{"id":1243,"date":"2019-11-25T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atlanticrefrigeration.com\/blog\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2019-11-19T09:40:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T14:40:37","slug":"important-facts-boilers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlanticrefrigeration.com\/blog\/heating-service\/important-facts-boilers\/","title":{"rendered":"A Few Important Facts About Boilers (Including Yours)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Although furnaces are the most common type of heating system\nin the country, boilers are close behind them. Particularly in our area, with\nmany homes built without a central ventilation system. Boilers provide powerful\nand clean heating (no dust blown around from vents) and they often outlast\nother types of systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not all HVAC contractors in the area provide boiler\nservices, but we do. We\u2019d like to share a few facts with you about boilers that\nmay help you understand yours better\u2014and that will help you know when to call\nour technicians for assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Boilers don\u2019t boil\u2014at least, most don\u2019t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The operation of a boiler is simple. Gas jets or electrical\nheating elements raise the temperature of the water in the boiler\u2019s tank, and\nthis water then circulates out to terminal points (radiators, baseboard heaters,\nin-floor heating elements). The water is hot, but the boiler doesn\u2019t actually boil\nthe water to turn it into steam. So why the name boiler<\/em>? Because boilers\ndid, at one point, boil water to turn it into steam, and it was the steam which\ntraveled to the radiators. There still are steam boilers in operation, although\nusually in industrial buildings. Improved construction allows for current\nboilers to heat a home with hot water rather than steam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boilers don\u2019t waste water<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A boiler isn\u2019t like a water heater: it doesn\u2019t draw water\nfrom the municipal system to heat it and then send it to taps. The water in a\nboiler travels in a closed loop: the same water circulates, and there\u2019s no need\nto draw on any extra water. The only reason to put water in a boiler is if it\nloses water to leaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boilers pose little danger to your household<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you have an image of your boiler exploding and shooting\nthrough the top of your house\u2014you\u2019ve probably been watching some extreme\nYouTube videos. The truth is that a boiler is a safe device, and if you have\nbaseboard heaters rather than radiators (as most modern homes do) the danger of\npeople burning themselves from contact is extremely low. The only concern is\nwith gas-powered boilers, which is the same concern for every <\/em>gas-powered\nappliance. If the boiler is maintained, there\u2019s almost no danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boilers have higher energy efficiency than furnaces<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the big benefits of a boiler is that it uses less energy to provide heat than a furnace. Water is a more effective heat transfer medium than air, so a boiler provides more heat per unit of energy than a forced-air furnace, whether gas or electric-powered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boilers can freeze in the winter, but it\u2019s not common<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Although we have cold winters, it\u2019s unlikely your boiler will freeze even if it stops working. If you go on a long vacation during the winter, leave the thermostat in your house set at 55\u00b0F and this should be enough to stop boiler (and pipe) freeze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whenever you need to schedule service for your boiler in Maryland or Delaware<\/a>, we\u2019re the contractor to call. We have over 30 years of quality service and our technicians have numerous certifications from institutions and HVAC manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlantic Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Inc. serves Delaware and the Maryland Eastern Shore. Call us 24\/7 for service.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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