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cen·tral heat·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. central heatingnoun

    a heating system in which air or water is heated at a central furnace and sent through the building via vents or pipes and radiators

Wiktionary

  1. central heatingnoun

    Any of various heating systems in which a central source of heat is used to distribute heat (and sometimes hot water) throughout a building in a controlled manner.

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  1. Central heating

    A central heating system provides warmth to a number of spaces within a building from one main source of heat. It is a component of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (short: HVAC) systems, which can both cool and warm interior spaces. A central heating system has a furnace that converts fuel or electricity to heat. The heat is circulated through the building either by fans forcing heated air through ducts, circulation of low-pressure steam to radiators in each heated room, or pumps that circulate hot water through room radiators. Primary energy sources may be fuels like coal or wood, oil, kerosene, natural gas, or electricity. Compared with systems such as fireplaces and wood stoves, a central heating plant offers improved uniformity of temperature control over a building, usually including automatic control of the furnace. Large homes or buildings may be divided into individually controllable zones with their own temperature controls. Automatic fuel (and sometimes ash) handling provides improved convenience over separate fireplaces. Where a system includes ducts for air circulation, central air conditioning can be added to the system. A central heating system may take up considerable space in a home or other building, and may require supply and return ductwork to be installed at the time of construction.

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  1. central heating

    Central heating is a system for warming a building by generating heat in one central location and then distributing it throughout the entire structure. This is typically done through a network of ducts, pipes, or radiators and can use various types of fuel sources such as natural gas, oil, electricity, or renewable energies. Central heating systems often use a furnace, boiler, or heat pump to produce heat.

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  1. Central heating

    A central heating system provides warmth to the whole interior of a building from one point to multiple rooms. When combined with other systems in order to control the building climate, the whole system may be an HVAC system. Central heating differs from local heating in that the heat generation occurs in one place, such as a furnace room in a house or a mechanical room in a large building. The most common method of heat generation involves the combustion of fossil fuel in a furnace or boiler. The resultant heat then gets distributed: typically by forced-air through ductwork, by water circulating through pipes, or by steam fed through pipes. Increasingly, buildings utilize solar-powered heat sources, in which case the distribution system normally uses water circulation. In much of the temperate climate zone, most new housing has come with central heating installed since the Second World War, at least. Such areas normally use gas heaters, district heating, or oil-fired system, often using forced-air systems. Steam-heating systems, fired by coal, oil or gas, are also used, primarily for larger buildings. Electrical heating systems occur less commonly and are practical only with low-cost electricity or when ground source heat pumps are used. Considering the combined system of central generating plant and electric resistance heating, the overall efficiency will be less than for direct use of fossil fuel for space heating.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Central Heating in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Central Heating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Central Heating in a Sentence

  1. Jan Visser:

    This has nothing to do with our existing central heating installation which stayed intact, this server heater is an entirely individual heating device, of course, if it gives good enough warmth, you can use less of your existing central heating and there is the chance for home owner to pay less bills.

  2. Guo Jiaming:

    A cave is convenient and it's warmer, an apartment building is only heated when the central heating is turned on.

  3. Bob Ward:

    I hope we can get to net zero earlier and I hope Extinction Rebellion will continue to push for The UK, but we've got to do this whilst improving the quality of people's lives, we have more than 20 million homes in The UK that have gas central heating... if Bob Ward were to stop The UK now, rip up their gas central heating without knowing what Bob Ward are going to replace The UK with, Bob Ward will kill people. Because there will be people who will freeze to death.

  4. Guo Jiaming:

    An apartment building is only heated when the central heating is turned on, old people like me can't stand this cold during the winter.


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