r/BoilerRoomBros • u/michaelcheer • Oct 19 '18

How does a oil fired hot water boiler work?

How does a oil fired hot water boiler work?

Just like the description implies, the furnace uses #2 fuel oil for it's flame's source. When your boiler heats it's water up to temp., it is then delivered to convection points (radiators) throughout the buildingHow does a oil fired hot water boiler work?

Heat from your boiler can be delivered several different ways. While many radiators look alike, they can be quite different. Some radiators simply use steam (identified by a single pipe on one end) while other types use circulating hot water that goes in one end and out the other and back to the boiler to be re-heated and begin the journey again.How does a oil fired hot water boiler work?

Your boiler may also deliver it's heat through baseboard mounted, circulating hot water radiators.

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u/caughtinahustle Nov 12 '18

This is an attempt at some sort of viral internal reddit content isn't it? One of those subreddits that posts someone mistaking a subreddit for something else? Like the weed subreddit r/trees, but posting literal trees.