steam radiators
Hissing metal warmers
Steam radiators are cast-iron heating units found in older buildings, typically standing against walls beneath windows.
Steam from a central boiler rises through pipes into the radiator's hollow chambers, where the heat transfers to the surrounding air.
They're known for their distinctive clanking and hissing sounds: The steam radiators knocked all night.
Many buildings have converted to hot water or forced air, but steam radiators remain common in prewar apartment buildings.
- home heatingWarming a residence
- central heatingBuilding-wide temperature system
- valveFluid flow controller
- boilerWater-heating vessel
- hot waterHeated liquid, or trouble
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- heatingfurnace, boiler, baseboard heaters, heat pump, furnaces
steam radiatorsforced air
Heating distributed by fans
central air · HVAC systems · furnaces · heat pumps · space heaters
steam radiatorsair conditioning
Indoor cooling system
air conditioners · cooling systems · central air conditioning · refrigeration units · chillers
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