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  2. Gas heater - Wikipedia

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    Upright non-flued liquefied petroleum gas heater, 1970s A wall mounted gas heater that runs on either propane or natural gas.. A gas heater is a space heater used to heat a room or outdoor area by burning natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, propane, or butane.

  3. Furnace (central heating) - Wikipedia

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    Modern high-efficiency furnaces can be up to 98% efficient and operate without a chimney, with a typical gas furnace being about 80% efficient. [1] Waste gas and heat are mechanically ventilated through either metal flue pipes or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes that can be vented through the side or roof of the structure.

  4. Kerosene heater - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese non-vented "fan" heater burns kerosene gas and is known as a gasification type heater. The liquid kerosene fuel is pre-heated via an electric heating element to vaporize the fuel. The resulting gas is collected and forced into the burn chamber where it is ignited and burns with a blue flame, similar to propane.

  5. Central heating - Wikipedia

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    Sealed systems offer an alternative to open-vent systems, in which steam can escape from the system, and gets replaced from the building's water supply via a feed and central storage system. Heating systems in the United Kingdom and in other parts of Europe commonly combine the needs of space heating with domestic hot-water heating.

  6. Furnace - Wikipedia

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    Furnace (central heating): a furnace, or a heater or boiler, used to generate heat for buildings; Boiler, used to heat water; also called a furnace in American English when used for heating and hot water in a building; Jetstream furnace or Tempest boiler, a design of wood-fired water heater

  7. Ventilation (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Ventilation should be considered for its relationship to "venting" for appliances and combustion equipment such as water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and wood stoves. Most importantly, building ventilation design must be careful to avoid the backdraft of combustion products from "naturally vented" appliances into the occupied space.