| A boiler is an important component of a heating | | | | through hot water tubes or cylinders, radiators or |
| system used in homes, buildings, industries and in | | | | underfloor systems. Boilers can be energy |
| making hot water. It is the part that contains | | | | efficient if well maintained, properly set up and |
| water and moves heat in the form of steam | | | | their insulation intact and sealed well. |
| from a fuel source such as oil, gas or coal to | | | | In most residential and small commercial |
| provide warm air. This is often found in hot water | | | | applications, boilers can produce hot water at |
| heating systems that convert heated water into | | | | around 160 to 180 degrees Fahrenheit which is |
| steam and returns it to the source to be reused | | | | then circulated throughout the system using a |
| when the air gets cooler. | | | | pump. At temperature above 212 degrees |
| Specifically, a boiler works by burning natural gas, | | | | Fahrenheit, steam is produced. |
| oil or wood pellet to heat water that goes | | | | |