According to the U.S. Government, hot air ducted heating is wasteful and less efficient. Forced-air furnaces, the most common heating system, waste energy, through duct leakage, the system's effects on a building's filtration rate, and thermal conduction. Independence Avenue, SW, Washington DC 20585 5. Hot water baseboard. It requires only ordinary household cleaning to be dust-free and will not spread smoke, dust and germs from room to room.
Many doctors prescribe hot water baseboard heating to patients with asthma.
I'm a light sleeper. Yes, the quieter system is the baseboard system. With a hot air ducted heating system, a large fan is required to force the heated air from the furnace into the ducts. Ducts carry the rushing hot air and the fan noise to every room. With a baseboard system, a boiler circulates hot water silently through finger-width tubing.