Why do so many homeowners have hot air ducted heating systems if hot water baseboard heating is judged to be much better and more comfortable?
Hot water baseboard heating systems, despite their clearly preferred rating over hot air systems, are not installed in the majority of new American homes. Homebuyers are not usually offered a choice by the builder as to which heating system they would like installed. Typically, builders combine hot air heating and air conditioning in the same ducted system to save in their cost of home construction. The ideal, efficient comfort system, however, would have a separate hot water baseboard heating system and a separate cooling system. In Europe, hot water heating is installed in over 95% of homes.
