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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you talking about electric baseboard or hot water?[/quote]

OP here- hot water[/quote]

OK, a little nomenclature that may help you describe what you want. "Central heat" is any kind of heat where multiple rooms are served by the same heat source. As opposed to an electric baseboard heater or a mini split or a fireplace or a space heater. You already have central heat.

There are two main kinds of central heat: forced air, where air is heated and blown around the house in ducts, and hot water, where water is heated and pumped around the house in pipes. So what you're talking about is converting from hot water central heat to forced air.

Probably the first thing a heating and cooling guy will say to you is "Why? Hot water is a better system."

The device that heats the water in a hot water system is called a boiler. The device that heats air in a forced air system is called a furnace. If you already have central air conditioning you can often add a furnace to that system (but not always) and get rid of the boiler. If you just want to get rid of radiators in a few rooms you can keep the boiler and put a hot water coil in the ductwork that heats the air. [/quote]

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