Eco-friendly homestead: use natural gas is the most economical way to heat a wooden cottage. This fuel, among all other alternatives, is distinguished by its low cost, and boilers on it are extremely easy to use. But how to organize heating of a private house without gas, because not everywhere there is main gas pipelines... What are the alternatives to this fuel, which of the options is the most profitable?

Using natural gas is the most economical way to heat a wooden cottage. This fuel, among all other alternatives, is distinguished by its low cost, and boilers on it are extremely easy to use. But how to organize heating of a private house without gas, because not everywhere there are main gas pipelines. What are the alternatives to this fuel, which of the options is the most profitable?

Methods for organizing heating in a cottage

The most common autonomous home heating system in domestic country houses is a water one. It uses water heated in a boiler or oven as a heat carrier. After heating, it gives off heat to the rooms with the help of batteries and pipes, creating comfortable conditions in them.

Heating systems depending on the connection diagram heating appliances are divided into:

• One-pipe - with serial connection radiators, according to which the coolant is supplied and removed from the device using one pipe;
• Two-pipe - with supply and return lines and a sequential scheme for connecting devices to pipes, according to which the coolant is supplied to the device by one pipe, and discharged by the other.

Both kinds heating systems come with an upper and lower wiring type. The first option provides for laying the supply pipe above the location of the devices receiving the coolant, the second, respectively, below.

The arrangement of pipes relative to heating devices can be vertical and horizontal, on the basis of which the heating system adopts the technical term of the same name. The first type is used mainly in multi-storey buildings or in one-story cottages with an attic, within which it is possible to install an expansion tank and lay a pipeline for the supply of coolant on a separate branch to each device.

A horizontal heating circuit is built in small private buildings. The reason is insufficient productivity and limitations in length - the network cannot be more than 30 running meters in length.

Connection of risers to radiators is carried out according to a one-sided or two-sided scheme, i.e. with connecting pipes from one or two sides. If in vertical one-pipe system the batteries are connected on one side, then it is called an inverted circuit. The latter is not recommended for systems with steel or cast iron appliances.

The main elements typical system heating in a private country house are: a heating boiler, radiators and coolant supply pipelines

According to the type of water circulation in pipes, heating systems are of two types:

1. Natural - imply the gravity of the coolant due to the laws of physics.
2. Forced - assumes the presence circulation pump to create a circulation of the carrier of thermal energy from the boiler to the devices, and after cooling in the opposite direction.

The first option is simpler than the second in design and installation. But the supply of heat in a natural system does not lend itself to automatic regulation, the coolant in it moves through the pipes due to gravity and the difference in density between cold and heated water. But unlike the forced option, it is non-volatile.

When the power supply is cut off, the heating system is natural circulation water will continue to function properly if its main unit is a non-volatile boiler. The pump, which requires power from the outlet, is also not in it.

However, gravitational pressure has its limits. Heating capacity with natural circulation is simply not enough to supply the coolant to the branched circuits. Sometimes it is not enough to supply heated water with the temperature required for heating with a distance between the radiator and the boiler of 25 m, if the pipeline is made of a material with high hydraulic resistance: steel or cast iron.

If wooden house has a small area, then it is enough for him natural system... However, a large cottage of two or three floors requires a more powerful version with a pump that will pump hot water to all rooms remote from the boiler on all floors.

In addition to using gas, the coolant can be heated by electricity or by burning other types of fuel. Also, autonomous heating in a private house, where there is no connection to a gas main, is often organized using convectors, infrared heaters and heat pumps.

The choice of a specific method for arranging a heating system depends on many factors. The climate of the region of residence, the quality of home insulation, as well as the availability of this or that type of fuel are important here.

Heating circuits with steam and heated air circulating through them are arranged according to identical principles.

A separate mention should be made of the "warm floor" system, which is a network of pipes with a circulating coolant under floor covering... The main advantage of this option is that as a result of the flow of heat from below, the air in the room warms up optimally at the level of human growth, and not somewhere under the ceiling.

Alternative to gas: choosing a hot water boiler

Natural gas is far from the only type of fuel for autonomous heating systems. Boilers also burn solid or liquid fuels as fuel. The option of using electricity for heating water is also possible. Someone prefers traditional wood-burning or coal-burning stoves, while others prefer clean electricity. But it is worth remembering that in case of interruptions in the networks, there will be zero sense from electric boilers.

