The heating system of a house made of SIP panels can be no different from the heating system of any other house. There are several options for heating, each of them has advantages and disadvantages.
Electric heating
AT SIP houses keep warm like in a thermos, because such houses are airtight and reduce heat loss to a minimum. Therefore, a heating system is more relevant for them, which can be adjusted, turning it on and off as needed. SIP houses are considered energy efficient, they can significantly reduce the cost of heating a house.
Electric heating can be different:
- oil electric heaters;
- convectors;
- warm floor.
Optimal for home small area are . They allow you to heat the room evenly, while they are completely invisible.
Gas heating
This option is more suitable for brick house. Connecting the gas and obtaining all the necessary permits can be very burdensome. The cost of gas is also not cheap. In addition, gas heating is good when constant heating is required. In SIP houses, such heating is often redundant.
Furnace (fireplace) heating
This type of heating is the most traditional for our country, but put the Russian stove in modern house, at least strange, and fireplace heating can hardly be called complete. It is more for beauty than warmth. Heating with wood or coal is costly and unhealthy.
Houses made of SIP panels are economical not only at the construction stage, but also during operation. SIP panels are characterized by low thermal conductivity, and if there is no draft in the house, and there are no cold bridges in the walls, very little energy will be spent on heating.
How and with what can such a house be heated, and which option would be the best solution?
Types of heating systems for the house from SIP panels
Heating in such a house can be any:
- steam;
- water;
- electric.
Steam and water systems can be operated from gas, liquid and solid fuel boiler. It is also possible to use an electric boiler, but it makes no sense: it is easier to install infrared heaters.
Manufacturers of SIP panels guarantee low fire hazard and high fire resistance of materials, but still, stove heating should not be used in such a house: it is too dangerous and not convenient enough, and it will be difficult to adjust the temperature accurately with the stove. If you value autonomy, it is better to choose a solid or liquid fuel boiler.
Electric heating
Strictly speaking, such heating cannot be called a “system”. It is rather a complex of devices that are enough to arrange in rooms. Infrared heaters work well. Oil guns will not be as comfortable, and air guns will dry the air.
The ideal option is a combination of IR screens installed under the ceiling with a “warm floor” system. Underfloor heating can also be equipped with electrical equipment. This will convenient solution for an easy home.
Key Benefits electric heating- no high costs for system installation, the ability to quickly turn off and turn on the system, ease of adjustment. There is also a drawback - electrical appliances consume a large number of electricity. However, in an insulated house made of SIP panels, the costs will not be as large as in a brick house.
Water and steam heating
Steam and water heating systems are almost identical, the difference is only in the coolant and some design features. The advantages of such a system are obvious.
These are low fuel costs (gas will be much cheaper than electricity, and solid and liquid fuel costs are low) and the possibility autonomous heating. Alas, this is where the real advantages of the classical heating system end. The myths begin.
For example, it is believed that the water system is much more reliable than any electrical appliances and wiring. This is not true. Damage to the wiring occurs much less frequently than in metal pipes. Instead of them, of course, you can put plastic, but what to do with a heating radiator?
The second myth is that a gas boiler will eventually justify the high installation costs. Alas, no one knows how much gas will cost in 10-15 years (at least as much as it will take to compensate for the initial costs).
Finally, the third myth is comfort. Maybe, water heating and does not dry the air like some heaters do, but in terms of usability, such a system is not the best choice.
There are only two reasons why it is worth conducting a water or steam heating. The first is the need for hot water (if you buy a double-circuit boiler, you will also solve the issue with hot water). The second is the need for autonomy. Alas, the electrical system will never be autonomous, but the water system is completely.
What to choose?
It all depends on your situation. If you have a dacha that you rarely visit in winter, or a private house near the city, in an area where there is never a power outage, best option- electrical system. If you live far enough away and have suffered inconvenience due to emergency shutdowns more than once, it is better to invest in a boiler. Ideally, solid or liquid fuel.
More information
One of the main points that should be taken into account when building a house using panel-frame technology, or rather, even at the planning stage, is well-thought-out systems engineering communications. Having enlisted the support of specialists, it is worth choosing which of the SIP panels will be heating in the house, the ventilation system of the premises, the distribution of water supply and electricity.
As in houses built from classic materials, in panel-frame buildings, you can install all existing species heating. From underfloor heating to heat pumps. The main advantage of SIP is that in order to warm the house up to optimal temperature required many times less cost gas or electricity. It's connected with technical specifications panels, which we have mentioned more than once in the articles - two OSB boards and expanded polystyrene, as the most popular insulation, create the conditions for maintaining heat in the house.
Of all the heating options in a SIP house, two large groups can be distinguished:
- electric,
- gas.
Each of them has its advantages and disadvantages, as well as implementation options.
