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  2. The Secret Life of Machines - Wikipedia

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    Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom: Cinematography: Mike Coles: Editor: ... Epilogue: A life-size model of a central heating system, used during the show ...

  3. Central heating - Wikipedia

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    Sealed systems offer an alternative to open-vent systems, in which steam can escape from the system, and gets replaced from the building's water supply via a feed and central storage system. Heating systems in the United Kingdom and in other parts of Europe commonly combine the needs of space heating with domestic hot-water heating.

  4. Energy efficiency in British housing - Wikipedia

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    In 1970, only 31% of homes had central heating. By 2003 it had been installed in 92% of British homes, [11] leading in turn to a rise in the average temperature within them (from 12.1 °C to 18.20 °C). [12] Even in homes with central heating, average temperatures rose 4.55 °C during this period.

  5. Lowestoft - Wikipedia

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    Lowestoft (/ ˈ l oʊ (ɪ) s t ɒ f t, ˈ l oʊ s t ə f / LOH-(ih)-stoft, LOH-stəf) is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. [1] As the most easterly UK settlement, it is 38 miles (61 km) north-east of Ipswich and 22 miles (35 km) south-east of Norwich, and the main town in its district.

  6. Green building in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    It features comprehensive insulation, eliminating the need for a central heating system. About 90 percent of its electricity is sourced from solar and wind power while a wood pellet-powered boiler provides hot water to the residents. The One Angle Square building in Manchester has the distinction of earning one of the highest BREEAM scores. [8]

  7. AGA cooker - Wikipedia

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    This would indicate that the smallest traditional two-oven gas AGA range cooker providing simple cooking functions (i.e. not providing a water heater or central heating) consumes thirty-eight times as much as a standard gas oven and hob, almost as much gas in a week as a standard gas oven and hob in nine months.

  8. Baxi - Wikipedia

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    Baxi is a manufacturer and distributor of domestic and commercial water and space heating systems, based in Warwick, England. It is a subsidiary of European group BDR Thermea. Baxi employs 6,400 people throughout Europe, with a turnover exceeding €1.2 billion.

  9. Pellet boiler - Wikipedia

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    Central pellet heating system standing in the cellar. A pellet boiler is a heating system that burns wood pellets. Pellet boilers are used in central heating systems for heat requirements (heating load) from 3.9 kW to 1 MW (megawatt) or more. Pellet central heating systems are used in single family homes, and in larger residential, commercial ...