Option number 1: Solid fuel

Solid fuel stoves and their more modern counterparts, boilers are the ancient and most popular way of heating private houses in areas without gas. It can be both traditional Russian stoves and modern industrial boiler equipment with various automation.

The following are used as solid fuels:

• firewood;
• straw briquettes;
• peat;
• coal;
• wood pellets.

Such equipment is cheap and easy to operate. Fuel is also not very expensive. However, as a result of its combustion, rather large volumes of ash are formed, which must be constantly disposed of. Plus, you have to visually monitor the operation of such equipment, which takes a lot of time.

On the one hand, the cheapness of fuel, and on the other, regular cleaning of the furnace and chimneys. There is no unequivocal decision "for" or "against" here. But in a situation of living near coal deposits or near a forest, the choice in favor of solid fuel boilers or stoves is obvious for many, and often the only possible one.

A fireplace can be safely considered as an option for a solid fuel unit, although there is a strong opinion about its low efficiency. However, the fireplace the right device it is not only a decorative element of the interior, but also a good alternative to gas boilers. Moreover, it is absolutely non-volatile, which excludes interruptions in heating in case of any problems on the power grids.

A traditional fireplace implies air heating exclusively the rooms where it is located, but nothing prevents pipes from being brought to it to heat the coolant

Most fireplaces are designed in such a way that they can only heat one room. However, the standard fireplace design can be supplemented with a coil around the chimney, which will heat the water for the radiators of the heating system. And you can immediately dissipate warm air around the rooms using air ducts with adjustable dampers.

Fireplace heating is highly inert. To warm them up private house it takes a lot of time. The best option is to keep the fireplace on all the time. However, in this case, you will need a lot of firewood. But all these minor inconveniences are more than covered by the opportunity to observe the process of burning logs and the aesthetics of your own hearth.

Option number 2: Liquid fuel

In terms of efficiency, liquid fuel (diesel) boilers differ little from gas counterparts. However, they are larger and heavier. Their installation requires a separate non-residential premises... Installing them in a cottage under the stairs or in the kitchen is strictly prohibited.

The combustion of vegetable oils and petroleum products produces significant amounts of harmful emissions. The boiler room for these installations must be equipped with high-quality ventilation and a chimney system. Plus, with improper installation and operation, they can start to smoke.

For heating private wooden houses the following types of liquid fuels are used:

1. Kerosene.
2. Diesel fuel.
3. Development of fuels and lubricants.
4. Fuel oil.
5. Biofuels from vegetable oils.

Due to the specific odor and the high probability of ignition, it is recommended to store such fuel outside the cottage. But in winter, liquids freeze on the street, so you will have to make a separate heated room for such fuel or organize its preheating. And these are additional and significant expenses.

Among the advantages of using liquid-fuel equipment for heating, it is worth noting high efficiency, no need for permits for installation and autonomy of work. However, the high price of fuel overrides all these advantages. Arrange heating wooden house without gas using a diesel boiler is only in cases where there is no other alternative, and it is not even foreseen in the future.

Option number 3: Electricity

Electric boilers do not need a chimney. They are safe and compact. Heating of the coolant inside them occurs due to the heating element. Electric boilers can be used as both the main and additional source of thermal energy. They are easy to use and efficient, but heating with their help is quite expensive.

If the electrical networks in the village do not please with the constant voltage, then choosing an electric boiler for heating your own wooden house is risky. At some point, you can be left without lighting and heating system at the same time. The only option for such a case is a backup diesel generator.

The capacities allocated by power engineers are not always enough for full heating of the cottage. And stretching an additional power line will result in serious waste of money. Installation and electrical heating equipment are relatively cheap, but the latter consumes a lot of electricity. If you plan to equip heating in a private house without gas using electric boiler, then you should prepare in advance for a serious increase in light bills.

How else can you heat a wooden house

For creating comfortable conditions other heating methods can be used in the rooms of the cottage. There are a lot of novelties on the autonomous heating equipment market now. Some of them are expensive but highly effective. Others suggest using alternative sources energy.

Infrared heating options

The main feature of IR heat sources is not heating air, but objects and surfaces in a heated room. Already from heated furniture, walls and floors, heat is transferred to the air masses into the room. As a result, with minimal energy consumption, it is possible to create the most comfortable conditions in the dwelling.

