| The oil heater is manufactured using metal | | | | heaters because the surface temperature is much |
| columns that consist of hollow holes. In the inner | | | | lower in oil heaters. |
| part of the heating device, the oil flows freely | | | | When winter comes upon us, we like to stay |
| about. At the bottom there is a heating element | | | | warm and dry. It can be very expensive running |
| that heats the oil up. The way the heat flows | | | | the central heating constantly so other methods |
| around the system is known as convection. | | | | are often used. One way is through the oil burner |
| Because of the higher degrees of heat, a bigger | | | | that is good at keeping the room warm. There |
| amount of thermal energy can be stored in | | | | are other types of heating system as well. Some |
| smaller capacities. The higher boiling point keeps | | | | people like solar heating since it is environmentally |
| the oil as liquid so that it doesn't have to be a | | | | friendly. |
| higher pressure device. Oil systems can be pricey | | | | Although gas central heating has its uses, it can |
| to run because of the amount of oil needed, but | | | | be expensive and bad for the environment. Solar |
| they still have their uses. People are still using | | | | energy is possible and is becoming much more |
| them to heat small to medium sized rooms in the | | | | popular than it ever was, perhaps as a result of |
| house. | | | | the impact on the environment. Some people |
| Oil heating systems are much easier to maneuver | | | | have a need to keep warm whilst outside. For |
| than larger devices used for keeping the house | | | | example, for those who work outside in the |
| warm. Oil burners are used in the bedroom | | | | winter they might use the old fashioned method |
| because it is not safe to use gas heating | | | | of having a fire burning. |
| systems. Oil systems are much safer around | | | | There are many ways of staying warm using |
| children as well. However if there are children | | | | heating devices. In the old days people just used |
| within the home when a heating system is being | | | | log fires and had to work hard to collect logs for |
| used, an adult should always be around. | | | | the fireplace. We have moved on a long way |
| Oil burners have a use in many homes today. | | | | since then, but there is still a need for the old |
| Although they might not be the cheapest type of | | | | fashioned ways of heating the home. In the case |
| system they have a good temperature control | | | | of someone staying in a log cabin with no other |
| that keeps a room from being cold. Most of the | | | | heating device then they would have to use an |
| heating systems that individuals use within their | | | | open fire. People who go camping also have a |
| homes are called, pressure burners. Oil burners | | | | need for log fires. |
| tend to be much more safer than electric fan | | | | |