There is a fairly wide variety of autonomous heating systems that are designed to heat private houses. In places where there are regular power outages or there is no gas pipeline nearby, people prefer traditional Russian stoves. This is the most striking example of a radiation heating system for a private house.
Modern radiant heating
Russian stoves are quite large, which sometimes makes it difficult to install them in country houses and even more so in city apartments. However, technologies do not stand still, heating systems are being modified and adapted to the needs of a modern person.
According to the piping from the collector to the radiators, the systems are divided into three types:
- beam;
- two-pipe;
- one-pipe.
The principle of operation of radiant heating is based on the fact that the wiring is meant separately for each radiator. This is the most significant advantage of this system. If necessary, the radiators can be switched on and off as groups or separately.
The system is equipped with a special heat supply valve. If it is warm outside or household appliances are working in the kitchen, the valve can be screwed on a little. Thanks to the ability to regulate the supply of heat to the rooms, fuel can be saved.
Features and segments of ray routing
A radiation-based heating system is most suitable for use in apartment buildings or country / private houses with several floors and a large number of rooms. This allows you to increase the efficiency of the entire heating system, guarantees high-quality heat supply and will economically require a resource.
The principle of operation of a radiant heating system is simple, but it has its own characteristics. If the structure has several floors, collectors must be installed on each. Moreover, in some cases, it is advisable to install not one, but several collectors on the floor, and from them to distribute pipes. The efficiency of the equipment will be undeniable if the house is well insulated and heat loss is minimal.
A radiant heating system includes several basic elements necessary for quality work.
- The boiler is the main component. From it, heat is supplied to the pipes, and from there to the radiators.
- Circular pumping station, thanks to which the required pressure in the pipes is provided and the coolant circulates.
- The collector, with the help of which the uniform supply and distribution of heat is carried out throughout all rooms.
Another component is a wardrobe. It manages to hide the distribution manifold, valves and pipes. The design is simple, practical and functional.
Radial heating connection diagram
In search of the most optimal type of heating scheme, most often they give preference to the radial floor layout of the pipeline. The essence of the method is that all pipes and accessories are hidden in the thickness of the floor. The main distribution body of the system is mounted in a niche of a wall enclosure or in a special cabinet.
To implement the connection diagram, you need a circular pump or several devices that are mounted on each branch or ring.Most often, this scheme is implemented on the basis of one- and two-pipe installation, displacing the T-connection method.
A supply and return manifold are installed near the riser of the two-pipe system. From them, under the floors, pipes are drawn to each radiator installed on the floor.
Each of the contours should be approximately the same length. If, for some reason, this is not possible, a large circuit must be separately equipped with a circular pump and automatic temperature control.
In this case, the temperature indicators on each circuit will be independent of each other. This is due to the fact that the pipeline will be under the screed. Each radiator is additionally equipped with an air valve. Air vents are usually installed on the manifold.
Before starting work, you need to determine the location of the equipment, make a paper list of everything you need and schematically depict the location of the selected radiators.
Radiant heating system and underfloor heating
A radiant heating system and a water-heated floor are mounted in a similar way. Underfloor heating can be connected to radiators through one manifold. This approach is extremely popular among people who want to insulate the floors in some rooms, and not throughout the living space.
It is extremely important to provide for temperature control, otherwise the room may be too hot or cold. When organizing a warm floor, pipes must be insulated in one layer. Insulating material with a thickness of 6-10 mm transmits no more than 30% of the heat.
Advantages and disadvantages
The collector-beam heating system has absorbed all the advantages of its predecessors, which is the reason for the popularity of the equipment.
Main advantages:
- Aesthetics.
- In terms of hydraulics, this is the most advanced heating system. Individual lines are connected to each battery, so the system segments are independent.
- If desired or necessary, you can disconnect any battery.
- All radiators receive water of the same temperature.
- It is possible to equip the system with means of automatic regulation and control as a whole with the entire circuit.
- Minimum number of connections, no tees.
The most significant drawback is the high cost of the equipment and its installation. The cost of expensive collectors and the increased footage of the pipeline cannot compensate for the lack of fittings. If a building has several floors, the cost of equipment doubles, triples, etc., depending on the number of floors. The installation itself under the floors further implies additional work on the arrangement of the floor covering.
The modernization of any radiation system does not have any particular difficulties, for its implementation it will be necessary to install additional valves with a thermostatic head on each radiator that is connected to the system. Thanks to the thermostat, it is possible to set the most optimal temperature regime in a particular case. The temperature will not rise above the parameters set by the person.
It is advisable to modernize the heating system in those buildings where each room is delimited by purpose. For example, for storing goods, one temperature range is needed, and for a comfortable stay in a room of people, it is already a different one.
In search of the most suitable heating system, it usually turns out that it is the ray system that is best suited, since it has much more advantages than disadvantages. The latter rest only on finances, while the efficiency and performance of the system are at their best. The average life of heating equipment is 50 years.