Infrared heaters are sold as:

• suspended panels in housings of various shapes;
• film devices for installation on the ceiling or floor;
• floor models (a la a conventional radiator).

IR heaters function in automatic mode. It is enough to plug them in and set them to the desired temperature. Installation of wall and ceiling models is extremely simple, all the necessary fasteners are provided in the case or on the film. Difficulties can only be caused by the installation of a "warm infrared floor". But with strict adherence to the instructions, everything is done elementary.

Film heaters under the ceiling - an excellent alternative to gas boilers: economical, does not burn oxygen in the room and is completely safe from the point of view of fires

IR heaters allow you to quickly create a reliable and efficient heating system in any private home where there is no gas. When compared with an electric heating boiler, they provide savings of 30–40%. Moreover, the heating of rooms is an order of magnitude faster, almost instantly.

Infrared heating devices can be used as the main source of heat or complement other heating systems for a cottage. The variety of the model range makes it possible to fit them into any interior, and, if necessary, quickly increase the heat output.

Among the negative sides of IR electric heaters is static electricity, which attracts dust, and a lot of initial capital investments. You can't do much about statics, and the equipment costs are always paid off due to the low power consumption.

Heat pumps as a useful addition

Among the alternatives to gas when heating a wooden house, there are heat pumps that extract it from the subjects of the environment. Structurally and technically, this is the opposite of the air conditioner. Only the heat pump does not cool the air, but heats it up. And all the necessary for this thermal energy it generates through the judicious use of free natural resources and phenomena.

Heating on the basis of a heat pump for a private house without gas is the maximum saving on energy resources. But in our latitudes, this type of heating can only serve as an addition to the main heating network.

The disadvantage of heat pumps lies in their dependence on the presence of voltage at the outlet. They will not work without constant power supply. Plus at severe frosts their effectiveness is sharply reduced. In warm regions with winter temperatures around zero, the return on them is excellent, but in Siberian conditions they are of little use.

Heat with low potential heat pumps can collect from:

• street air;
• land through boreholes or pipe systems in the ground;
• water (any nearby body of water or wells).

Heat pumps are good for everyone. However, you have to pay a lot for “free” energy by purchasing expensive equipment. For a large house, costs can exceed a million rubles.

Solar energy and wind turbines

Another green energy option is solar panels and collectors. The former generate electricity, and the latter, with the help of the sun's rays, heat the coolant for supply to the indoor heating system. They do not need any gas for work, they only need constant wind and cloudless weather.

In the future, electricity and heated coolant can be used to heat a private house by installing a heating system with radiators and various electric heaters in it. Solar power plants are generators of electrical and thermal energy. The heating of the rooms itself is carried out thanks to a variety of heating devices that are connected to these generating devices.

In turn, wind generators convert wind energy into electricity. And then the heaters are connected to the power supply.

The main disadvantage of all these clean energy sources is that they depend on external factors. Cloudy and calm weather negate their effectiveness. As an additional source, they are quite a suitable option for heating a private house without gas, but it is not worth building the entire heating system on them alone.

What heating is the most economical

From the point of view of fuel costs, the most economical option after main gas is the option with firewood. It is difficult to find cheaper fuel for boilers, stoves and fireplaces. Then comes coal, and then electricity and diesel. In the case of alternative energy, the costs under this item are generally zero or minimal. However, one should not forget about the cost of heat engineering units for generating heat.

On the aggregate of all costs, heating a house without gas is the cheapest way to heat it with electricity. But this only applies to cottages with good insulation, as well as situations when the capacity of existing networks allows you to connect heating electrical equipment. In other situations, it is better to opt for more traditional solid fuel stoves or boilers. published by

Eco-friendly homestead: Individual home heating is more economical than central heating. You feel like a real master in the house, you can set the desired temperature level, determine the beginning and end heating season.

Many families prefer to live in a private house, as in it, in comparison with a city apartment, it is possible to create more comfortable living conditions. To a greater extent, this applies to heating a private country house.

Individual home heating is more economical than central heating. You feel like a real master in the house, you can set the desired temperature level, determine the beginning and end of the heating season. Naturally, this can be said in the case when an effective and functional solution is chosen. If you are just choosing what the heating of a private house should be, then this article will acquaint you with various types of heating a country house without gas.

Gas is the most suitable and widespread fuel for country houses. According to statistics, about 50% of all boilers operated in Russia run on gas, 30% on diesel fuel, about 10% on electricity and about 5% on solid fuel.

