Heat plays the huge role in life of all people living in certain weather conditions. Before emergence of modern heating appliances of considerable part of mankind it was necessary to be content with ovens, the centers and fireplaces. Today the increasing popularity is gained by autonomous heating systems. But how it is correct to choose similar type of heating for the housing?
What is autonomous heating system
The main destination of autonomous heating systems is supply of apartments and houses with hot water and heat. They have obvious advantage in comparison with long-distance heating – heating can be switched on and off at any time, however, as well as to regulate temperature, and hot water will be present at the house irrespective of services housing and public utilities. At the same time installation of autonomous system has to be coordinated with housing and communal services and be carried out after obtaining special permission.
Autonomous heating systems according to rules of housing and public utilities can be installed not above the tenth floor.
The boiler, heating batteries, head pipes, cranes, valves, latches and pumping equipment are part of autonomous heating services. The central part of this system is the boiler heating water which is single-circuit and double-circuit. The second option is more favorable as it provides both heating, and hot water, however it has one shortcoming – if it breaks, in the house there will be neither that, nor another. If desired it is possible to combine single-circuit boiler with expansion heating tank, but the double-circuit boiler at the same time will cost cheaper.
Choice of autonomous heating services
For heating of rather small owner-occupied dwellings and city apartments (the area up to 200 square meters) the double-circuit boiler whereas the single-circuit powerful device combined with the heating boiler is ideal for heating of larger areas is better to choose. In the presence in the house of the utility room it is better to choose floor boiler, and here the wall boiler will perfectly be located in the city apartment, without taking a lot of place.
When choosing boiler it is important to pay attention to its documentation – it has to consist of the certificate of conformity, permission to operation, the conclusion of sanexpertiza and the guarantee book.
As autonomous heating systems are divided into electric, gas, solid propellant and liquid-fuel types, each of them can fail at any time. Therefore it is desirable to establish the combined heating which systems work at several types of fuel in the house. The autonomous heating system equipped with the sensitive sensor which will operate boiler will become also favorable acquisition, being guided by air temperature indoors.