Comfortable with homes, multi-family units, deli kitchens or
small commercial projects,
we will find the best balance between your needs, the building and the budget.
Design & installations of:
Plumbing for renovations or new construction
Hydronic gas or oil-fired heating systems
Steam boiler systems
Renewable fuel heating systems
Wood pellet boilers
Pellergy boiler conversions
Cordwood boilers
Solar thermal systems
Domestic water recirculating systems
Integrated multiple unit heating systems
Using the newest technologies for piping, including pex systems and instantaneous hot water heaters, we can provide services for most applications including
antique cast iron repair or splicing, copper to pex conversions and interfaces with municipal water systems.
Hydronic gas or oil-fired heating systems
Steam boiler systems
Renewable fuel heating systems
- Wood pellet boilers
Pellergy boiler conversions
Cordwood boilers
Solar thermal systems
Domestic water recirculating systems
Integrated multiple unit heating systems
Hot water recirculation or manifold-to-faucet distribution are piping concepts often considered in energy efficient or "green" domestic water and wastewater systems design. Larry Pike has been installing these systems for years, ask him if repiping will help your home energy consumption. Energy-Star spoken here.
- Baxi - very-high-efficiency gas tankless heat & hot water condensing boilers
- Buderus - high-efficiency gas & oil-fired boilers & indirect hot water tanks
- Buderus - solar thermal collector panels & systems
- Burnham - high-efficiency gas & oil boilers, steam boilers, Pellergy adaptable
- Crown - high-efficiency gas & oil boilers, steam boilers
- Grundfos - water circulators & controls for solar and hydronic systems
- HB Smith - high-efficiency gas & oil boilers, steam boilers
- Pellergy LLC - Vermont produced wood pellet burning heat source installed on existing oil or wood-fired boilers.
- Takagi - tankless high-efficiency gas domestic hot water heaters
- Econoburn - indoor cordwood gasification boilers
- Shuco- solar thermal collector panels
- Stiebel Eltron - solar thermal collector panels
- STSS - large volume thermal storage tanks for solar thermal & combination systems
- SuperStor - indirect hot water tanks, 2-coils for solar thermal or mixed fuel systems
- Uponor - pex water piping & pex radiant heat tubing
- Vaughn - indirect hot water tanks
- Watts Radiant - pex water piping & pex radiant heat tubing
- Many more
Thinking about solar, cordwood or wood pellets?
When considering future installations of solar thermal or secondary boiler systems, we suggest installing an indirect water storage tank with two sets of heat exchange coils. Planning ahead can save time and money.
Dual fuel systems offer "Fuel Flexibility" that respond to changes in the cost of fuel. Combination boilers or side-by-side boiler installations can allow for use of multiple energy sources in several combinations: oil, gas, cordwood, wood pellets, solar.
The Vermont produced Pellergy wood pellet conversion burner offers fuel flexibility by swapping out the oil-fired gun in many hot water or steam boilers. The process is reversible and is the most cost-efficient way to switch to a renewable fuel and respond to changing oil prices.
What do you mean by "Best Balances"?
Balanced choices consider many factors before a component or system is selected.
- Opportunites & constraints may be:
- the age and insulation of the building, age & activity of the occupants,
daily or weekly use patterns, capital investment vs.operating expenses,
fuel costs, preferences & availability, reusable system parts,
available equipment space, safety, and the timing of other planned energy-efficiency improvements.
- Functional wants, needs or dreams may be:
- warm radiant floors, freedom from drafts, hot water in every bath at the same moment,
dependable delivery during long absences, basic warmth during electrical outtages,
fast recovery for supplemental workshop/studio heat.
- Philosophical factors may include:
- reducing dependence on foreign oil,
wise use and conservation of natural resources, use of renewable fuels,
local economy support, a contribution towards the reduction of global warming by reducing your carbon footprint.
Some preferred products
Clients
Competent piping and reliable products are the beginning of a sucessful project but satisfied clients are the best references. We respect the privacy of our client family and do not post contact info on the website. We are happy to respond to requests for references by phone, email or by US post.
Special interests
Steam, mini-hydro,community heat, biomass developments.
To contact Larry and Natural Heatworks visit About Us.
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