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I think what is more true is that typical furnace designs remove moisture from the air that they heat. Most comfortable place I ever lived in, heating wise, wa
by larrywright 6y ago
I think what is more true is that typical furnace designs remove moisture from the air that they heat.
Most comfortable place I ever lived in, heating wise, was an old house that had been converted into apartments. It still had steam heat. I loved that.
- bluGill 6y agoA furnace doesn't remove moisture. Steam heat is radiant which feels very good. Nothing to do with moisture added, steam heat is almost always a closed loop so no water is put into the air.
- sokoloff 6y ago1-pipe steam has to have vents at the radiator which do let a small amount of water vapor into the room (despite being mostly closed loop). 2-pipe steam does not have this limitation.
- larrywright 6y agoMaybe modern steam heat doesn’t, but the vintage system in that house did let some steam out. But even without that, it didn’t drop the humidity like forced air heating does.