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2. Gas heater - Wikipedia

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   Upright non-flued liquefied petroleum gas heater, 1970s A wall mounted gas heater that runs on either propane or natural gas. A gas heater is a space heater used to heat a room or outdoor area by burning natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, propane, or butane. Indoor household gas heaters can be broadly categorized in one of two ways: flued or ...

3. Propane - Wikipedia

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   Propane is used as a feedstock for the production of base petrochemicals in steam cracking. Propane is the primary fuel for hot-air balloons. It is used in semiconductor manufacture to deposit silicon carbide. Propane is commonly used in theme parks and in movie production as an inexpensive, high-energy fuel for explosions and other special ...

4. Patio heater - Wikipedia

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   Hanging patio heater: portable and small footprint; comes in electric only; Tabletop patio heater: ultra-portable and great for smaller groups or outdoor dining, but it uses a small propane tank; Patio heaters have become popular with bars and restaurants, since they extend the day and the season for their customers to sit outdoors.

5. Storage water heater - Wikipedia

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   Solar heat is clean and renewable. This is the most modern system. Increasingly, solar powered water heaters are being used. Their solar thermal collectors are installed outside dwellings, typically on the roof or walls or nearby, and the potable hot water storage tank is typically a pre-existing or new conventional water heater, or a water heater specifically designed for solar thermal.

6. Central heating - Wikipedia

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   Electric heating or resistance heating converts electricity directly to heat. Electric heat is often more expensive than heat produced by combustion appliances like natural gas, propane, and oil. Electric resistance heat can be provided by baseboard heaters, space heaters, radiant heaters, furnaces, wall heaters, or thermal storage systems.

7. Gas cylinder - Wikipedia

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   The term cylinder in this context is sometimes confused with tank, the latter being an open-top or vented container that stores liquids under gravity, though the term scuba tank is commonly used to refer to a compressed gas cylinder used for breathing gas supply to an underwater breathing apparatus.