As we can see gas boilers far ahead of the competition. But, I must say, this option is not always and not always possible. For many country houses, gas is still an unrealistically distant dream. In such cases, people are forced to consider alternative ways to heat their home. How to organize heating of a country house without gas and what type of fuel should you give preference to? Let's try to figure it out.

Classic oven heating

In certain cases, the oven is the only possible way organize warmth in the house

Stove heating is considered to be the most ancient. Stove heating is still often used in suburban buildings. Do not think that this method is outdated. The lack of gas in some regions leaves this type of heating still very popular and in demand. Stay in vogue and combination ovens allowing you to both heat the room and prepare food. Among the advantages of this option are savings on installation, operation, and fuel, versatility. With all this, the furnaces need to be heated several times a day, they require constant maintenance. In addition, there is a high risk of fire, the stoves are quite large and take up a lot of space. The room in which the oven is located is always contaminated with soot and coal, and will also require constant cleaning and regular maintenance. High risk of getting poisoned carbon monoxide in case of improper operation of the oven.

Fuel oil systems

To extend the service life of the oil boiler, it is recommended to install a fine filter on the pipeline. Otherwise, the nozzles will quickly become clogged, which will significantly reduce the boiler efficiency.

The most important type of heating a country house without gas is liquid fuel systems. Fuel oil systems run mainly on diesel fuel. You can also use kerosene and rapeseed oil... The main advantage is high efficiency, which makes it possible to warm up even very large rooms. But nevertheless, such systems have many disadvantages: fire hazard, difficulties with fuel storage and a rather high price.

On top of that, diesel fuel has a stable unpleasant odor, its fumes are harmful. And, if a gas boiler can be placed in the kitchen, hallway, or combined with a furnace room with a laundry, then for a liquid fuel one will have to allocate an isolated room. It is allowed to store only a small supply of fuel in it, the main container should be located outside the house.

Heating a country house with electricity

Electric boiler

Modern electric boiler for heating a country house. Such a boiler has many operating parameters, a very important of which is its power. Required power is determined individually, first of all, it depends on the heated area, the material of the walls, the quality of the thermal insulation of the house

The next type of heating a country house without gas: heating with electricity is the simplest, safest and cleanest way to organize heating. When using an electric heater, its efficiency approaches 100%.
An electric water boiler is simple in design, relatively inexpensive, there is no need for a chimney, ventilation, and a separate room.

Warm electric floors

IMPORTANT! If warm electric floors serve as the main source of heat in the room, then the power of such floors is 150-180 W per square meter... With this type of heating, the heated floor area must be at least 70% of the total area of ​​the room.

Warm electric floors subject to insulation standards interfloor overlap even more profitable than the electric-water option:

There are no intermediate heat losses;
- building structures are heated directly;
- there is no bulky boiler equipment;
- the minimum space occupied by communications;
- optimal heat distribution;
-system practically does not need maintenance;
- the cost is often lower than that of water systems.

An electric heating cable or foil is both a heat generator and a heating device.

Electric convectors are even cheaper, but they dry the air and pick up fine dust, overheating it. Convectors - practical and affordable option for a summer residence with periodic heating, but in a residential building permanent residence it is not worth using them as the main system. However, in the new generation appliances with ceramic heaters, the disadvantages inherent in convectors are almost eliminated.

Heating with electricity has many advantages and only one drawback, but a decisive one: the high cost of electricity.

Heat pump

The essence of the principle of operation of a heat pump is not in production, but in heat transfer. This allows you to obtain a high coefficient (from 3 to 5) conversion of thermal energy - each used 1 kW of electricity will "transfer" 3-5 kW of heat into the house

A heat pump can make electricity less expensive. The scheme of its work can be compared with the refrigerator compartment. The heat pump device is based on the refrigeration machine cycle, the only difference is in the used freon and control system. The heat pump allows the use of free natural heat from the depths of the earth, where the ground temperature is constant throughout the year. low temperatures... The design includes an electric compensator that generates maximum energy with minimum electricity consumption, spending one kilowatt to drive the pump, you can get up to six.

Disadvantages: The cost of the system is quite high, The option is questionable from a financial point of view. The payback period of the equipment is too high.

