| Of all the fossil fuels that we use on a regular | | | | by a natural gas burner. When you turn on a |
| basis, natural gas is likely the natural resource that | | | | faucet, hot water at the top is piped out to your |
| we use the most inside our homes. Most of us | | | | sink. |
| are so used to the benefits of natural gas that | | | | Furnace |
| we don't think twice about it. Natural gas is a gas | | | | A thermostat measures when a room's |
| mostly composed of methane that is found near | | | | temperature drops below the set level. When this |
| petroleum deposits. Gas gets to your home after | | | | happens the pilot light ignites a burner fueled by |
| it is extracted and refined. Companies that | | | | natural gas in the combustion chamber. The heat |
| extract the gas must pay royalties to the | | | | from the combustion is then transferred to a |
| landowners who own the area where the gas is | | | | chamber with flowing air. The air is then heated |
| found. Once refined, gas companies pump the gas | | | | and pumped out into the room. |
| through a series of pipes to your home where it | | | | Dryer |
| is utilized by a variety of appliances. Listed below | | | | Similar to a gas-powered furnace, a dryer uses |
| are a few essential gas-powered appliances. | | | | the combustion of natural gas to heat air. The |
| Hot Water Heaters | | | | air-flow passes over a gas jet and then into the |
| Most homes in the U.S. use traditional storage | | | | drum where the clothes are located. It is then |
| water tanks in order to heat water. The tanks | | | | vented out of the dryer through ducts and then |
| function by piping hot water to the top of the | | | | outside. |
| tank and cold water to the bottom to be heated | | | | |