Heating a cottage with wood is a popular classic

Scope of use of wood heating

The most common method of heating cottages and country houses is with natural gas. However, firewood as a type of fuel is also often used, mainly for heating a country house . Typically, this option is resorted to if the region is not gasified and will not be gasified in the near future, or if the cost of connecting to the gas main is unreasonably high. Heating a dacha with wood is also popular in areas where large forests are located and firewood is easily available.

Heating a dacha with wood can be done in two ways - using a stove and using a solid fuel boiler.

Disadvantages of a wood-burning system

As for the disadvantages, in this case we can highlight two of the most significant:

1. Firstly, wood heaters are not small in size. Provided that the original floor plan did not include space for the stove, erecting the entire system may be difficult. This is explained by the fact that in addition to the main structure, it is also necessary to consider the location of the chimney, as well as places to store firewood, since heating a dacha with a wood-burning boiler will require quite a lot.
2. Secondly, this is the danger of the system itself. Thus, many advise, in the absence of previous experience in handling such structures, to use the help of a specialist. Do-it-yourself heating with wood must be carried out in accordance with all fire safety requirements.

However, when the fireplace is fully loaded, heating a wood-burning cottage will allow you to maintain the optimal temperature in the room for 12 hours.
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Heating using a solid fuel boiler

The second method of heating a country house with wood is to use a full-fledged heating system with a solid fuel boiler as heating equipment. At the same time, there are different boilers for each type of solid fuel; it is necessary to purchase a wood-burning boiler, and not a pellet or peat boiler.

It is necessary to place dry firewood into the combustion chamber of the boiler from time to time. When they are burned, heat is released, which heats up the coolant. Combustion is regulated by opening and closing the damper. The more air enters the combustion chamber, the more intense the combustion process.

The main disadvantages of using firewood for heating a summer house are:

1. Labor-intensive operation - it is necessary to constantly add firewood to the combustion chamber of the boiler;
2. The need to allocate part of the room (or a separate room) for storing firewood;
3. Relatively low efficiency of this method.

About company

For many years, he has been installing heating and water supply for country houses, cottages, and dachas in Moscow and the Moscow region. Her motto is “Fast! Qualitatively! Reliable! This company employs experienced and qualified specialists (we do not use the services of guest workers) who are able to quickly design and install a wood-burning dacha heating that will work properly for a long time.

A dacha is a country house where we strive to move our family in the summer, take a break from the noise of city life, and breathe in the fresh, clean air of the forests. Enjoy the peace, quiet, and escape the hustle and bustle of the big city. It’s nice to go out into the yard in the morning and take a deep breath of the clear country air, hear the birds singing and the chirping of crickets. A sudden change in weather can lead to colder temperatures, especially in early spring or autumn. Increasingly, people prefer to live outside the city and come to the metropolis to work. In these conditions, heating a dacha can be an important element of a comfortable life.

Main criteria for selection

Modern suburban buildings use systems that quickly warm rooms even with a large area, are capable of draining liquid from the pipeline during water heating, and also have high power, which effectively warms up cottages with low thermal insulation properties. When choosing a heating system, a number of basic criteria are taken into account; you need to determine how long you will be at the dacha, as well as:

• coolant price;
• price of heating equipment such as heater, boiler, radiator;
• installation complexity;
• cost of maintenance, frequency of repairs.

Heating the cottage with wood

In a country rich in forests, wood heating is the most popular and inexpensive. The main disadvantage in this case is the need to constantly maintain the temperature in the boiler for comfortable living in the house. When planning to heat your dacha, it is worth considering installing a combination boiler that operates on several energy sources. You can install a boiler that runs on solid fuel with a possible transition to liquid or electricity.

If you visit your dacha exclusively in the summer, you can install a fireplace in it. This will not only allow you to heat the room at night or during a sharp cold snap, but will also add an additional romantic touch to the design of the dacha. It’s wonderful to sit by an open fire, listen to the crackling of logs, and watch the flames dance. Such a pastime is a great way to relieve the stress of a busy day. Heating a dacha with wood is more of an aesthetic nature than a practical one, if you do not plan to live in it for a long time, but are coming only for a short time to relax.

Combined heating: installation and installation requirements

Combination boilers, due to the use of different types of fuel, require compliance with greater installation parameters than products operating on a single energy carrier. Thus, for the safe operation of units of the “electricity - firewood” type, the following conditions must be met.

Premises requirements

• Firstly, the room must be decorated with non-combustible materials that are unable to spread fire.
• Secondly, it is prohibited to install any non-hermetic electrical equipment (IP below 44) in wet rooms - showers, bathrooms.
• Thirdly, the room must be equipped with high-quality supply and exhaust ventilation, preferably forced. This will provide an influx of oxygen-saturated outdoor air, which, in turn, will facilitate complete combustion of the fuel.
• And fourthly, before installing heavy heating equipment, the mass of which is several centners, it is necessary to consider strengthening the floor surface.

Chimney requirements

Since from time to time the heater has to be operated on solid fuel, a chimney must be installed.

The main condition for a high-quality chimney pipe is the absence of holes, cracks, holes in it, the tight connection of all joints and the presence of good draft, which is ensured by installing the chimney in such a way that its upper part protrudes above the roof level at a distance of no less than half a meter.

The chimney must also be reliably insulated to prevent the occurrence of condensation, which can lead to the formation of ice plugs inside the pipe.

Electrical requirements

The electrical network for connecting the heating elements of the combined boiler must correspond to the configuration and power of the heating equipment:

• When power consumption is up to three to four kilowatts, single-phase heaters are usually used, and when this indicator exceeds the 5-kilowatt mark, the units are equipped with three-phase heating elements.
• The cross-section of the electrical wiring must correspond to the maximum current consumption of the device.
• The automatic protection of boiler equipment is selected in a similar way: by current - in accordance with the cross-section of the supply wiring. That is, the nearest higher standard value from the range of automatic protection is selected than the maximum power of the boiler, but less than what the electrical wiring can withstand.
• It is also recommended to connect the unit through a differential relay (residual current device), which is triggered at a leakage current of 30 milliamps.
• First you need to thoroughly clean the heating circuit with a special product or install a new system.
• Install ball valves on the incoming and outgoing pipes.
• Install the chimney pipe in accordance with the rules of safe operation.
• Connect the chimney to the boiler pipe and carefully treat it with heat-resistant sealant.
• Connect the heating system to the unit.
• We check the presence of draft and tight closure of all doors in the boiler.
• We install a panel with automatic protection near the unit and connect it to the power supply.
• Using a flexible three- or five-core cable, we connect the terminals of the boiler box to the machines. Don't forget to connect the ground wire.
• In the case of a single-phase version, the device can be equipped with a Euro plug and connected to a three-pole socket.

In the video you can see how the Retra 3M solid fuel boiler is connected to electricity:

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• Installation and dismantling of plumbing systems
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• Repair of plumbing equipment.
• Replacement of water supply pipes in the apartment.
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