Solid fuel

Solid fuel boilers are a great opportunity to quickly, efficiently and inexpensively heat any Vacation home

Solid fuel: firewood, woodworking waste, coal and brown coal, coke, peat, pellets play a significant role in organizing heating a country house without gas. The technology of obtaining heat from the combustion of solid fuels has stepped far ahead in comparison with traditional oven and a fireplace. Boilers appeared long burning and pyrolysis, which have a fairly high efficiency (about 80%) and do not require such frequent loading. Solid fuel- the cheapest form of heating if the house is located in an area rich in these resources. But solid fuel boilers have significant disadvantages:
The impossibility of complete automation of the process, the need for periodic (from 2 to 40 hours, depending on the type of equipment) manual loading of fuel. The use of wood pellets partially eliminates the problem, since they are loaded into a large-capacity hopper and then fed into the furnace automatically. However, the use of pellets is advisable only if the workshop for their production is nearby. Pellets have a small specific gravity and their delivery over long distances is unprofitable. There are also such nuances: the quality of Russian pellets can be low, and their prices - overpriced.

Pellet boiler. The minimum set of equipment for an automated boiler house of a country house, operating on wood pellets, includes a boiler equipped with a pellet burner and a bunker

The so-called "universal", multi-fuel boilers can be distinguished into a separate group of equipment. The idea of ​​using one heating unit for all possible types of fuel is not new, but, alas, it has not yet found a worthy embodiment. The fact is that for the best fuel combustion and the most complete heat extraction, a universal design of the fuel chamber has not been invented, the combustion processes are too different.
The only exceptions are gas and liquid fuels, and even then not one hundred percent. Therefore, multi-fuel boilers are, in fact, solid fuel, where additional gas and liquid fuel burners are built in. The efficiency of such boilers when operating on "spare" fuel leaves much to be desired.

Liquefied gas

Liquefied gas is transported and stored in cylinders or in gas tanks, specially designed containers

In order to heat a country house, you can purchase LPG cylinders. It is based on a propane-butane composition. Heating a country house with liquefied gas is much more expensive than natural gas, but often cheaper than diesel fuel and electricity. The cost is reduced if a large storage facility with appropriate equipment is installed for multiple homes.

There are no fundamental differences in the design of heat-generating equipment for natural and liquefied gas: ordinary boilers are used, the only difference is in regulation: the pressure in the gas pipeline is lower. In some cases it will be necessary to replace the nozzles in the burners, it is inexpensive and the equipment can be quickly returned to its original condition.

A gas holder is a container for storing liquefied gas in large quantities... Such tanks are installed both on the surface of the earth and underground. Most often, for country houses, they choose an underground option for installing a gas tank in order to save space and money. The depth of its occurrence must necessarily be no lower than the level of freezing of the soil

In the countries of Western Europe, gas storage systems are used quite widely, our service for the delivery of liquefied gas is insufficiently developed and is not available everywhere.
For small houses groups of standard LPG cylinders can also be used. True, their capacity is too small to ensure the operation of the boiler for a long time; frequent replacement, taking into account transport costs, can make the operation of the system on cylinders more expensive than heating with diesel fuel. For small summer cottages it is possible to recommend the use of bottled gas with a convector. But only with strict adherence to fire safety measures!

Renewable sources. Solar collectors

Solar collectors are by far the most efficient solar energy devices

A promising alternative to heating a country house without gas is solar collectors. These devices allow you to convert the energy of the sun into heat. On sale you can find vacuum and flat models. Collectors are mounted on the roof of the building. Among their advantages are the safety of human health and environment, ease of use. Among the disadvantages: low practicality, because the operation of the equipment is affected by changeable weather conditions, costly installation, the need for constant maintenance.

House insulation

Heat leaks through various building envelopes

Instead of heating the building, you can insulate it well. This is very economical option most popular in Europe. Of course, the harsh winters in Russia complicate the task, but they do not make this option impossible. The main conditions for increased building insulation: thick walls, low-emission glass, the use of heat pumps.

Conclusion

Let's summarize. It is not only possible to organize heating a country house without gas, but there are an unlimited number of options for this. Each of alternative ways there are pros and cons. The choice of a particular option depends on the needs and capabilities of the person. published by

One of modern systems heating without the use of natural gas is the application of innovative heating with a geothermal heat pump.

The principle of operation of a heat pump is to extract low-temperature heat from soil, water or air, convert it in the evaporator into high-temperature heat (up to 65 degrees) and transfer heat for heating the home and preparing hot water. This principle can be compared to the operation of a refrigerator, just the opposite. The refrigerator draws heat from inner chamber and transfers it to the radiator located on back side, and the heat pump takes low-temperature heat from the environment, heats it up in the evaporator and supplies it to the heating system.

