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Cindy Parker

Baseboard hot water heat is a common and efficient way to heat your home; but with a little attention, you can increase the amount of heat those systems provide.

Of the three methods of heat transfer (conduction, convection and radiation), baseboard hot water heat uses two – convection and radiation.

Convective heat transfer occurs with air currents and the movement of light, warm air rising. Radiant heat transfer occurs with heat “waves” that occur as with heat that we feel from the sun – or from standing next to your wood stove.