furnace room
Where heat originates
A furnace room is a space in a building that houses the furnace and often other mechanical equipment like water heaters or electrical panels.
In residential buildings, it's typically in the basement or a utility closet: The leak was traced to a pipe in the furnace room.
Also called a boiler room or mechanical room.
- basementSubterranean building level
- crawlspaceShallow accessible foundation area
- combustion chamberEngine's ignition cavity
- oil burnerFuel-burning heating device
- fuelEnergy source material
flue · vent stack · forced air · fire extinguisher · sump pump · ductwork · coal scuttle · pilot light · water heater · thermostat · hot water tank · insulation · filter change · utility closet · ash pit · stoker · storage · anthracite
- hypocausttubuli, heated floor, support columns
- basementsbasement stairs, basement walls, basement door, basement bar, finished basement
- warm spacessauna, warming hut, warming station, forge, foundry
- Industrial Spaceswarehouse, factory floor, loading dock, assembly line, machine shop
- heated roomssauna, infrared sauna, dry sauna, Turkish bath, hammam
- utility roomsutility closet, janitor closet, supply closet, broom closet, pump house
furnace roomwalk-in freezer
Enterable frozen storage space
cold room · ice house · cold storage · freezer room · cryogenic storage
furnace roomliving room
Home's social space
master bedroom · parlor · drawing room · great room · family room
room, mushroom, rooms, bathroom, bedroom, furnace, classroom, living room, dining room