heating systems

Indoor climate control

Heating systems are the equipment and infrastructure that warm buildings or spaces.

The term covers furnaces, boilers, heat pumps, radiators, and the ductwork or piping that distributes warmth.

The old heating system couldn't keep up with the January cold.

Central heating systems warm an entire building from one source; space heaters warm individual rooms.

Opposites
thermal function

heating systemscooling systems

Mechanisms that dissipate heat

air conditioning · air conditioners · refrigeration systems · central air · chillers

thermal intervention vs. natural state

heating systemsopen windows

Unsealed glazed wall gaps

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G