Maxim: How it works

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How Heat From The Maxim Gets To Your Home.

• The Maxim can be located up to 500 feet away from the home or building being heated.
• Heated water from the Maxim is pumped to the home or building through insulated, underground piping - the most efficient way to move heat over distances.
• The Maxim is designed to work with any existing heating system. A heat exchanger or direct circulation conveys the heat into a forced-air furnace, radiant baseboard, or radiant floor heating system. This gives you normal thermostatic temperature control.
• The Maxim can provide heat for all your domestic hot water by adding a water-to-water heat exchanger. You can turn off your hot water heater and save $30 to $80 or more per month!
  

In addition to heating an entire home or building, the same Maxim unit can also heat other buildings such as a garage, workshop, shed, greenhouse or barn. It can even heat a swimming pool or hot tub.

Top Performance With Any Existing Heating System

Forced Air System:

By installing a water-to-air heat exchanger in your furnace (similar to an air conditioner coil), your entire home can be completely heated by the Maxim using the existing duct work. Your existing furnace serves as a backup.

Forced Air - Technical Illustration:

Radiant Floor Heating System:

Radiant floor heat is becoming an increasingly popular heating choice for both new construction and remodeling or additions. The system can be installed during construction in a concrete slab*, or tubes can be fastened between wood floor joists in new or existing structures. Once you have your radiant floor heating system installed, the underground pipes from the Maxim outside of the home are then connected to the radiant floor heating system.

*Slab radiant installations must be well-insulated with 1" or 2" styrofoam insulation. Do not use less than 1" styrofoam (2" is best).

Radiant Floor Heating System - Technical Illustration:

Radiant Baseboard (Direct Circulation):

By installing a water-to-water heat exchanger, or by connecting directly into an existing boiler, the Maxim can heat an entire home with the existing baseboard or radiant heat system. Your existing boiler serves as a backup.

Radiant Baseboard (Direct Circulation) - Technical Illustration:

Existing Boiler with Water-to-Water Heat Exchanger: