Floor heating convectors - heat that is always with you
A variety of models, excellent adaptability to the interior and the principle of operation allow us to assign convectors to a special category of heaters. Installing a convector panel will be an excellent alternative to warm floors or the usual radiators of the heating system.
The device placement options are extremely varied - from built-in to wall-mounted or outdoor.
Features of the device and the resulting benefits
Modern technologies offer several options for space heating. If the price for installing a heated floor is too high, and there is no desire to fiddle with traditional heating, then you should take a closer look at the convector.
Externally, the water convector looks like a regular tube, and the fins are made using metal plates. As a coolant, as a rule, ordinary water is used, it circulates through the convector pipe and heats not only it, but also the plate.
Water convectors floor heating - one of the best options in terms of price / efficiency.
Note! A larger number of plates increases the surface from which heat is released. So warming up the room is faster.
The heating of the room is due to the fact that the heated air mass rises, and the cool air, on the contrary, goes down and receives heat from the metal surface of the convector.
As for the advantages of convectors, it can be noted that:
- The absence of a hot spiral allows you to save oxygen.
- The device is safe for placement in a nursery.
- The built-in thermostat regulates the frequency of switching the instrument on / off depending on the temperature. The warmer, the longer the pause in the work.
Overheat protection. If the heat transfer is disturbed, the shutdown is triggered until the problem is eliminated.
- Compactness - thickness is up to 7 cm with a weight from 6 to 4 kg.
- The presence of an automatic control unit.
More about convectors
To know exactly what you need - electric built-in or water floor convector heating, you should understand their classification, which separates the devices:
- by way of heating - electric, gas, water;
- installation method - wall, ceiling, floor, built-in, as well as horizontal and vertical. Some experts also provide an underground installation option, this is especially true for small premises;
- circulation type - natural, forced.
Electroconvectors
Electrical devices have so firmly entered our life that a convector of this type will not cause concern. Safety of operation will provide built-in protection against overheating, and the refined appearance will allow you to safely place such a device in any room.
Note! Sometimes a compact electric convector makes sense to place under the window. This will create a thermal curtain and isolate the cold source from the room.
In large rooms it is rational to use electrical panels built into the baseboard or floor in any convenient place. The device can be placed behind decorative grilles, emitting pleasant warmth, and elegant options of electric convectors can be located even in the case of built-in furniture.
A major advantage of this type of convector is the ease of installation. Anyone can cope with the installation of the electric convector, for this it is enough to simply put the device in the right place and connect it to the power grid.
If the gas in the apartment
By the cost of heating gas is still the leader. Therefore, convectors of this type are quite popular. The combustion chamber and the burner are hidden in a decorative casing, so that the safety issue can be considered solved.
The installation manual for such a device provides for the installation of a chimney, which is led outside the room through an opening in the wall. This element is indispensable, if the products of combustion are discharged outside the house with insufficient efficiency, then negative consequences for human health are possible.
As for the operation of the device, manufacturers pay special attention to safety. For example, most modern devices are equipped with protection in case of flame attenuation, in which case the device will simply turn off and gas poisoning will not occur. The use of gas convectors allows you to maintain a room temperature of about 13-38? C.
Note! Especially carefully it is necessary to select the power of the heating device. For example, on a room of 20 m2 will require 2 kW. But, given the possibility of pressure drop in the system, it is better to make a small margin in power, within 10-15%.
We are heated by water
Recessed, wall mounted or floor standing convectors are one or more heat exchangers installed in the casing parallel to each other. Since they will be constantly in contact with water, heat exchangers are often made of copper and other corrosion-resistant materials.
The main advantage of this type of convector is its fire safety and economy. In these parameters, the water variant is superior to both gas and electric. Connection to the device to the heating system is made using corrugated tubes.
The installation process itself does not take much time.
If the budget allows, you can order the convectors of the original form, they will become a real decoration of the interior. Custom-made, floor-mounted water convectors for heating will look like miniature benches on legs with grilles instead of seats.
As for the principle of operation of such a device, it is not very different from centralized heating systems. Floor models of such convectors are quite popular, they can be placed around the perimeter of the room and guarantee a constant temperature in the room. It is also worth looking at the inside-floor devices - they do not occupy space in the room at all, but are installed in the floor.
Summarizing
The convector can be considered as a complete replacement for the usual heating system. In this case, a person has the opportunity to organize the heating of their housing as it is convenient to him.
If the area of the room allows, then you can use floor convectors, but if necessary, wall analogues will provide comfort in the house. The video shows the correct installation of the floor convector.