Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a heating or cooling system that transfers heat by circulating a fluid through a closed system of pipes.
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- adjective Refers to
heating systems which involvecirculating hotwater orsteam .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This setup with water circulating through PEX tubing is called a hydronic floor heating system, or a radiant floor.
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Unfortunately, the alternatives (such as radiant "hydronic" heating) are just too expensive for the time being, and so forced-air is what we've got.
The Berkeley Daily Planet, The East Bay's Independent Newspaper 2009
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"That's because, in addition to numerous energy conservation integrated design strategies such as hydronic radiant heated flooring and a high-efficiency HVAC system with an energy recovery wheel, our most innovative strategy was the use of high-tech computational fluid dynamics
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The plumber watched anxiously in case there was a hydronic leak in the underfloor heating system, but all was well.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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The plumber watched anxiously in case there was a hydronic leak in the underfloor heating system, but all was well.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Boilers provide hydronic radiant heat by heating water that is circulated through copper or PEX tubing.
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To cool a home with hydronic radiant heat, a completely separate forced air system needs to be installed, which dramatically adds to the installation costs.
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The plumber watched anxiously in case there was a hydronic leak in the underfloor heating system, but all was well.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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To cool a home with hydronic radiant heat, a completely separate forced air system needs to be installed, which dramatically adds to the installation costs.
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Boilers provide hydronic radiant heat by heating water that is circulated through copper or PEX tubing.
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