Central Heating Concepts

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The main purpose of central heating

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To provide thermal comfort within a property.

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Advantage of central heating over an open fire

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Central heating can provide heat in every room, unlike an open fire which heats only one room.

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Diagram of a central heating system in a house

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Illustration showing a central heating system installed in a house.

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Over two thousand years ago, the Romans provided one of the first forms of central heating with the hypocaust.

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The hypocaust was an early form of central heating developed by the Romans.

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A hypocaust is a system of central heating in a building.

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It produces and circulates hot air below the floor of a room and may also warm the walls with a series of pipes.

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Full central heating allows all rooms in a property to be heated at the same time to a specific temperature set by the customer.

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Full central heating

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Selective central heating allows some rooms in a property to be heated at the same time to a specific temperature set by the customer.

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Selective central heating

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The comfort temperature for selective central heating must be reached even when the outside temperature is between -1°C and -5°C.

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Comfort temperature requirement for selective central heating

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Background central heating is often installed mainly on what basis?

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Cost basis

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Purpose of using smaller boilers or heat emitters in background heating

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To take the chill out of the rooms and heat them to a lower temperature