| al heating plays a major role in the daily lives of | | | | the closed system and radiators to release heat |
| millions of people around the world. When autumn | | | | into the rooms. In the UK and in other parts of |
| ushers in every year and the scarves and coats | | | | Europe, engineers combine the needs of room |
| start to fill the streets, it is also time to switch | | | | heating and hot water heating and storage. |
| those heaters on. One of the central heating | | | | Hydronic and steam system. |
| approaches that have become quite popular these | | | | A hydronic system uses a boiler to heat up hot |
| days is central gas heating. In order to understand | | | | water and a pump to circulate hot water through |
| central gas heating, it is first necessary to take a | | | | plastic pipes installed in a concrete slab. The steam |
| look at central heating in general. What does it | | | | system follows the same principle, except that |
| mean? How is it carried out? | | | | steam is used instead of water. |
| Defining Central Heating | | | | Central gas heating. |
| Central heating, in simple terms, means heating | | | | Gas heating uses a device to heat an area by |
| from one central source. Its objective is to | | | | burning natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas. With |
| provide warmth to the interiors of an entire | | | | this system, there is really no need for any |
| house or building. It can also be available to just a | | | | refilling, the gas company directly supplies fuel into |
| room in a building, usually originating from one | | | | residential houses or commercial buildings. |
| point. Central heating should not be confused with | | | | One of the most common types of gas heating is |
| local heating. There are different types of central | | | | the use of natural gas. Natural gas, used in major |
| heating systems, and you can tailor the system | | | | central gas heating systems, is one of the |
| to what suits your needs the best. If everything | | | | cheapest forms of energy available to the |
| is working correctly, it should be able to turn itself | | | | residential consumer. High efficiency natural gas |
| on and off automatically, use no more fuel than | | | | furnaces and boilers provide more useable heat |
| necessary, and have the house at the ideal | | | | than conventional heating equipment. For example, |
| temperature. | | | | the latest natural gas heaters can heat twice as |
| Central Heating Methods | | | | much water per hour than electric models. Also, |
| In most of Northern Europe, where people | | | | recovery rates are three times faster, so they |
| seldom use air-conditioning systems due to the | | | | can handle extremely high loads. This means more |
| cold climate, houses come with central heating | | | | hot water in less time, using less energy. Natural |
| installed. They normally use water circulation, | | | | gas has grown to such levels of popularity |
| hydronic, steam and gas heating systems. | | | | because of the tremendous amount of energy |
| Water circulation heating involves the use of a | | | | savings and instant convenience that it can |
| boiler that heats water in a confined | | | | provide to residential and commercial consumers. |
| watercontainer, a pump that circulates water in | | | | |