Features of the device for individual heating in an apartment building

The quality of central heating is not thrilled by the vast majority of residents of apartment buildings. The apartments are sometimes cold, then unbearably hot, plus perpetual breakdowns, breakouts and other troubles. Such heating can hardly be called comfortable, and you have to pay a lot for it. Therefore, it is not surprising that many want to abandon central heating and spend their own - autonomous, with a lot of advantages. Individual heating in the apartment is always convenient, timely and economical. It gives the owner the opportunity to independently manage the "weather in the house": without unnecessary problems and intermediaries.

The main advantages of such a system

If the supply of energy is uninterrupted, then no external factors can prevent you from warming up. What can not be said about central heating. Its normal operation is highly dependent not only on energy sources, but also on the nature and quality of the installation of pipes through which heat is supplied to the house, the nuances of the functioning of the boiler room and many other things. That is, from anything, but not from a person - a direct consumer.

Thanks to individual heating in an apartment building, you can always get as much heat as you need at a given moment in time. Want + 18 ° C? You are welcome! Comfortable at + 27 ° C? Fine! Flush the apartment during wet and rainy summers? No problem!

To maintain a certain temperature in the apartment with an accuracy of one degree helps the thermostat. This device contributes to maximum energy savings and provides effective climate control in the house

It is not necessary to turn on an electric convector or oil cooler if there is not enough heat or keep the air vents open for days on end due to batteries that are too hot. The house will always have a comfortable temperature, which you set yourself.

Energy sources in autonomous heating system are used as rationally as possible. If the housing is properly insulated, heating costs are guaranteed to decrease significantly.

Such systems are usually implemented on the basis of double-circuit boilers, which are also “responsible” for hot water supply. Therefore, thanks to individual heating in apartment buildings, another problem is solved - dependence on the “planned” and an infinite number of “emergency” hot water outages. Double comfort, right?

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Autonomous systems are also good for construction organizations, since they significantly simplify, reduce and reduce the cost of the construction process - they can be installed and launched much faster; In addition, there is no need for heat networks.

What difficulties will you encounter?

Despite the mass of obvious advantages, autonomous heating has significant disadvantages. Deficiencies do not concern the system itself, but the process of its “legitimization” and arrangement. If you live in an apartment building connected to central heating and hot water, the decision to install an individual system will cost you quite expensive in all respects. It will take not only enormous financial waste, but also a lot of time, enough perseverance and mental strength.

The most difficult and problematic moment in the implementation of an individual scheme is not the technical side of the issue, but the paper one. When processing documents, you will have to face total bureaucracy, collect a lot of permits.

Saying goodbye to such a "luxury" as central heating in practice is very difficult. Local authorities should issue a “welcome” to disconnect from central heat supply and install an individual system. A must, but usually do not want to. Why? In connection with a possible decrease in temperature in neighboring apartments, violation of the hydraulic regime, the occurrence of problems with the heat balance of the house. Therefore, on the one hand, “failures” are, as it were, legal.

The district heating performance indicators that do not meet the standards and expectations, the extremely high accident rate in the heating systems against the background of the unjustified high cost of the service - all this encourages residents of apartment buildings to think about the need to switch to individual heating systems

The consumer has every right to “sever” relations with the heat supply organization if he has no debts to it.

So, with due persistence, it is usually possible to resolve the issue positively.

Individual heating - to be

Since the intra-house heat supply system is a part of the common property in an apartment building, any actions for its reconstruction are possible only with the consent of the owners of all apartments. So the “green light” on the way to an individual heating system depends not only on local governments, but also on “good-natured neighbors”.

To get a positive solution, it is also very important to choose the right heating equipment. It must be of high quality, necessarily approved by Rostekhnadzor, have the appropriate certificates, sanitary and epidemiological opinion.

A good, high-quality, well-chosen boiler will provide you with warmth and comfort for many years: do not try to save on it, and even more so do not purchase a used unit

To get a decision on the possibility of transferring the apartment to individual heating, the applicant must submit the following documents to the local administration:

• statement of the approved form;
• developed project;
• technical documentation package for system installation.

Project development should be trusted exclusively to trusted licensed organizations. It must necessarily include calculations and conclusions confirming that turning off central heating in this particular apartment will not affect the operation of the entire system in the house, that the thermohydraulic mode of the building will remain within the normal range.

The decision must be made by the commission within a month and a half. In the case of a “positive answer”, the applicant is issued a document authorizing him to carry out all the repair actions described in the project.

Letter of the law: no initiative

It is strictly forbidden to make such a complicated reconstruction as installing an individual heating system without coordination or even with minimal “deviations” from the project. This initiative entails a fine. And, one way or another, it will be necessary to return the dwelling to its previous state on time. If you do not want to incur double losses and get problems with the law, do all work exclusively according to the available documentation.

Calculation of individual heating for an apartment should be made only by qualified specialists. The selection of equipment is carried out on the basis of the climatic features of the region, heat losses of rooms, room area, etc. - you are unlikely to be able to independently take into account all the factors

Choosing the necessary equipment

An ideal source of heat for an individual system, according to experts, is a dual-circuit gas-fired boiler with a closed combustion chamber. Of course, you can get by with a single-circuit - but only if your house really has no interruptions in the supply of hot water. Otherwise, it’s better to “kill two birds with one stone”.

The advantages of such equipment include a multi-level security system, silent operation, adequate price, compactness.

If you wish, you can equip an autonomous system based on an electric boiler, however, for its successful and comfortable operation, the meter should be multi-tariff, and the wiring should be “fresh” and high-quality (preferably copper). Such a system is easy to install, hygienic, silent, efficient, aesthetic. But electricity is an expensive energy resource, so you should think carefully before deciding in favor of an electric unit.

Having decided on the type of equipment for heating, you need to choose according to the technical characteristics the model that is optimal for your home. In addition to the nominal heating area, the technical characteristics of the device should take into account the features of the room. The condition of the apartment should be treated as critically as possible. Indeed, you must admit, it is one thing when you have warm floors, sealed windows, good doors, and quite another when it pulls from all the cracks.

Radiators you can choose almost any on the market. And steel, and aluminum, and bimetallic demonstrate good efficiency. Old cast-iron batteries are definitely not worth leaving.

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When choosing a radiator, you can completely rely on your taste. As for the price, steel units are the least expensive, bimetallic ones are the most expensive

It is advisable to buy polypropylene pipes; if you are not limited in funds, you can take copper. But, in general, in terms of price-quality ratio, polypropylene pipes are the best choice.

You can do individual heating yourself - there is nothing complicated in laying pipes and installing radiators. What definitely should be entrusted to professionals is the gas supply, installation and start-up of the boiler, and the system is checked for leaks.

How much will it cost to install "autonomous"? It’s very difficult to even talk about approximate amounts, since too many factors affect the final cost of the “event”: apartment size, brand and functionality of the boiler, pipe material, prices for specialist services, complexity and amount of work.

One thing can definitely be said: individual heating in an apartment building is an incredible convenience and comfort, which in any case is worth the money spent.