Home heating

Home heating can be require significant energy and is often a large component of the greenhouse gas emissions of a house.

Options for home heating include:

Wood

  • Wood stove
  • Wood pot-belly stove
  • Open fire place
  • Fireplace with steel insert

Gas (fossil fuel)

  • Ducted heating with a gas furnace
  • Hydronic heating with a gas furnace

Fuel oil or kerosene (fossil fuel)

  • Ducted heating with a fuel oil furnace
  • Hydronic heating with a fuel oil furnace
  • Kerosene heaters

Electrical

  • Air conditioner heat pumps
  • Bar radiators
  • Oil-filled radiators
  • Fans with electric heating elements

Solar power

  • Solar operated heat exchangers
  • Greenhouse room

Other

  • Geothermal heat exchangers

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