The most common energy sources are gas, electricity and solid fuels - wood and coal. However, there are also alternative sources of thermal energy. You will learn about what and how best to heat your house in winter from our material.

Solid fuel and liquid fuel boilers for heating a house in winter
1. Classic solid fuel boilers

How to heat a house in winter

Often private houses are located at a considerable distance from the gas pipe. It is sometimes more difficult to purchase the required amount of firewood in the regions than coal. If such circumstances exist, it would be wise to purchase equipment that runs on solid fuel to heat your home in winter. At the same time, easy-to-use boilers designed for coal combustion are equipped with sensors to regulate the heating temperature, which allows you to create a comfortable atmosphere.

When purchasing firewood or coal, you must first decide where and at what price it is more profitable to purchase such fuel.

Solid fuel boilers are equipped with a firebox, in which the coal combustion process takes place, a heat exchanger, where the coal is heated, and a grate. The heat exchanger can be cast iron or steel. However, the question arises - which material is better? What is the best way to heat a house in winter? The cost of steel boilers is less, and cast iron, although more expensive, lasts longer. These structures themselves are very durable and difficult to damage.

Among the advantages of coal stoves, their durability and high heat output come to the fore. In this case, the heating system does not require electricity. Of course, there is a need to resolve the issue of purchasing and storing coal.

2. Pellet boilers

How to heat a house in winter

Pellet boilers (depending on the volume of the loading hopper) are capable of generating heat for a long time, without the need for manual loading, however, pellets are not widely popular, as a result of which they are not widespread in all regions. In addition, there are batches of low quality.

It is worth paying attention that fuel in the form of pellets, firewood, coal, diesel fuel, liquefied gas must be stored in a special storage area. However, if you have a small area, it is quite difficult to find a suitable place for a gas holder to organize heating of the house with gas in winter, or a wood storage facility in which you can place the required amount of fuel reserves for 6-8 months of the heating season. Proper storage conditions are very important, because the calorific value of firewood or pellets is significantly reduced if they become damp during storage.

Since solving such problems is associated with costs, sometimes significant, it is necessary to take into account all these nuances in order to make a choice in favor of creating an economical heating system for a country house. So, how to find a suitable and optimal option for heating your home in winter? Cheap heating is:

a system that allows the use of available fuel;
a system that is economical to operate;
a system that intelligently uses the received thermal energy (heat is accumulated due to the increased thermal inertia of the structural elements of the house). This could be underfloor heating, concrete screeds, USHP foundations, heat accumulators, etc.
3. Liquid fuel boilers for heating

How to heat a house in winter

A steel or cast iron boiler must be connected to a water heating system. The following is used as fuel for such boilers:

diesel;
kerosene;
processed oils;
fuel oil
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The condition for installing the system is the presence of a separate room, since we are talking about bulky and massive equipment.

There are single-circuit and double-circuit boilers that will cope well with the function of heating a house in winter. A unit with one circuit heats only the coolant. Double-circuit models can heat not only the coolant, but also hot water.

The equipment can be installed either on the floor or placed on the wall. Massive and heavy floor-standing boilers make noise when operating. There is a need for space, since additional equipment is needed for the normal functioning of the system. The operation of liquid fuel units is always accompanied by soot and foreign odors, so ventilation will need to be installed.

A wall-mounted boiler will be more convenient to use for a small house. This boiler model does not cause any trouble during operation.

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