How Did People Live Before Central Heating?

This House October 24, 2025
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How did people stay warm before central heating? In this episode, Ken traces the history of home heating, from open hearths and Roman hypocausts (and Korea’s ondol) to the Franklin stove, Rumford fireplace, early warm‑air furnaces, cast‑iron radiators, thermostats, and modern heat pumps. Join our Membership program: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkKRXhkY6fcLVT8MLc3FH3Q/join Public Domain Photos from: Library of Congress, CC BY 2.0 Photos from: Flickr User: Sheila Sund, Colin Park, VillageHero CC NY 2.5: Algont CC BY-SA 3.0 Photos from: Wikipedia User: Dzihi, Victuallers, chris 論, Dante Alighieri, Stuuf, Rickyrab, Hautala CC BY-SA 4.0 Photos from: Wikipedia User: Pascal RADIGUE, Anastasiya Lvova, PeterEastern, Bkhayll Assets from: Envato Elements Music from Epidemic Sound