Choosing an electric boiler for your dacha: 5 factors worth paying attention to

For many of us, a dacha today represents not just a garden plot located in the countryside, but in most cases, a full-fledged home. Gone are the days when country houses were a modest shelter in which it was hardly possible to hide from the rain and wind. Today, for many of us, a dacha is a permanent structure, in which, if desired, you can live year-round, both in summer and winter. Solid fuel boilers for summer cottages can solve this problem. Today these are no longer ordinary, primitive metal barrels of the “potbelly stove” type. Today, at the dacha, you can install a heating unit, which is high-tech equipment.

Solid fuel boiler equipment for a summer residence is the most suitable option. No one will spend a long time at the dacha in winter, but spending a weekend in the countryside, in the lap of nature, is quite acceptable. In this case, running a gas line to your site and connecting a gas boiler is not cost-effective. For temporary heating and creating comfortable conditions inside a country house, a heating device using wood, or any other available type of solid fuel, is quite sufficient.

Installation

In accordance with the rules and regulations, you can install a wood-burning boiler yourself. Installation, in this case, is carried out on a base that is distinguished by its non-flammable characteristics and durability. And the cladding of the floor and nearby walls must be made entirely of non-combustible materials.

To install the chimney, cutting is used in accordance with fire safety rules. For example, where flammable material is adjacent to the wall surface, it is necessary to lay fire-resistant insulation. Steel sheet is used to cover the entire material.

• The water heating coming from the boiler is connected to specially designed outlets. The instructions indicate a specific pipe for the return and connection of the circuit. If the power exceeds forty kilowatts, then the boiler must be installed in a separate room.
• A boiler that depends on electricity consumption must be connected through a stabilizer device, as well as a source that ensures an uninterrupted power supply.
• Automatic machines must be used with a direct connection from the panel. And if necessary, installation can be done directly in the basement. Only here there should be both adequate ventilation and lighting provided naturally.

To increase the efficiency, you need to heat according to all the rules, and also lay wood only with the required degree of humidity.

Useful features of universal boilers

Heating systems for private homes are now so advanced that we can only rejoice at some of the features.

Maintaining heat with electric heating elements

If the boiler heats your home only using solid or liquid fuel, it usually requires a lot of it. But if, at the moment of the most intense heating, electric heating elements are connected to operation, then fuel costs are significantly reduced.

It is noteworthy that during the operation of the boiler, in the event of a sudden stop in the fuel supply, the electric heating elements turn on automatically, preventing your house from cooling down. It turns out that if the boiler goes out or the fuel runs out, the boiler will not turn off, but simply switch to another mode.

This feature is very relevant where there are frequent interruptions in energy supply.

Selection of economical raw materials

Due to constant price jumps, sometimes you want to protect yourself. If today gas is one of the cheapest types of fuel, it cannot be said that this will be the case tomorrow.

Thanks to universal boiler models, the consumer can easily control their heating costs, and if the price of one type of fuel rises, they can easily replace it with a more acceptable one.

Which is better: a factory or homemade model?

Some craftsmen, seeing the popularity and prevalence of universal models, decided to independently assemble the one they needed based on a solid fuel boiler. They purchase different types of burners and independently connect the boilers to the gas mains. Is this kind of work acceptable?

There is no need to do any re-equipment yourself. Why? There are two reasons for this:

• safety;
• uneconomical.

Usually, before the boiler reaches the store, it is tested in the factory. It is not possible to do this at home. Consequently, the home owner cannot be completely confident in the reliability of his equipment. Such boilers can pose a serious danger.

By purchasing a boiler from a specialized store, you can be sure that your home will be safe and the heating system will last for many years!

Rating of the TOP 10 best combined boilers for heating

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Basic operating principle

Everyone knows how boilers work. Their goal is to bring water that circulates through the system and heats the home to the desired temperature. The main difference between such devices is the type of energy carrier.

Most often boilers are:

• electric:
• solid fuel;
• gas;
• liquid fuel.

In this case, there may or may not be a water circuit.