The geothermal heating system consists of three circuits:

• a closed primary circuit in which propylene glycol is heated from soil or water to a temperature of 5-6 degrees. Contour (collector) of polypropylene pipes it is laid horizontally in the ground below the freezing level, vertically or obliquely into drilled wells, or on the bottom of a natural non-freezing reservoir. As you know, at depth, the temperature is practically constant all year round- about +5 degrees;
• an evaporator of a heat pump, in which low-temperature heat is converted into high-temperature heat. The circuit is filled with a safe refrigerant - carbon dioxide or hydrocarbon (freon is used in refrigerators and air conditioners).
• internal circuit of the heating system and hot water supply of the house.

The heat pump can also be used to cool the air (as an air conditioner) during hot seasons.

The system consumes little electricity, which, in principle, is only used for the operation of the compressor, which makes it possible to use a small mobile generator in emergency situations with power supply.

Heat pumps are quite efficient. So, when a compressor uses 1 kW of electricity, we have 4-5 kW of thermal energy at the output, receiving 3-4 kW of free energy from the environment. The efficiency of heat pumps in comparison with gas heating is more than three times.

The premises for the geothermal heat pump system are not subject to special requirements, in contrast to the premises for gas boilers. Any utility room is suitable for installing the unit, without chimneys and even ventilation - a storage room, a basement, a garage ...

Depending on the method of laying the primary circuit, the systems differ in the type of heat sources:

I will allow myself a small digression:

An instructive story happened to my neighbor in a dacha cooperative. He installed himself a heat pump. Its section goes to the river bank and he decided to lay a closed loop at the bottom of the reservoir. To save money, instead of cast-iron dubengs, which are attached to a polyethylene pipe for loading every meter, I decided to use bricks with nylon ropes.

The savings turned out to be significant, since one dubbing with a clamp for fastening costs about 1 euro, and the length of the collector pipes was more than 300m.

After a while, due to poor attachment to the pipe, the weights moved and the pipes partially floated to the surface of the water. At this time, frost struck and the first ice appeared on the river and ... fishermen, who with their bald spots and braces broke through the pipes. The collector has fallen into disrepair, and propylene glycol has leaked into the river.

As a result of such "savings" the neighbor had to change the entire circuit in the spring and fill in a new coolant.

The cost and installation of a heat pump system is quite costly. Equipment for your two-storey house 6 x 8 m (with a total area of ​​up to 100 sq. M.) Will cost 4-5 thousand euros. But this type of heating pays off much faster than any other heating system.

How the heat pump works:

To date, heating a private house without gas and electricity is quite affordable for every owner. It is far from always possible to connect gas inexpensively. And electricity is not all that cheap when you consider the fact that the cost of it will be high in winter.

There is different types heating systems if there is no gas in the house.

Different heating options will help answer the questions of how to heat water and simultaneously warm up the room.

Solar collectors

Great alternative gas heating- solar collectors. Such installations operate smoothly and economically. Collectors are ways to keep the room warm for a long time. But the main thing is that when good conditions they can generate electricity. Such installations have both advantages and disadvantages.

So, solar collectors are absolutely safe. Installation of such installations is quite simple and quick. Collectors are installed anywhere on the facade of the building. The installation will fit perfectly into the design of the house, since you can choose the most suitable option for yourself from a wide range of products. But most importantly, collectors provide significant savings in utility costs. Therefore, this type of installation is perfect even for low-income families.

The only drawback of these collectors is that they are powered entirely by solar energy. This predetermines the specifics of the collector installation. In regions where it is sunny almost all year round (usually in the south of the country), the installation of collectors fully justifies itself. But in northern latitudes, these installations will be completely useless.

Heat pumps

How to heat big house? Heating system a country house without gas can also be organized using a heat pump. Thanks to such an installation, it will be possible not only to heat the room, but also, if necessary, heat water for domestic needs. What are the features of such installations for giving without gas?

The main sources that generate heat when using this type of pump are the bowels of the earth, soil or water. And this already suggests that the operation of the pump will also not cause any harm to the environment. Alternative heating of a country house without gas by means of a heat pump has many advantages. So, pumps are also environmentally friendly. Moreover, the use of such installations completely excludes fires or explosions.