Gas heating
The most popular option for heating a private house is to store heat with natural gas. The main thing in this option is that it is also one of the most economical. If a gas main passes near your site, then you are one of the many lucky ones who can organize themselves a practically autonomous and budget system heating in the house. Although with constant increases in gas prices, it is increasingly moving away from the status of "cheapest".
Boilers
Gas boilers are divided into two types: floor and wall, as well as steel and cast iron. But before choosing a model suitable for your home, there is a necessary package of documents. It includes:
- certificate of examination of chimneys from VDPO;
- permission to tie in and conduct gas (often they are issued by GorGaz);
- topographic image of the site;
- a copy of the technical passport of the BTI.
Without these documents, it makes no sense to buy a boiler, or rather, without permits from GorGaz, everything else is easy enough to get.
Gas boilers have small volumes, which allows them to be installed in sufficient small spaces, although in private houses a separate boiler room is usually allocated for such equipment. This allows you not to hear the noise of their work, although for the most part they are quite quiet.
You can kill two birds with one stone and install a double-circuit boiler, which can simultaneously carry out gas heating of the house from SIP panels and heat tap water.
The principle of operation is simple - if it is a boiler, then it heats a certain amount of water (volumes vary from 50 to 200 liters or more), and if it is a flow boiler, it starts heating water as soon as a tap turns somewhere in the house. The difference is that in the first case, boiling water flows immediately, and in the second, you need to wait a few seconds.
There are options for boilers with natural and artificial ventilation. The former cannot be installed in residential premises - for them it is necessary to equip a separate boiler room in which wide door and window, and total area will be at least 4 m 2, and the latter, respectively, can be hung, for example, in the kitchen or in the bathroom.
But nevertheless, regardless of the choice of the boiler, the connection and the first start-up of the heating system must be carried out by employees of the gas service.
You can also implement different methods of heating SIP houses: air and water. The second is familiar to almost everyone - such a heating system for residential premises is used everywhere in multi-storey buildings. But air heating can raise questions. For its implementation, convectors are installed in the house, which take on the responsibility of maintaining comfortable temperature in the premises. The fundamental difference is that heat is transferred directly through the air.
Gas cylinders
For those who do not have a convenient gas line at hand, from which you can simply (though not always cheaply) stretch a pipe to the house, there is always the opportunity not to deprive yourself of the pleasure of using natural gas and heat the house with cylinders. This method, of course, is significantly more laborious than the first, but it is great for maintaining heat in a house that is not permanently inhabited or in cases where it is not possible to use other methods.
This type of heating also requires an additionally equipped room or placement of a cabinet with cylinders on the street near outer wall. When using a balloon, you can realize heat in the house only with the help of convectors.
Advantages and disadvantages of gas heating
The main and most significant disadvantage of gas heating a house from SIP panels is the initial costs, that is, the connection is expensive, and sometimes very expensive. It all depends not only on the presence of the main pipe, but also on the location of the site, soil and much more. Complexity, and with it the cost various works, is determined individually.
Although this does not negate all the benefits that will be received by the owners of the connected gas boiler. The mere fact that heating with gas is many times cheaper than with electricity is already an argument for many and practically forces them to go through all the bureaucratic circles. Indeed, for all other species heating systems only you need to spend a lot of money when connecting, but only with gas you can be sure that when you receive the first receipts for heating, no one in the family will turn gray prematurely.
Autonomy will also be appreciated. After living in an apartment in high-rise building, where every year there is a planned shutdown of heating and hot water, the opportunity to have year-round warm batteries is priceless. In order to avoid stopping the pump, in cases with water heating, when there is a power outage, it is worth stocking up alternative ways energy generation. For example, install a diesel generator in the immediate vicinity of the boiler.
Electric heating SIP houses
In cases where it is not possible to bring gas into the house, but you want to live in warmth, you have to get out and make electric heating at home from SIP panels. Although some, even if there is an alternative, prefer it. The answer to the question "why?" simple - firstly, the installation of equipment is many times easier than that of gas, and, secondly, the initial costs are several times lower.
Boilers
Unlike gas boilers, all electric boilers are made of steel. Although the principle of their action is not much different. The boiler either heats the water in the boiler, or the flow is heated to the required temperature. There are options with remote control which can significantly improve the lives of the inhabitants of the house. After all, adjusting the temperature in the room without getting up from the couch is almost everyone's dream.
To install the implementation of heating a house from SIP-panels with electric boilers, it is necessary to comply with some requirements:
- the room in which the equipment is installed must be at least 3 m 2;
- no other electrical appliances or other heating systems should be installed near the boiler;
- it should be placed at a distance (4-5 meters) from door or window openings;
- in the immediate vicinity of the device should not be water taps, in addition to piping cold water.
