House
Structure built as a dwelling and equipped to provide a comfortable and secure life for people.
HEATING
Various devices fueled by wood, gas, oil, coal or electricity used for heating a house.
wood firing
Creates heat by burning wood; nowadays, heating with wood is usually reserved as a backup.
![fire irons [1]](/images/house/heating/wood-firing/fire-irons_1.png "fire irons [1] image")
![fire irons [2]](/images/house/heating/wood-firing/fire-irons_2.png "fire irons [2] image")
forced warm-air system
In this type of system, air is heated in a furnace and blown by a fan through a network of ducts to the rooms of a dwelling.
![electric furnace [1]](/images/house/heating/forced-warm-air-system/electric-furnace_1.png "electric furnace [1] image")
![electric furnace [2]](/images/house/heating/forced-warm-air-system/electric-furnace_2.png "electric furnace [2] image")
forced hot-water system
Water heated in a boiler flows up to the radiators, where it releases its heat to the ambient air; the water then returns to the boiler to be reheated.
![boiler [1]](/images/house/heating/forced-hot-water-system/boiler_1.png "boiler [1] image")
![boiler [2]](/images/house/heating/forced-hot-water-system/boiler_2.png "boiler [2] image")
![heat pump [1]](/images/house/heating/heat-pump_1.png "heat pump [1] image")
heat pump [1]
Device exchanging heat between two environments of different temperatures; it can either heat or cool a house, depending on how the circuit is set.![heat pump [2]](/images/house/heating/heat-pump_2.png "heat pump [2] image")
![auxiliary heating [1]](/images/house/heating/auxiliary-heating_1.png "auxiliary heating [1] image")
![auxiliary heating [2]](/images/house/heating/auxiliary-heating_2.png "auxiliary heating [2] image")
![auxiliary heating [3]](/images/house/heating/auxiliary-heating_3.png "auxiliary heating [3] image")
![auxiliary heating [4]](/images/house/heating/auxiliary-heating_4.png "auxiliary heating [4] image")