We have been involved with a number of residential radiant cooling projects. The hydronic heat pumps used in these applications match well with modern, all electric house designs matched with solar electric.
As radiant cooling is applied almost exclusively in the ceiling, please consult Ecowarm RadiantBoard in the Ceiling for ceiling application information.
General Notes:
- Radiant cooling applications require professional mechanical design assistance. Please contact us if you wish to explore this possibility. We also have field technical support capabilities.
- We have found residentially radiant cooling systems are effective only in an area with a low dew point as found often in western North America.
- There are now effective radiant cooling and dew point control systems for residential projects.
Heat Pumps: Whether for cooling and/or heating hydronic heat pumps are an excellent choice for residential radiant heating and cooling systems. Hydronic heat pumps usually produce low supply water temperatures for heating which is an ideal match with high output Ecowarm RadiantBoard. Hydronic heat pumps normally use high cooling temperatures to avoid condensation when possible so the heat pumps do not have to be oversized.
- Air to Water Hydronics Heat Pumps: A new generation of small air to water hot water heat pumps are now on the market. They are basically a normal, super-efficient modern variable speed heat pump with a heat exchanger to produce hot and cool water rather than air. Since they use air, they do not need all the ground heat exchangers that make ground source heat pumps so expensive.
- Ground Source Heat Pumps: Ground source heat pumps use the ground as a heat exchanger to efficiently product warm and cool water. They are normally more popular, efficient and cost-effective in eastern North America due to ground conditions and rebates.
