Today’s central heating system is a complex arrangement of components that come together to provide essential heating for your home, and with gas, electric or oil fueled systems, the heating system could be wet (with radiators in every room) or a dry system that pumps hot air through ducting in the walls. Here are the main components of a wet central heating system.
- The Boiler – The very heart of the heating system, the boiler heats up the water that is them pumped around the house using a system of pipes and radiators. If your boiler has seen better days, there is affordable boiler replacement in Torquay that is fitted by qualified heating engineers.
- The Thermostat – This controls the firing of the boiler, and the thermostat can be preset to many different settings, telling the boiler when to fire up and when to shut down. If the thermostat is not working properly, you could be using a lot more energy that is necessary.
- The Water Pump – This tough component pumps the hot water around the house, which is in a sealed loop environment, where the water is sent back to the boiler and reheated.
- The Heat Exchanger – A critical component that exchanges the heat from one fluid to another, and with warm air systems, the heat exchanger can work in the opposite way, providing cool air in the summer.
- Piping and Radiators – The system of pipes and radiators are connected to the boiler, and the hot water is pumped around the home. Sometimes air gets trapped in the system, something that the heating engineer can fix by bleeding the air out of the system.
It is essential that your central heating is serviced on a regular basis, which is something your local heating engineer can carry out.