subject: Water Heaters - Technology At Its Simplest [print this page] Oil heaters are made up of metal columns that have hollow holes; the inside is where oil flows freely around. There is a heating element at the bottom that makes the oil hot. This heat flows around the holes inside by means of convection. The heat is collected in a type of heat reservoir that has a fairly high temperature capacity and very high boiling point.
Because of the higher degrees of heat, a bigger amount of thermal energy can be stored in smaller capacities. The higher boiling point keeps the oil as liquid so that it doesn't have to be a higher pressure device. Oil systems can be pricey to run because of the amount of oil needed, but they still have their uses. People are still using them to heat small to medium sized rooms in the house.
Oil heating systems are much easier to manoeuvre than larger devices used for keeping the house warm. Oil burners are used in the bedroom because it is not safe to use gas heating systems. Oil systems are much safer around children as well. However if there are children within the home when a heating system is being used, an adult should always be around.
Many people still use oil heating systems and they will probably be always used. The other good thing about oil burners is that they have a lower surface temperature. However the most popular heating devices used today are called pressure burners.
Wherever there are heaters being used where children live in the home then an adult should be present. Extreme caution must be taken to avoid burns that can happen very easily. However when the winter comes around we all have a need to be warmer and the only way of doing this is by having proper heating.
Some people prefer to use gas central heating, whilst others prefer to have a smaller device that they use to warm smaller rooms. It might work out cheaper in some cases to heat a room with a smaller device, but it should be noted that the rest of the home would be cold. When central heating is used then the whole house gets heated but this can be costly and might not be efficient when only one room is used.
There are many ways of staying warm using heating devices. In the old days people just used log fires and had to work hard to collect logs for the fireplace. We have moved on a long way since then, but there is still a need for the old fashioned ways of heating the home. In the case of someone staying in a log cabin with no other heating device then they would have to use an open fire. People who go camping also have a need for log fires.