Heat pumps heat efficiently and better than many other installations, but at the same time they are quite economical. This setting very easy to adjust even by an inexperienced user. This makes it possible to set the desired room temperature. Moreover, heat pumps have an automatic regulator, which, if necessary, can turn on or off the unit.

The only significant drawback of a heat pump is its high cost. Of course, today there are many pump models, among which you can find both expensive and cheaper options. And it's not about quality at all. Just different settings can be focused on heating large or small rooms. But still, practice shows that even the use of the most expensive heat pumps during operation fully pays for itself. After all, utility costs are significantly reduced.

Solid fuel boilers and furnaces

How to heat a house inexpensively? The most affordable and initially cheapest option for heating a country house today is the use of ordinary firewood. It is an old and proven safe fuel. But if in a simple village small house people have enough firewood and small oven, then this will not be enough for a modern country house. And here special boilers that run on solid fuels will come to the rescue.

As a rule, firewood is given a large number of heat. Therefore, with the help of them, you can also heat the room, cook food and heat water if necessary. If we are talking about heating a large house with several rooms, then one boiler or stove will not be enough. Here special batteries or radiators will come to the rescue, which will carry heat to all rooms from the main source installed in a certain place. Heat will circulate throughout the heating system. If you wish, you can make such a system adjustable, which will allow you to heat some rooms and keep others cold.

To date, there are 3 main types of solid fuel boilers in total. These are pyrolysis units, classic devices and gas-fired boilers... Each model has as its own undeniable advantages and disadvantages. The most inexpensive and in-demand are considered classic settings... They are not that expensive, they work almost without interruption and without serious breakdowns.

But nevertheless, the cheapest way for a country house will be to acquire an ordinary wood-burning stove. Such economical heating will help solve several problems at once. It will be possible to cook food, heat water on it. In this case, the stove will perfectly warm up the air in the room. And in regions with a particularly harsh climate, such an oven is convenient because you can also sleep on it.

Figure 1. Wood stove in a private house.

The stove can either be built in the house on your own, or you can invite a specialist who will assemble it according to finished project... It all depends on the financial resources of the homeowner. If you approach this issue competently, then you can make such a wood-burning stove, which will differ not only in high functionality, but also perfectly fit into the interior. An example of such an installation is shown in the photo (Figure 1).

But when choosing such a heating option, some disadvantages should be taken into account. So, you will constantly have to load firewood into the oven. If coal is used, then this can be done a little less often. When using the stove, it will be necessary to closely monitor compliance with safety rules. Another significant disadvantage for many homeowners is that when using the stove, you will need to constantly remove garbage and ash. And this can only be done mechanically. Therefore, in advance, you will have to abandon carpets in a room with a stove.

How to heat a house without using electricity and gas is now clear. Why is it cheaper to do this? Such a question cannot be answered so quickly. Much here will depend on related factors. But still there are many options now alternative heating... Therefore, you can always find the most suitable solution for yourself.

Unfortunately, even in long-lived and completely "civilized" regions, it is not always possible to connect to a centralized gas main, and therefore the question of how to organize heating without gas in a private house is quite relevant for many developers. Let's consider the most popular options, their strengths and weaknesses.

Stoves and fireplaces - a tribute to tradition

Stoves are one of the most ancient ways to heat a house, and today they are successfully used where there is no gas, but there is an opportunity to get hold of inexpensive firewood and coal.

Their closest relative, the fireplace more and more often performs a decorative function, but the stove as a heating device has not lost its relevance, especially if heating is planned without gas and electricity. The advantages of this system are:

• The costs of building the stove and its maintenance are not too high.
• Affordable fuel is abundant throughout most of the country.
• The stove and fireplace fit perfectly into the "traditional" design, feel organically in the country-style interior, and add coziness to the room.

The disadvantages include difficulties in operation: during the cold season, the stove must be heated every day (sometimes more than once), the chimney requires periodic cleaning. Unpleasant moments include the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, high fire hazard and large dimensions of this structure, soot and fumes that eventually settle on the walls and furniture, as well as uneven heating of the room.

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Solid fuel boilers: firewood, coal, pellets

Firewood and coal are used as fuel not only in stoves, but also in solid fuel boilers. different types... In addition to them, chips, sawdust, straw, pellets are used. The latter type of "fuel", due to its environmental friendliness, is becoming more and more popular both abroad and in our country and is represented by pellets (capsules) from compressed wood residues.

