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  2. Central heating - Wikipedia

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    Colonel Coke devised a system of pipes that would carry steam around the house from a central boiler, but it was James Watt the Scottish inventor who was the first to build a working system in his house. [12] A central boiler supplied high-pressure steam that then distributed the heat within the building through a system of pipes embedded in ...

  3. Boiler - Wikipedia

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    A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid (generally water) is heated. The fluid does not necessarily boil. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications, [1] [page needed] [2] [page needed] including water heating, central heating, boiler-based power generation, cooking, and sanitation.

  4. List of boiler types by manufacturer - Wikipedia

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    bundled-tube water-tube boiler; early large-tube water-tube boilers where the tubes were grouped into bundles (of 19, for geometrical reasons) that shared a common header, so as to improve shared access for tube cleaning. [14] Butterley boiler: a form of Cornish boiler where the furnace was opened up into a "whistle mouth", enlarging the grate ...

  5. Furnace (central heating) - Wikipedia

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    The layout of these 'octopus’ furnaces and their duct systems is optimized with various diameters of large dampered ducts. Forced-air gas furnace, design circa 1991. By comparison, most modern "warm air" furnaces typically use a fan to circulate air to the rooms of house and pull cooler air back to the furnace for reheating; this is called ...

  6. District heating - Wikipedia

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    The Spittelau incineration plant is one of several plants that provide district heating in Vienna, Austria. Animated image showing how district heating works. District heating (also known as heat networks) is a system for distributing heat generated in a centralized location through a system of insulated pipes for residential and commercial heating requirements such as space heating and water ...

  7. Heat pumps: How do they work, what do they cost and can ... - AOL

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    The system consists of a box measuring about 1m x 1m x 0.4m which stands outside the property, as well as a heat pump unit and hot water cylinder inside the property.

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