We take heated water for granted nowadays don’t we? You just turn the tap handle and out comes the heated water.
But how does that water get heated and delivered to your tap? Well, we will try to enlighten you on this expensive invention so you are sure of what you are getting next time you jump in the shower on a cold winter day.
A heated water system is a component that supplies heated water to an apartment or building. There are various types of heated water heaters, including those that use a heated water boiler, a steam boiler, a heat pump, and a propane boiler. These heated water systems have their own advantages and disadvantages. However, the heated water systems work by heating water and then circulating it through an apartment or building. The most respected category of heated water systems is the heated water boiler. Heated water boilers use natural gas, propane, or oil to heat water. The heated water is then circulated through an apartment or building using pipes. Steam boilers, on the other hand, use electricity to heat water. The sizzling water is then circulated through an apartment or building using steam pipes. Heat pumps resemble heated water boilers in that they use electricity to heat water. However, rather than using pipes to circulate the sizzling water, they work with a heat pump. Propane boilers are like heated water boilers in that they use natural gas, propane, or oil to heat water. However, they use a propane boiler instead of pipes.