boiler
Example Sentences
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"We do not use air conditioning, and this year we did not use the boiler," she said as she held a placard that read "electricity service is a right".
From Barron's
Heat pumps are more efficient than gas boilers.
From BBC
In this study, the researchers turned their attention to a less studied source of pollution: wood burning in homes, including furnaces, boilers, fireplaces, and stoves.
From Science Daily
Traders are anticipating a big chunk of U.S. production will become blocked in frozen wells when heating demand is highest, necessitating a huge drawdown of domestic stockpiles to keep furnaces and boilers running.
Heat pumps can be three to four times more efficient than gas boilers, but higher electricity prices mean that they can end up being the same or more expensive to run.
From BBC
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