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Old 01-18-2022, 07:40 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by SailinAway View Post
Yeah, I know. I was raised calling it a furnace regardless of the type of heat. Even in this thread people refer to it as a furnace. At some point someone usually corrects the terminology.
I always called Steam heat a Boiler and the rest a Furnace.
Because only Steam heat "Boils" the water
I believe that's where the original term "Boiler" comes from.
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