When my husband and I were shopping around for a larger house for our family, my pal and I had a lot of criteria… A nice sized yard where our kids could play and potentially benefit from a swimming pool was a priority, we were upset about a safe town and highly ranked school system, but i wanted a giant living room, plenty of closets and a minimum of two full bathrooms, then my husband was focused on having a garage and a workshop. It took awhile to find exactly the right house. We toured a lot of properties for nearly a year. When my pal and I finally decided to put in an offer, there was one disadvantage of the house. As an older home, there were radiators in each room that gave heat, the radiators were unattractive, took up a good deal of space and became tepid to the touch whenever they ran. I worried about our kids getting burned. I didn’t like the idea of arranging furniture to accommodate those bulky, ugly radiators. We hired an Heating, Ventilation, and A/C company to inspect the boiler in the basement and assortment of radiators and supply recommendations! He found that the boiler was in nice condition and so no reason to update it. He said that because of few moving parts, boiler heating systems are especially reliable, durable and long-lasting. We ended up replacing the ancient radiators with modern alternatives. Today’s radiators are mounted on the wall, have a tightprofile and are unobtrusive. They effectively heat the entire room and yet are totally safe. The radiator never becomes overly tepid to the touch. Plus, the boiler and radiators accommodate zone control. We’re able to customize the temperature setting in each room.