How Oil Systems Makes Heat
Your thermostat (1) has a sensor which measures room temperature. When the temperature drops below your thermostat setting (or you raise the level above the room temperature), it sends a signal to the controls (2) on your oil burner (3) to begin combustion.
A fuel pump (4) draws oil through a filter (5) to feed your oil burner (3). The burner nozzle turns this oil into a fine spray. Air is mixed in simultaneously as an ignition system ignites the mixture in the combustion chamber (6), heating the chamber.
In a Warm Air System, the air that heats your home takes its energy from your furnace's heat exchanger (7). A blower (8) sends this air through ducts (9) to heat your home.
Eventually the air returns to the unit as the cycle continues, until your thermostat is satisfied.
In all systems, the combustion emissions go up the flue (13), never mixing with either the air or water going through your home. |
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