Central Heating System

Definition
a system for heating the rooms of a building by means of radiators or air vents connected by pipes or ducts to a central source of heat

Advantages and disadvantages of central heating

Central heating can provide more effective and energy-efficient convective space heating when:

• rooms have individual thermostatic control
• there are a number of rooms with similar heating requirements regarding temperature and times that heat is needed
• one central heating unit can be used instead of a number of room heaters
• energy-efficient heat sources can be used to power the central unit (for example, solar panels or heat pumps)
• the combustion of gas, oil or solid fuel is isolated from the heated space.