home heating
Keeping house warm
Home heating refers to the systems and methods used to warm residential buildings—furnaces, boilers, heat pumps, radiators, fireplaces, and space heaters.
The term encompasses both the equipment and the process: Home heating costs spike in January.
Discussions of home heating often involve fuel sources (natural gas, oil, electricity, wood) and energy efficiency.
- space heaterPortable electric warming appliance
- boilerWater-heating vessel
- propaneFlammable hydrocarbon fuel
- warm airHeated gaseous atmosphere
- radiatorsHeat-dispersing metal fixtures
thermostat setting · baseboard heat · furnace · natural gas · heat pump · ductwork · insulation · pilot light · weatherstripping · fireplace · vents · electricity · pellet stove · annual inspection · energy audit · burner · biomass · wood
- emissionsemission, emissions, CO2, CO2 emissions, carbon footprint
- coal briquetscharcoal briquettes
thermal function
home heatingair conditioning
Indoor cooling system
central air · AC · refrigeration · cooling system · swamp cooler