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  2. Fan heater - Wikipedia

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    Electric fan heater. A fan heater, also called a blow heater, is a heater that works by using a fan to pass air over a heat source (e.g. a heating element). [1] This heats up the air, which then leaves the heater, warming up the surrounding room. They can heat an enclosed space such as a room faster than a heater without a fan, [2] but like any ...

  3. Malleable Iron Range Company - Wikipedia

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    The Malleable Iron Range Company was founded in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1896 by Silas McClure and A. C. Terrell. [1] The company was incorporated in 1899 with Monarch as a trademark. In 1900 the Dauntless Stove Manufacturing Company of Omaha, Nebraska , became indebted to the Beaver Dam Malleable Iron Works for $5000 for castings ordered by ...

  4. Electric heating - Wikipedia

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    30 kW resistance heating coils This radiant heater uses tungsten halogen lamps. Electric heating is a process in which electrical energy is converted directly to heat energy. Common applications include space heating, cooking, water heating and industrial processes. An electric heater is an electrical device that converts an electric current ...

  5. Electric stove - Wikipedia

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    An electric stove, electric cooker or electric range is a stove with an integrated electrical heating device to cook and bake. Electric stoves became popular as replacements for solid-fuel (wood or coal) stoves which required more labor to operate and maintain. Some modern stoves come in a unit with built-in extractor hoods.

  6. Furnace (central heating) - Wikipedia

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    The heated air was moved by blowers which were belted driven and designed for a wide range of speeds. These furnaces were still big and bulky compared to modern furnaces, and had heavy-steel exteriors with bolt-on removable panels. Energy efficiency would range anywhere from just over 50% to upward of 65% AFUE. This style furnace still used ...

  7. Stove - Wikipedia

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    A stove or range is a device that generates heat inside or on top of the device, for -local heating or cooking. Stoves can be powered with many fuels, such as natural gas , electricity , gasoline , wood , and coal .

  8. Convection oven - Wikipedia

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    A convection oven (also known as a fan-assisted oven, turbo broiler or simply a fan oven or turbo) is an oven that has fans to circulate air around food [1] to create an evenly heated environment. In an oven without a fan, natural convection circulates hot air unevenly, so that it will be cooler at the bottom and hotter at the top than in the ...

  9. Major appliance - Wikipedia

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    A selection of major appliances. A major appliance, also known as a large domestic appliance or large electric appliance or simply a large appliance, large domestic, or large electric, is a non-portable or semi-portable machine used for routine housekeeping tasks such as cooking, washing laundry, or food preservation.