what are the different types of home heating systems?
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['Furnaces. The majority of North American households depend on a central furnace to provide heat. ... ', 'Boilers. Boilers are special-purpose water heaters. ... ', 'Heat Pumps. ... ', 'Gas-Fired Space Heaters. ... ', 'Unvented Gas-Fired Heaters: A Bad Idea. ... ', 'Electric Space Heaters. ... ', 'Wood-Burning and Pellet Stoves. ... ', 'Fireplaces.']
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['Wet Fire Sprinkler Systems. – The wet-pipe system employs automatic sprinklers attached to a piping system connected to a water supply. ... ', 'Dry Pipe Systems. ... ', 'Special Hazard Fire Protection Systems. ... ', 'Dry Chemical Fire Suppression Systems. ... ', 'Gaseous Fire Suppression Systems. ... ', 'Foam Fire Suppression Systems.']
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All heating and cooling units burn fuel. Air conditioners use electricity. Most home heating systems use gas or fuel oil; other systems use electricity. ... When an air conditioner is turned on, electrical power is used to cool a gas in a coil to its liquid state.
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Air conditioners use electricity. Most home heating systems use gas or fuel oil; other systems use electricity. The heat pump -- an electrically powered climate control unit -- both heats and cools air. In summer it extracts heat from the air inside your home.
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['Water heater: 14% of energy use.', 'Washer and dryer: 13% of energy use.', 'Lighting: 12% of energy use.', 'Refrigerator: 4% of energy use.', 'Electric oven: 3-4% of energy use.', 'TV, DVD, cable box: 3% of energy use.', 'Dishwasher: 2% of energy use.', 'Computer: 1% of energy use.']
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How They Work. Solar water heating systems include storage tanks and solar collectors. There are two types of solar water heating systems: active, which have circulating pumps and controls, and passive, which don't.
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Measuring the energy used to heat your home A 'typical' home in a mild climate uses between 5,000 kWh and 30,000 kWh of energy a year for its heating. So how much does your home use? Whether you use natural gas, fuel oil, electricity or something else, you should be able to measure the energy used to heat your home.
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['Thermosiphon Systems. These systems heat water or an antifreeze fluid, such as glycol. ... ', 'Direct-Circulation Systems. These systems pump water from storage to collectors during sunny hours. ... ', 'Drain-Down Systems. ... ', 'Indirect Water-Heating Systems. ... ', 'Air Systems.']
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There are three available types of household smoke detectors — ionization, optical (photoelectric), and combined. They are very cheap and are available everywhere. The combined detectors are effective at detecting slow-burning as well as flaming fires, both common types of fire in the home.
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['Rheem RTEX 13 Electric Tankless Water Heater.', 'Ecosmart ECO 27 Electric Tankless Water Heater.', 'Rinnai V65iN Indoor Tankless Water Heater – Natural Gas.', 'Rheem RTGH-95DVLN Direct Vent Tankless Natural Gas Water Heater.']
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Solar water heating. Solar water heating systems, or 'solar thermal' systems, use free heat from the sun to warm domestic hot water. A conventional boiler or immersion heater can be used to make the water hotter, or to provide hot water when solar energy is unavailable.
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['Flat plate collector.', 'Evacuated tube collector.', 'Heat pump systems.']
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['Air fryer.', 'Bachelor griller.', 'Barbecue grill.', 'Beehive oven.', 'Brasero (heater)', 'Brazier.', 'Bread machine.', 'Burjiko.']
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Types of Geothermal Heat Pump Systems There are four basic types of ground loop systems. Three of these -- horizontal, vertical, and pond/lake -- are closed-loop systems. The fourth type of system is the open-loop option.
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There are three main types of range cooker: gas (which combines a gas oven and hobs), electric (everything is at the flip of a switch - and induction hobs may be included) and dual fuel - gas hobs and electric ovens.
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['Endless amounts of energy, free of charge.', 'No CO2 emissions during operation.', 'Cost savings: up to 60% less energy to heat water, up to 35% less energy for space heating.', 'Reduced consumption of fossil fuels.', 'Solar thermal systems can be integrated into existing systems.']
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['boiler.', 'pot.', 'steamer.', 'teakettle.', 'vat.', 'vessel.']