All you need to know about the cottage heating

The dacha has long ceased to be a simple land plot, on which cucumbers, tomatoes and other agricultural crops are grown. For many people, this is a great place to relieve tension after a busy week of work. In order for this type of holiday to be available throughout the whole year, it will be necessary to take care of heating the country house, fortunately, heating the house with your own hands is not such a difficult task.

Features of country heating

The main problem that any summer resident who thinks about heating will face will be the lack of centralized water and heat supply (and in remote areas there are problems with electricity). Hence, the main difficulty is to organize the uninterrupted operation of heating under any conditions.

In such conditions, autonomous heating systems for housing come to the fore, ideally, they should not depend at all on the supply of, for example, gas or electricity. The rest of the heating in the country with their own hands almost does not differ from the conventional heating system.

For its arrangement you will need:

• heat source - it can be a solid fuel, electric or gas boiler, with a small area and the use of electric heaters is permissible;
• circulation pump;

Note! In order for the coolant to continue to circulate and after a power outage, it is recommended to use combined systems. In normal operation, the required pressure is created by the heating pump, and when it is turned off, the coolant moves by gravity.

• pressure gauge, temperature controllers, etc .;
• expansion tank;
• pipes, radiators.

Ways of heating a country house

Heating of the house can be done in several ways.

You can select options such as:

• water heating - suitable for continuous heating. In case the country house is used only for periodic visits, the water option is not the best choice. The fact is that when freezing water can easily tear the pipes.

Note! To solve the problem of freezing the coolant, you can use antifreeze. The use of this liquid instead of water allows you not to drain it on the time of a long absence.

• air heating - autonomous heating of the dacha can be organized, for example, with the help of a solid-fuel stove, the hot air will quickly warm the room;

• electric heating It is good because you do not have to worry about the tightness of the heating circuit, but dependence on the supply of electricity cannot be attributed to the merits.

More about heating systems

Each of the heating options has its advantages and it is necessary to select a specific option based on specific conditions. In particular, the level of livability of the dacha. For example, in case of frequent power supply interruptions, an attempt to organize heating with the help of an electric boiler would be illogical.

Gas heating

Such heating to the country can be considered the best option in terms of cost, other types of fuel lose at a price. And the main limiter can be considered the presence of gasification of the holiday village.

But there is a way out of this situation - you can use gas-holders for storing gas under pressure. Some gardeners talk about the successful operation of heating from conventional gas cylinders.

Note! Heating to give their own hands will require frequent changes of gas cylinders, given the location of the house, this is not very convenient. In addition, the total cost in this case increases, so that the savings become not so noticeable.

Typically, an airtight container is used as a gas-holder, it pays special attention to welds, because depressurization is unacceptable. In the case of a factory gas tank, the installation will be carried out by specialists - in this case the tank will be equipped with a security group (equipment that constantly monitors the gas level and tank tightness), the list of services also includes entering the house at the basement level.

As an analogue of a gas-holder with their own hands, some suggest considering the installation of several large cylinders outside the house. This will ensure acceptable safety and gas reserves.

But, in any case, no one has canceled the main disadvantages of this method of heating:

• periodically have to replenish the gas supply;
• in the event of a gas leak, it may explode;
• the device of a gas-holder is accompanied by a large volume of earthworks;
• rising cost of the heating system.

Use of solid fuel boilers and stoves

Both boilers and stoves of this type can be used to heat a house, and such devices are suitable both for a water heating system and for air heating. Country heating with their own hands in this case turns out to be completely autonomous, you just need not to forget to load fuel in time.

The principle of operation of such devices is based on the fullest burning of fuel. To this end, the device of the combustion chamber was slightly improved, in particular, the firebox was divided into 2 zones - in one there is a decay of firewood, and in the other - pyrolysis gas is burned. The principle of operation and the boiler, and the furnace of this type is the same, the difference lies only in the size and placement of the heater.

It is convenient to use furnaces when it is impossible to carry out heating at the dacha of another type or simply illogical. As such, the installation of the stove is to install it on a non-combustible base and take the chimney to the roof.

Stoves, as a rule, are placed directly in the living room and are often equipped with cooking surfaces for cooking and heating food. Boilers are also taken out in separate rooms. And those and other devices can be equipped with outputs for connecting the water circuit.

Electric heaters

The simplest heaters for gardening (the same wind) can be used to periodically heat small areas. It should be borne in mind that the cost of electric heating is much higher than, for example, gas or furnace.

Infrared heaters are quite popular, compared to conventional blowing of a hot spiral fan, infrared heaters do not dry the air and create a comfortable microclimate in the area where a person is.

It seems that the sun's rays fall on the room section. But in private construction, such devices are more often used as assistance to the main heating system.

Another option for electrical heating is considered to be “warm floor”, in which case the conductors are laid directly under the floor covering. When current passes through it, the conductor heats up.

Electric boilers can be used for water heating. Such devices are compact in size (there are even wall models) and the possibility of flexible power control. However, it is possible to regulate and separate radiators for heating to give, you just need to install a thermostat in front of each of them.

The high cost of electric heating can be considered a common disadvantage; the cost of heating a dwelling will be several times higher than when using wood or gas.

Exotic heat sources

Technology does not stand still, and recently a lot of original ideas on the organization of autonomous heating.

All of them are aimed at maximum autonomy and the use of free energy sources:

• solar collectors - solar energy is used for heating. On the roof panels are installed that convert solar energy into heat. The main element of such a collector is a hermetic tube, inside which there is a low-boiling liquid. When heated, the liquid boils and evaporates, moving to the upper end of the tube, where the heat exchanger is located. Here there is a transfer of heat to water and condensation of the liquid in the tube;

• The problem of how to heat the cottage can be solved with the help of biogas. The basic idea is that when various waste rot, biogas is released, which is used to heat the house;

Note! The calorific value of biogas is less than that of natural gas, therefore it is difficult to heat a large area in this way.

• You can use special boilers that decompose water into hydrogen and oxygen. The resulting gas is burned and the house is heated. However, in this case, the heating system is still dependent on the supply of electricity.

Summarizing

Self-made heating cottages is an easy task. There are many ways and it is not difficult to choose an option for any budget, if you wish, you can even organize an absolutely autonomous heating system.

The proposed information will help to orient and choose the best option for heating the country house. The video shows the work of a pellet heating boiler, which can be the "heart" of an inexpensive autonomous heating system.