How to heat a house when the heating is turned off in an

Living in apartment buildings that are connected to a centralized steam heating system has certain advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, each apartment owner does not need to think about the issue of heating his home during the cold season. On the other hand, in cases where the heating is turned off before the onset of stable warm weather, the apartments may experience a decrease in air temperature below the comfortable level of accommodation, which is especially evident in the night and morning hours.

Heating of the apartment when the central heating is turned off

To get rid of this lack of apartment buildings, various technical solutions are used that allow the onset of cold weather to always maintain a comfortable level of air temperature in their apartment, regardless of weather conditions and the calendar of the centralized heating system.

Further in this article there will be presented a brief instruction, which describes the main types of independent heating systems for an apartment, and also indicates the technical features of the use of a particular heating system.

Technical regulations on switching on and off centralized heating

Many apartment tenants ask a logical question: when do they turn on the heating in apartment buildings?

There is no specific date, because the decision on the start or end of the heating season is made by local executive authorities, and the basis for such a decision is the Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 354 dated May 6, 2011, which is called: “The rules for providing utility services to owners and users of premises in multi-family and private houses ”.

1. Regardless of the calendar date, the beginning of the heating season comes after the average daily air temperature outside will be less than +8 ° C over the last 5 days.
2. The day is determined in exactly the same order when the heating is turned off in the apartments, so the end of the heating season comes after the average air temperature over the last 5 days in a row is more than +8 ° C.

Note! In the event that a dwelling house or a HOA has its own common boiler room, the decision to start and end the heating season is made at a general meeting of the owners of the premises of an apartment building.

Individual radiator heating system

The most suitable, but at the same time more expensive and rather complicated technical solution is the installation of an autonomous heating system. Its installation will make it possible to completely abandon the services of centralized heating, and also makes it possible to heat water for a hot water system.

In addition to ease of use, such a system is more economically advantageous, since the price of heating from a utility company is significantly higher than the cost of consumed natural gas or electricity, which is used as fuel in individual household boilers for heating systems.

Independent installation of an autonomous heating system for housing can be divided into several stages:

1. First of all, you need to calculate the volume of all rooms in the apartment, and purchase a gas or electric boiler of the appropriate capacity.
2. In the warm season, after the heating has been turned off and there is no water pressure in the system, dismantle the old radiators and install plugs on the pipes and connect the bypass pipe.

1. Install new heating radiators and connect them to the boiler using metal-plastic or metal pipes of the appropriate section.
2. Install a heating circulating pump and connect the boiler to the gas mains by contacting the utility gas service for help.
3. Fill the system with water, and make a trial start of the boiler at maximum operating modes in order to eliminate the presence of leaks, as well as the leakage of threaded and welded joints.

Note! The installation of an individual heating system requires coordination with the utilities, therefore, prior to purchasing equipment and performing installation work, an appropriate permit must be obtained.

Floor heating system

Less expensive, but at the same time quite effective, is the installation of a system of heated floors. Its installation must be performed during construction or overhaul of housing, before arranging a clean floor covering.

Currently, there are two fundamentally different systems of underfloor heating, which differ in the installation technology, the type of heat carrier used, and the type and nature of the materials used.

1. Electric floor heating is a special heating cable or polymer film with a semiconductor coating, which are placed on a layer of insulating material under the floor covering. It can be used both separately and in conjunction with centralized water heating, and allows you to maintain the desired level of temperature in the room, even with the full or partial shutdown of the latter.

1. Water heated floor is most often used in conjunction with autonomous radiator heating, and is a closed system of tubes made of polymeric material through which the heated coolant circulates. To turn on and off a three-way heater switch, which distributes the flow of coolant to the floor heating system or radiators of water heating.

Tip! Electric floor heating system is much easier to install and does not require tight connection of component elements, so it is easy to mount it with your own hands, without the involvement of qualified professionals.

Conclusion

In addition to the technical solutions presented above, electric convectors or infrared heaters can also be used to heat residential premises, but they have a high power consumption and, consequently, consume a significant amount of electricity.

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