An oil fired boiler is a heating system component that is not very common in modern homes. In an oil fired boiler, oil called heating oil is burned to heat water which is then pumped throughout the home to provide heat. Oil fired boilers do provide a lot of heat and until the 1970s they [...]
What Causes a Heating Boiler to Make Noise When Firing?
03/29/2010 By Leave a Comment
Boilers use a fuel source: oil, gas, propane, or electricity to heat water to just below a boil between 160 degrees and 180 degrees. This heated water is sent through pipes throughout the building into radiators built in all of the rooms. As the hot water passes through the pipes in the radiators the pipes [...]