Do you know if you have a heating oil boiler or a heating oil furnace in your New Jersey home? Most people generally don’t care, so long as they can get heat when the weather is cold outside.
The fact is that the heating oil system in your New Jersey home can either be a furnace or a boiler. While both of these heating units will keep you warm when functioning properly, it’s worth knowing the difference, especially if a problem occurs.
If it’s something very minor, you may be able to correct it yourself when you know how a boiler and furnace generate heat into your home. Plus, if you need to discuss something with a heating oil service technician, you will at least have a working knowledge of how your heating oil system runs.
A furnace refers to the heating unit in a warm-air, or forced-air, system. After air is heated in the furnace, a blower forces it through ducts. The warm air is then released through vents or registers in your home.
If you have a hot water (hydronic) system, water circulates around your boiler’s combustion chamber. A circulator pumps the hot water through pipes to heat baseboards or radiators. Eventually, the water returns to the unit to begin the cycle again. If you have a steam system, the boiler turns the water into steam, which then rises through pipes to radiators.
If you think it’s time to replace your old heating oil furnace or boiler, contact your New Jersey heating oil company to discuss your options. Modern systems offer increased comfort and energy savings.
New heating oil equipment heats your home more efficiently and can include advanced controls that adjust fuel usage to meet your home’s specific heating needs.
Your heating-oil service company can work with you to design and install a new, energy-efficient system that fits your home and budget. Be sure to ask about available rebates or incentives when replacing old heating systems.