Inc. Introduces Hydronic Heating Systems
- Press Release.
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