Heating water in the boiler can be very effective in heating your room either by central heating or floor heating method. The steam of the water from the boiler is used to heat the areas of your home, that circulates through tubes or pipes, to the furnace or the floor coils of the pipe. It actually works on the basis of hydronic heating, which uses the power of hot water or team. The home heating boilers give two kinds of heat- radiant and convection heat. In radiant heating, the principle is same as that of the sun, while in convection heating, it's the warm air that is circulated through the room.

Home heating boilers are piped to the radiant tubes under the floor or the slim baseboard radiators or to stand alone radiators. The hot water from the boilers can also be circulated via the coils of the central air conditioning units, for heating the living spaces. The heat of hot water from the boilers can also be used for various purposes like cooking, hot tubs, washing, swimming pools, and even for melting snow.

The water boilers are fueled either by current, gas or oil. The pump attached to the boilers helps in circulating the hot water or the steam, through the units, meant for heating. The operation is an automatic process, since the temperature can be maintained by commanding thermostat. Thus, the boilers can be used to regulate heat in the house, with desirable energy cost.