The heating of the premises of a country cottage can be arranged in various ways - by a stove, gas or electric convectors, infrared devices and other air heaters. But for living rooms, traditional water heating remains the preferred option. The installation of such a system in a private house or apartment begins with the selection of the correct scheme, taking into account the layout of the building and the arrangement of heating equipment....

The working volume of the coolant in the heating network may decrease due to a number of reasons - leakage, evaporation, steam discharge through the automatic valve, and repair work. In the open type scheme, the main riser is emptied and filled with air from the expansion tank, closed - the pressure is significantly reduced....

Elevator units have been used in heating centers of apartment buildings since the middle of the last century, and individual instances continue to work successfully until now. Residents are not in a hurry to change outdated elements to new fittings equipped with modern automation, and this reluctance is completely justified....

Payment for district heating services has become a significant expense for the household budget of apartment residents. Accordingly, the number of users who want to understand the difficult method of calculating payments for the consumption of thermal energy has increased. We will try to give a clear explanation of how the payment for heating in a private and multi-apartment building is calculated in accordance with applicable standards and rules....

Closed heating networks of private houses are isolated from contact with the atmosphere, therefore, they need protection against emergency pressure surges. This function is performed by the boiler safety group, which protects the heat unit and pipelines of the pressure heating system from destruction. From our material you will learn what this important element of the circuit consists of, how to properly install and connect it with your own hands....

Different quantities of air always travel through pipelines and water heating appliances. It remains in the lines when the system is filled, penetrates through the walls of the polymer pipes and is released from the coolant (water contains oxygen in dissolved form). Removing the resulting bubbles is a task that solves an important element of the circuit - the air vent....

If you got to this article through a search, you probably already heard something about the mixing pipe fittings used in heating systems of private houses and apartments. So, without lengthy preface, we suggest discussing 3 questions: how the thermostatic three-way valve works, where it needs to be installed and how to choose the right one so as not to waste extra money....

The operation of water heat supply networks is characterized by two main parameters - temperature and heat carrier flow. But there is a third value, which often attracts the attention of residents of apartment buildings and private houses - pressure in the heating system. The main question is what it should be for the normal functioning of all heating appliances - radiators, underfloor heating, and so on....

The formation of an air plug in the heating system is characterized by a partial cooling of radiators or sections of a water-heated floor. Sometimes a murmur is heard in the pipes and batteries indicating the location of the accumulated air. I am interested in 2 questions: how to remove it from there and prevent similar troubles in the future....

Low-temperature heating, made in the screed floor, now you will not surprise anyone. Thanks to many positive qualities, such systems have often been used in modern buildings. Until recently, one question remained unresolved: how to make a water heated floor in a wooden house, because the floor beams are not designed for a screed mass of at least 200 kg per 1 m²....

A prominent representative of the control valves of heating systems is the thermostat for the battery, otherwise - the radiator valve or thermostatic valve. Like other novelties in the field of heating, he came to us from Europe, and almost immediately was introduced into state building codes as a mandatory element of any water heating system....

The use of heat accumulators for the heating system allows optimizing the combustion of solid fuels in boilers. In simple words, if there is a buffer tank - a heat accumulator, the homeowner does not need to visit the boiler room often, and the firewood will burn up in the optimal mode. But for this, the capacity must be correctly selected, and then docked with heating equipment, which will certainly cause difficulties for an ignorant person....

The device of underfloor heating in apartments is not recommended, since there is a possibility of leakage and flooding of the neighbors from below. An alternative solution - an electric heated floor (ETP) - is much safer, cheaper and easier to install. Stages of implementation: Choose a type of heating elements that meet the operating conditions (type of coating, height of the “pie”, purpose)....

The traditional water system transfers thermal energy to the premises through water or non-freezing liquid (antifreeze). But there is another solution - purely air heating at home, in which the air of the rooms is heated directly, without hydraulics and radiators. Since this topic is being actively promoted by interested manufacturers of heating equipment, we decided to find out how much better (or worse) air heating than classical and whether it can be mounted with our own hands....

The advantages of underfloor heating (abbreviated as TP) over conventional batteries are well known. Therefore, many owners of apartments and private houses want to make floor heating circuits, and the coolant is supplied from the existing radiator system. There are a number of difficulties here - you need to install and correctly connect the heated water floor from the heating, so that the temperature of the water in the hinges remains within 55-60 ° C ....

Air plugs inside the heating system interfere with the normal circulation of the coolant and the full heating of the batteries. To remove these bubbles, two types of stop valves are used - an automatic float air vent and a Mayevsky hand valve, whose device and principle of operation we will consider in the framework of this publication....

This manual is intended for owners of small private houses who seek to independently organize heating of their homes in order to save money. The most rational solution for such buildings is a closed heating system (abbreviated as - ЗСО), functioning with excess pressure of the coolant....

Choosing a method of heating a home in the winter, the average homeowner seeks to kill 2 birds with one stone: to mount an efficiently working scheme with the least investment. A common solution is a one-pipe water heating system, suitable for small private houses with an area of ​​50 ... 250 m². Under certain conditions, it will require lower costs than other, more modern types of wiring - collector, two-pipe and Tichelman loop....

The choice of a method of heating a garage depends on the following factors: length of stay of the owners in winter; cost of equipment; availability of energy, price; ease of use. We suggest considering various options for solving the problem and figuring out how to make the most economical and efficient garage heating with your own hands....

For many installers there is a sin of prejudice. For example, the master considers the single-pipe wiring the best and offers it to all customers - owners of private houses. Such proposals often hide low qualification of the contractor or some kind of benefit. Our task is to consider how a two-pipe heating system works, objectively evaluate the advantages and disadvantages, and give recommendations for choosing a scheme....