The furnace is a kind of fuel to provide the burning of the container, mostly fired clay, also made of wood, stone, metal, urn-shaped, pot-shaped, there are square. (Such as coal), combustion of fuel can be used to heat or heating objects, is an early household items commonly used in Japan, such a container called "fire bowl" (Japanese: fire bowl / ひ ば ち Hibachi).

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Modern invention automation equipment, furnace direct use of fire (fuel furnace), electricity (electric arc furnace, induction furnace) to heat, for common household or industrial equipment. This modern equipment has no original "furnace" image, but "furnace" image in the religious appliances of the "incense burner" preserved.

Household furnaces are used primarily to heat objects in the furnace, such as air, steam or water. At present, the commonly used fuels used for heating are natural gas, fuel oil, coal and wood. Electric power is also often used for heating the furnace, especially in areas where electricity prices are relatively low.

Charcoal, using charcoal as fuel
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Gas furnaces, using liquefied natural gas (LNG) or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as fuel

Card stove, use canned gas as fuel, wild camping is common

Induction Cooker

Electric ceramic heaters
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