In the conditions of the 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 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!
Designing a home heating: an overview of the main steps in designing and calculating
No one will argue that heating is a serious and responsible business. Although those who did not encounter such a task in practice, they do not fully understand all the subtleties of such a home improvement. It is for this reason, taking up the construction of their own house, they do not even imagine that designing ...
Bypass in the heating system: what is it, why is it needed + example of self-installation
It is impossible to feel comfortable even in a very beautifully decorated house, if it is cold. Therefore, the primary task of any homeowner is the installation of an effective heating system. Moreover, it should ensure the creation of a pleasant microclimate in the premises, since the situation when “there is nothing to breathe” from the heat is no less unpleasant than ...
Do-it-yourself gas column installation in an apartment - norms, rules and step-by-step instructions
We live in a time when it is not worth counting on the efficient operation of utilities. Each homeowner must take care of creating in his home, regardless of whether it is a private house or city apartment, comfort and coziness. Unfortunately, about a service like centralized ...
Calculation of water underfloor heating - how much will be needed for work + video lesson
With the growing popularity of underfloor heating technology, both electric and water, there are more and more people who want to install it on their own. Moreover, there is nothing particularly complicated about this.One of the most critical stages of such work is the calculation of the warm floor. Which pipe to choose: material, diameter and ...
How and how to close the heating battery - popular solutions to a design problem
Screens and decorative grilles, selected for the interior of the room, allow you to make invisible massive heating radiators. Such masking in apartments and residential buildings is necessary to satisfy the aesthetic needs of residents. Whereas in kindergartens, schools and other institutions where children can be, fences for radiators are installed in a mandatory ...
Which warm floor is better to choose: a comparative overview of water and electrical options
Both underfloor heating and mobile phones today can afford people with not very large incomes. Why? This fact is not difficult to explain, because these products have become much more diverse, that is, they have fallen in price. And what kind of underfloor heating to choose if there are many options on the market? And what ...
Air-to-Water Heat Pump: A Review of Self-Design Technology
A modern air-to-water heat pump is an extremely useful device. Even if the outdoor temperature approaches zero, it can be used to successfully heat fairly large rooms. If heat pumps of the "ground-water" or "water-water" type are easier to install in a private house with a spacious plot, then the model is of the "air-water" type ...
Tying a heating boiler with polypropylene - the simplest schemes + a personal example
Pipes made of polypropylene using innovative technologies have many priorities, among which low cost and resistance to aggressive factors occupy leading positions. Affordable products serve the owners no less than expensive counterparts. On the walls they are not deposited reducing the diameter of the pipeline plaque. Connections are made by soldering, thanks to ...
Norms and requirements for the chimney for a gas boiler - what is important to know during installation?
The chimney pipe, towering above the roof, is only a small visible structural element of the complex mechanism responsible for the removal of smoke and gas. Regardless of which fuel the heating equipment runs on (solid, liquid or gaseous), it is necessarily supplemented by a system for exhausting combustion products. Every homeowner should have an idea ...
Do-it-yourself installation of batteries (radiators) for heating - the main technological steps
Self-installation of heating appliances is a task for the solution of which you need to carefully prepare. The slightest violations of the simplest in the opinion of the amateur process often lead to negative emergency consequences. Therefore, it is advisable to entrust the replacement of batteries in city apartments to plumbers, on whose powerful shoulders the entire burden of responsibility lies, and in the private ...