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Learn how your heating system works.

11/17/2016

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Ever wonder what exactly is going on when you turn up your thermostat or when you hear your furnace kick on?  When heating with oil, your home will be equipped with one of these three systems:  Forced hot water, by means of baseboard, steam which utilizes radiators, or warm air which would be blown through vents. The thermostat works by sensing when the room temperature falls below the set temperature. Once that happens a signal  will be sent to your heating system to turn on.  Once engaged, oil travels from your tank into the burner.  As the fuel and air mixture is injected into your burner it is then ignited in the combustion chamber.  For heating that uses water, there will be either a cast iron or steel boiler where the water is heated.  From there it will be circulated through your baseboards or, in the steam system, heated up and turned into steam to then go through your radiators.  With warm air, instead of heating water, your furnace simply heats air which is then dispersed through your home by means of a blower.  Your chimney is the last step of this process.  Emissions caused from the  combustion process is then emitted through a flue vent right out your chimney.   Keep in mind that with today's ultra low sulfur fuel oil we are leaving a smaller footprint than ever before all while efficiently and cost effectively heating our homes.  
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8 Comments
Mia Evans link
5/16/2022 05:29:45 am

It's interesting to know that the house will get heated with the hot aid being blown by the system. I just need to understand this to ensure that I can take care of my system as well now that I moved into my own home this year. I should also hire heating services that I can trust to regularly check the unit for me, especially the components inside which I have no idea how to check on my own.

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Max Jones link
5/27/2022 03:36:34 pm

Thanks for the info about heating systems. My friend wants a heating oil system for his home. I'll share this info about heating systems with my friend.

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cullertonhvac link
11/16/2022 08:41:38 am

Absolutely! Heating systems play an important role in the home and the workplace. Not only do they keep the building warm, but they also enhance the environment and provide respite from the winter chill outside.

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Boiler Room Products link
3/16/2023 02:53:41 am

Blogs are a very good way of exchanging information and I love to read posts sometimes some blogs give me so much knowledge and this is one kind of that blog.

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Thomas Clarence link
4/5/2023 03:40:09 pm

It stood out to me when you mentioned that oil will travel from a tank to a burner if this is a system that your home has. I would think that this kind of heating system would be more efficient if the oil tank is located close to the home. It seems like the heating oil wouldn't require as much energy to travel to the burner if it is close.

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Millie Hue link
4/20/2023 08:15:37 am

It really helped when you said that there will be a cast iron or steel boiler used for heating units that use water. I wonder how much the heating system installation would be for those types of units if I opt for them for my home. It's the last thing that I need from the house that I bought before I can move into it, especially since it can be cold in the new location I will live in.

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Victoria Addington link
6/12/2023 09:49:54 am

It's great that you discussed that ultra-low sulfur fuel oil nowadays is leaving a smaller footprint. My friend told me that their furnace needs oil. I should advise him to look for a vendor that provides furnace oil delivery.

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Dating in Salt Lake City link
6/16/2025 07:22:36 am

I find it fascinating how the different systems work to heat my home.

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