Forgive me if I show ignorance but this is the place to get smart. I want to build a home in a few years--a timber frame in central Kansas, 2500 sq ft, radiant slab, fair amount of passive solar gain. I want to figure out the radiant heat, at least the general components I'll need. In doing a little reseach on the internet, it looks like one option would to use a high end domestic hot water heater; this I'm reading about at the Radiantec web site. I will need to be able to winterize so I'll need an indirect system.
Am I going in the right direction? Is a water heater the right choice or should I be thinking boiler? Does the solar gain complicate the design or is it just a summing heat source?
Am I going in the right direction? Is a water heater the right choice or should I be thinking boiler? Does the solar gain complicate the design or is it just a summing heat source?