You can warm your house in the cold season of the year by various types of heating devices, but none of the options has the opportunity to combine heat and comfort, as in the case of heating from the home fireplace.
When installing the fireplace, its maximum effectiveness…
When installing the fireplace, its maximum efficiency can be achieved when it is included in the heating circuit in the house, in a bunch with a working heating system with hot water or hot air. Kamin heating has both positive and negative sides. Advantages and disadvantages that you should know about. The positive side of the air heating with fireplace first of all should be considered the speed of heating the room in comparison with the water heating.
Positive sides of heating with fireplace
The second bold plus should be considered lower cost and independence from electricity. More convenient heating of country houses and apartments, in which they do not constantly live and the lack of need cares about maintaining a certain temperature to protect the system from freezing. There is no danger of overheating of the camera if you cover the air valve in one of the heated rooms – heat itself is distributed to other rooms.
Air heating disadvantages
The most effective heating of the dwelling with a fireplace can be achieved only when a fan is installed in the air ducts, accelerating heated air through all pipes, so warmly passes from one room to another. Thus, heating the isolated rooms is not always possible. Hot air operating in fireplace cannot provide hot water for the kitchen and bathrooms if the heat transfer method with a water heating system installed on the path of flue gases is not provided.
Theoretically, it is confirmed by laboratory tests that the temperature of the flue gases in the combustion chambers is in the range from 300 to 330 C °. At this temperature in the heat exchanger, about 4-5 kW can be obtained. If a room with a fireplace is located on the same floor, but the house has other floors, as well as an attic, the air ducts should pass through these rooms.
When there are difficulties for effective heating with fireplace?
If the heated volume of the dwelling consists of many rooms located one after another. Practical studies have discovered the ineffectiveness of the branches of air ducts 13-15 meters long than if the rooms were located more compact. The power of the fan is calculated and must correspond to the length of the air ducts.
Published on 08.04.2013
