Water Heater Vs Boiler

BY Neighborhood Plumbing P R E S E N T A T I O N

OVERVIEW WATER HEATERS AND BOILERS ARE BOTH USED IN HOMES AND BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE HEAT, BUT THEY ARE NOT THE SAME THING. IT'S EASY TO BECOME PERPLEXED WHEN YOU HEAR THE TERMS "WATER HEATER" AND "BOILER" AS SOMEONE WHO ISN'T A PLUMBING SPECIALIST IN PITTSBURGH OR ANYWHERE.

WHAT IS A WATER HEATER? A WATER HEATER DOES WHAT ITS NAME IMPLIES: IT HEATS WATER. THIS DEVICE IS INTENDED TO HEAT WATER FOR USAGE THROUGHOUT THE HOME. UNLIKE BOILERS, WHICH ALSO SERVE AS A HOME'S HEATING SYSTEM, A WATER HEATER'S MAIN PURPOSE IS TO HEAT WATER FOR DOMESTIC USE.

WHAT IS A BOILER? A BOILER IS AN APPLIANCE THAT HEATS WATER FOR HOUSEHOLD USE AND TURNS HOT WATER INTO STEAM, WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH A SYSTEM OF RADIATORS PLACED THROUGHOUT A HOME FOR HEATING PURPOSES. SOME BOILERS CIRCULATE HOT WATER INSTEAD OF STEAM THROUGH RADIATORS. UNLIKE A WATER HEATER, WHOSE SOLE PURPOSE IS TO HEAT WATER, BOILERS PERFORM TWO FUNCTIONS: HEATING WATER FOR HOUSEHOLD USE AND HEATING SPACES.

HOW DO WORK? A BOILER USES A FUEL SOURCE SUCH AS ELECTRICITY, GAS, OR OIL TO HEAT WATER WITHIN THE BOILER TANK. THE HOT WATER OR STEAM IS ROUTED TO NUMEROUS RADIATORS POSITIONED THROUGHOUT YOUR HOME VIA A NETWORK OF PIPES THAT RUN THROUGH THE WALLS. AS HEATED WATER OR STEAM FLOWS THROUGH RADIATOR TUBES TO WARM THE AIR IN YOUR HOME, IT EMITS HEAT.

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