Features of operation of universal boilers

If conventional heating systems can only operate on one type of fuel, then universal boilers operate on any fuel, and most often on two simultaneously. That is why you can hear that such units are also called multi-fuel.

Nowadays, installing such a device for a private home is the best solution. Due to interruptions in fuel supplies and jumps in their cost, you may find yourself in a hopeless situation. However, anyone who has installed a universal boiler model can easily use any fuel, just by changing some settings.

The best known manufacturers and models: characteristics and prices

Teplodar Kupper OK 15

One of the best and most common combination boilers for heating a private home. Capable of burning wood, coal, pellets and natural gas (when installing a gas burner). First of all, it is known for the ratio of quality, reliability and affordable price. A special difference is the presence of a block of heating elements with a power of 6 kW, which evens out the cyclic combustion of solid fuel and maintains the temperature at night.

Owners note the ease of cleaning, build quality and pleasant appearance of the boiler. However, there are also disadvantages inherent in almost the entire budget price segment: a steel heat exchanger, a small firebox that can accommodate logs up to only 35 cm, not the highest efficiency, a gas burner must be purchased separately.

Pellet boilers with automatic fuel supply Burning duration from 7 to 30 days thanks to the storage bunker

Teplodar Cooper Praktik 14

An even more budget-friendly analogue of the previous Cooper OK 15, which also repeatedly takes prizes in the ratings of combined boilers. It has even more compact dimensions, and is also equipped from the factory with a built-in 6 kW heating element unit. Among the advantages, owners also often note practical cast-iron grates, a convenient inclined firebox, convection holes in the body, through which the room in which the boiler is located is heated.

Buderus Logano G125WS

German cast iron boiler unit for gas and liquid fuel. It is distinguished by its technological effectiveness and reliability: a heat exchanger with an increased number of sections, efficiency - 96%, multifunctional automation, and additional thermal insulation. The design of the boiler is not only practical during operation, but also easy to clean. It is possible to connect external temperature sensors and room thermostats. It is worth remembering that gas and diesel burners are not included with the boiler. Therefore, in addition to the large weight of the cast iron structure, another disadvantage is the relatively high price.

STS V25 FG

The most famous multi-fuel double-circuit boiler unit. Capable of burning almost any type of fuel: natural and liquefied gas, electricity, diesel, fuel oil, firewood, coal, coke, anthracite, peat, pellets. At the same time achieving an efficiency of more than 90%. The combustion chambers are made of durable, corrosion-resistant cast iron. There is also a built-in 6 kW heating element and a storage boiler to increase productivity and faster supply of prepared hot water in the DHW circuit.

Of course, this design also has corresponding disadvantages in the form of a huge weight of 385 kg and a height of more than 1.5 meters.

Cost: 330,000-500,000 rubles.

We are considering various options for heating equipment for a summer residence

Pyrolysis boilers

For reference: in foreign models, the burning time of a pyrolysis boiler from one refueling is 100-120 hours, while domestic units are able to operate uninterruptedly for exactly half as long.

But domestic heating equipment is unpretentious to operating conditions, which is especially important in terms of the low quality of the fuel resource. Often, domestic models are also equipped with a hob, which is very convenient and relevant for a country house. Most products operating on solid fuel are pyrolysis boilers or, in other words, gas generator units. In boilers of this type, the main work of heating the coolant is done by flammable pyrolysis (wood) gas. The operating principle of heating devices of this type is quite simple and understandable.

For reference: The main heat is obtained not as a result of the combustion of fuel contained in the combustion chamber, but as a result of the secondary combustion of the air-gas combustible mixture. At this moment, solid fuel only smolders, releasing, under the influence of high temperature and a small amount of air, a large amount of gaseous volatile matter. This process is called pyrolysis.

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This combustion method is characterized by a high intensity of the process, and the heating temperature of the coolant is correspondingly high. What is equally important is low fuel consumption. One bookmark is enough for long-term operation of the boiler without human intervention. Pyrolysis boilers have great power, so if you decide to equip your dacha with a full-fledged autonomous heating system with hot water supply, such a unit will be the best choice.