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Originally Posted by SailinAway
Merriam Webster's definition of the word furnace: "an enclosed structure in which heat is produced (as for heating a house or for reducing ore)." Hence I obstinately continue to refer to my boiler as a furnace.
I bet 95% of people would say "furnace" in this sentence: It's cold in here; let's turn on the _______.
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I agree. But I think most would say turn on the HEAT. Your right, nobody uses the term boiler any more.