heating system

Meaning

A heating system is the equipment (such as boilers, radiators, or heat pumps) used to keep a building warm. When traveling in winter, knowing how to ask about or adjust the heating system is essential for a comfortable stay.

Examples

• The central heating system is controlled by the front desk, so we can't change it ourselves.

  The central heating system is controlled by the front desk, so we can't change it ourselves.

• We had to call maintenance because the heating system in our cabin stopped working.

  We had to call maintenance because the heating system in our cabin stopped working.

• This old hotel uses a steam-based heating system that can get quite noisy at night.

  This old hotel uses a steam-based heating system that can get quite noisy at night.

• Make sure the windows are closed so the heating system can warm up the room efficiently.

  Make sure the windows are closed so the heating system can warm up the room efficiently.

• The landlord explained how to program the heating system before he handed over the keys.

  The landlord explained how to program the heating system before he handed over the keys.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ The warm system is not working in my room.

  ✓ The heating system is not working in my room.

  'Warm system' is a literal translation from some other languages. In English, the apparatus that warms a building is always called a 'heating system'.

• ✗ Can you turn on the heater system?

  ✓ Can you turn on the heating system?

  'Heater' refers to an individual appliance (like a portable space heater), while 'heating' is the correct adjective to describe the entire system.

Related Expressions

Practice

• During the winter, the hotel's ___ runs twenty-four hours a day.

  💡 The setup that keeps the entire building warm.

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  heating system

• I need to ask the host how to turn off the ___ because the room is too hot.

  💡 The opposite of a cooling or air conditioning system.

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  heating system