Solid fuel boiler, at the moment - the best replacement for main gas

As a result of fuel combustion, water is heated, which circulates in the heating system, due to this, the premises are heated. Such a system is quite safe and effective, but laborious operation negates this advantage: multiple loading of fuel, regular cleaning of the combustion chamber, etc. - all these are unpleasant and tedious procedures.

Now solid fuel boilers are becoming more and more convenient: so many opt for boilers with automatic fuel supply, which are loaded every few days, or for pyrolysis boilers with an unusually high efficiency.

Solid fuel boilers with automatic fuel supply, according to experts, are one of the best options"Arrange" heating a private house without gas.

Oil-fired boilers: efficient and reliable

In terms of performance and characteristics, liquid fuel boilers are very close to gas boilers, a significant difference is only in the cost and type of fuel that is used for them: fuel oil, diesel fuel (diesel fuel or kerosene), less often rapeseed oil. Their most important features are:

• Difficulties often arise in the delivery and storage of fuel, which is characterized by high cost and flammability.
• When using these boilers, there is a need for an additional room - a boiler room.
• Diesel boilers "bypassed" all the others in terms of emission of harmful substances into the atmosphere, in addition, they need high-quality protective automation.
• Oil-fired boilers have an excellent efficiency factor.

With a power of up to 10 kW, for example, they can easily heat a house with an area of ​​up to 100 m2, so they are suitable even for large buildings. There are hot water and steam boilers, most of them are compact and easy to install.

An overview of boilers with a description of the principle of operation, models and characteristics can be found in our article:.

Electricity is a decent alternative to gas

Electric boilers can be used both as the main and as backup source heat. The second option is preferable, since the high cost of electricity makes this type of heating one of the most expensive. Their advantages:

• They are environmentally friendly and safe, and can be installed directly in a residential area.
• They are small and light enough.
• They are easy to assemble and not capricious in operation.

The use of an electric boiler is possible only with reliable, modern power grids and a sufficiently large allocated electrical power in the house. So, to heat a modest cottage of 100 m 2, a power of 10 kW is required than bigger size buildings, the higher the power requirements. Installation of a powerful boiler will require approval from the energy supervision authorities.

Compact and lightweight electric boiler can be installed in a residential area

Modern electric boilers allow to establish efficient heating wooden house without gas. Houses made from other materials require more "solid" equipment.

Compact, economical, durable and unpretentious modern electric convectors are becoming more and more popular as heating devices. Another option for additional heating is an electric underfloor heating.

Autonomous gasification: an expensive pleasure

Heating with liquefied gas is just the option that needs to be considered in special, exceptional cases: not only is the fuel itself quite expensive, but you also need to install a massive gas tank, the cost of which depends on its volume, in general, the cost of gasification can be quite significant.

Heating with liquefied gas will require the installation of a gas tank

You can, of course, use small cylinders for heating, but this is inconvenient for a number of reasons, especially in big houses, in which they live permanently, and not from time to time. Thus, autonomous gas systems cannot be called a popular way of organizing heating.

Energy from the sun is one of the available alternatives

As a complement to traditional ways to establish heating without gas and firewood, solar collectors are increasingly used, which are a device for converting solar energy into thermal energy and serve to transfer it to a coolant.

The solar collector is used to convert solar energy into thermal energy.

While solar systems are still very dependent on natural factors, and therefore are not always effective, they have other disadvantages:

• high cost of system installation and maintenance;
• high-quality and expensive insulation of the building will be required in order to reduce possible heat loss.

But still, solar energy Is one of the available and most promising alternatives, which is not perceived as exotic even now.

Our next article provides recommendations for assembling a solar collector with your own hands:.

Geothermal heating - "ecological" heat

One of the "fashionable" alternatives to traditional heating is the use of heat stored deep in the earth's surface. The system consists of a heat pump and a collector located in the ground or under water.

Geothermal heating- quite expensive pleasure

Such a "design" does not pay off soon, but it has a number of important advantages:

• geothermal energy is renewable and environmentally friendly;
• the system is highly efficient and durable.

This technology is already being widely implemented abroad, but in our country, due to its high cost, it is rarely used so far.

Of course, main gas for today is the best option for the organization of heating a private house, but we were convinced that there are many other interesting options that can be used both as a complex and independently of each other.