boiler

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But as heat pumps run on electricity, he is now paying around 27p per kilowatt-hour, compared with less than 6p for gas that powers a boiler - more than four times as much.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

On the Chesapeake Bay, market hunters favored punt guns—cannons weighing up to 200 pounds, with barrels made from boiler pipe—that could bring down 100 ducks with one shot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Krauze joined what was then called the Vladimir Lenin shipyard in 1983, first in a coal-fired boiler room and later operating a crane.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

"Basically, if a boiler lasts you 15 years or so then you will likely wait quite some time to consider swapping out oil for gas," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Smaug, the Irrepressibly Finicky, was our industrial-strength water boiler.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram