In a temperate continental climate that prevails over most of Russia, the issue of home heating is very relevant. The variety of heating systems makes it possible for the owner to choose exactly the option that is suitable in each particular case and will meet its requirements.
Have you decided to install a warm floor in the apartment or do you plan to get by with a local heater? Or maybe you are interested in alternative energy systems (solar panels, biofuels, infrared heaters) or the pros and cons of using a heating boiler? Our site will answer the most important questions, and also help you understand the distinguishing features of a particular equipment and make the right choice.
If you decide to make the heating connection with your own hands, then we have prepared for you the wiring diagrams and step-by-step instructions for implementing the plan. You will be able to assess the level of complexity of work and the amount of necessary financial investments already at the stage of project creation.
Any business should be approached consciously, especially if it concerns the arrangement of your home, in particular home heating. With high-quality equipment and a well-designed heating system, you will not be afraid of severe frosts. Do not freeze!
Chimney connection to a floor gas boiler: internal and external pipe outlet
In a gas boiler, as in any other heating device that works with fire, gases are released during the combustion of fuel. In their chemical composition, they are very dangerous for humans. Therefore, a properly equipped chimney for a gas boiler can be considered a necessary condition for its safe use. Consider the main aspects of the correct ...
How to improve draft in the chimney: where does the reverse draft come from and how to deal with it?
Most heating appliances cannot function properly without a properly equipped chimney. Its normal operation involves providing sufficient traction. It is formed in the flue channel due to temperature differences and the densities of smoke and air. This parameter is one of the most important, it determines the effectiveness of the equipment. Insufficient, and even more so ...
The principle of operation of an indirect heating boiler and an example of its manufacture by hand
Indirect heating boilers are one of the best ways to provide a cottage or a private house with enough hot water. Compared with instantaneous heaters of various types, heating water using such a boiler is cheaper. However, the acquisition of an industrial model can be quite expensive, so many summer residents and ...
Gas heating in a private house: general principles of the device and many useful tips
Stoves are now not so often used as a home heating system.They give up their positions not only in small towns and villages, but even in summer cooperatives. The stove is becoming more of an attribute, a beautiful piece of furniture. In its place came the gas heating of a private house. Buying everything ...
Coaxial chimney device and standards for its installation
Heat in the house is the main component of coziness and comfort. There are many ways to heat your home. And if for apartment buildings this is centralized heating, then the owners of their own houses prefer to install a variety of boilers. Fire heaters cannot do without a smoke exhaust device. To replace the traditional ...
Do-it-yourself boiler for waste oil: an overview of design technology
During the construction of a garage, bathhouse, workshop, greenhouse or other outbuildings, the problem of heating a room often arises. Independent heating will help to solve it, which is simply indispensable when it is impossible to connect the rooms in need of heating to a stationary system. Very often, for its arrangement, a waste oil boiler is used, with its ...
The principles of the collector heating system: what is a collector and everything about its arrangement
No matter how hard the engineers try, offering ever new ways of heating, but the traditional water supply is not going to give up its leading position. This effective and practical way to heat your home is quite satisfying for most developers. Rather, they are not interested in a radical change in the heating method, but in options for modernizing the traditional water system. To ...
Which oil heater is better: how to choose what you need and not to miscalculate?
With the advent of the first cold weather, each of us begins to worry about the issue of quality housing heating in the winter. If the possibilities of central heating seem insufficient, you can buy an oil heater - an inexpensive and easy to use device that will not allow you to freeze even in the most severe frosts. Household shops ...
Installation of a chimney in a private house: an overview of options + requirements and rules for installation
It would seem that it is difficult to install a chimney with your own hands in the task? The market is full of a wide variety of offers from domestic and foreign manufacturers. But professional stove-makers are well aware: in order to arrange a chimney that will serve for a long time and impeccably, you need to take into account a number of building rules and technical nuances. Only when ...
Meters for heating in an apartment: classification of metering devices and rules for their installation
In Russia, the law on energy conservation has been adopted. The document obliges all owners to install metering devices in their homes. Monitoring the consumption of water, gas and electricity has long been a habit among most apartment owners. Many mistakenly considered heat to be an undetectable factor, so heating meters for them ...