Convectors
This option is even easier than the previous one. To implement this form of heating, you just need to buy required amount convectors, install them in the rooms and connect them to the network. They can be independent heating appliances and included in the common heating system.
Their principle of operation is extremely simple - replacing cold air with warm air by a simple physical action. That is, they warm up the air in the room as quickly as possible and automatically turn off until the next temperature drop. The problem is that with a large area they work almost non-stop, which means that saving electricity is an illusion. They are perfect for heating small houses from SIP panels, cottages, baths.
Induction
For the first time, everyone encounters induction coils at school in physics lessons. This reference is necessary in order for everyone to have a diagram of the operation of this device in everyone’s memory, and for this to come to an understanding of how the heating system based on it works. For those whose memory sleeps with others, a current is passed through a coil of thick wire and, as a result, an electromagnetic field is formed, which can easily heat up a core of any metal almost instantly. This is what the whole induction heating system is based on.
This is one of the most durable ways to implement heat in the house. Considering only electrical systems heating, of course. In addition, the induction pipe can be installed in any room of the house, that is, no special conditions are required for organizing a boiler room.
infrared heating
Infrared heating devices for houses from SIP panels, unlike all other systems, do not heat the air, but heat the objects located in front of them. They also dry the air, but in modern models they have already coped with this problem and now you can not buy additional air humidifiers when heating the house with infrared radiation.
This method will help to quickly warm up the rooms with an accurate calculation of their number and power. It is very easy to manage such equipment - you just need to install required temperature air, and the device will support it itself. The only downside is that spacious rooms require a large number of devices. The way out can be found with an infrared film that is mounted on the ceiling or floor. This method is actively used for heating attics.
Warm floor
Of all types of electric heating country house the most effective can be called underfloor heating. You can, of course, make it water, that is, lay water pipes inside the screed, but it will be more productive to limit yourself to a floor cable located under the floor covering.
The effectiveness of this type of heating for houses made of SIP panels is undeniable. Firstly, from a purely physiological point of view, it is much more useful to receive heat directly from the legs and generally keep lower limbs warm, secondly, simple system temperature control - using thermostats located in the walls, as well as smart system software that does not allow electricity to be consumed in the absence of residents.
The only disadvantage of such a heating system can be called the fact that due to large areas coverage is a large consumption of electricity. Many owners of private houses simply limit themselves to installing underfloor heating in bathrooms, children's rooms and kitchens.
Advantages and disadvantages of electric heating
The main advantage of heating with electricity can be called the simplicity of its organization. In order for it to be warm, you just need to bring most of the equipment home, plug it into an outlet, and in just a few minutes the room will have a comfortable temperature.
And one of the disadvantages can be called - the cost of electricity. Heating a house from SIP panels with such equipment can greatly affect the quality of life of the whole family, because most of the salary will go to pay bills. Therefore, such methods of keeping warm are often used in houses with seasonal residence or in cases where there are no other alternatives. And also one of the disadvantages is that if the light goes out, then the heat disappears, and if everything can be solved with gas with a generator, then for electric heating it is difficult to imagine how many liters of diesel will have to be stored in the garage in order to warm the whole house in an emergency. Although thoughtful owners of suburban real estate can protect themselves from expenses and force majeure by installing additional stove heating.
What to choose?
First of all, the choice of a heating system for a house from SIP panels depends, of course, on the owner of the house, but one cannot brush aside the advice of professionals. Such people work at CitySip. We have been building houses using SIP technology since 2010 and our experience allows us to consult on almost all the nuances of construction and commissioning.
Heating of SIP houses is carried out according to a unique Canadian technology.
Today, houses that have been insulated using this method are considered the warmest, and this figure is six times higher than that inherent in brick buildings.
However, Canadian technology provides a number of features that should be considered when choosing heating.
If the choice is not made correctly, it may turn out that living in such a house will not be very economical and comfortable.
Heating houses from SIP panels
SIP at home can be compared to a thermos. This comparison comes from the fact that such houses do not allow heat to leave the house. As a consequence, respectively, fresh air also becomes minimal in CIP. panel houses.
In order for the microclimate in the house to be favorable, it is necessary to choose the right heating for SIP houses.
The heating system in houses made of Sip panels must be equipped ventilation system. With its help, the house will be able to fulfill its energy-saving properties and provide you with heat and flow. fresh air simultaneously.
The most effective is the air heating of SIP houses, but you can also use:
- electric heating;
- gas;
- furnace.
Air heating SIP houses
This of the SIP panels also consumes electricity, but it needs to be said separately.
It is difficult to carry out air heating in the SIP house yourself, so you will need to call a specialist.
However, resources with this option are saved well, and temperature regime it is possible to set it yourself, just as in the case of using an air conditioner.
Air heating of SIP houses and ventilation with an area of more than 250 sq. meters will cost you less than installing water heating.
Advantages air heating in SIP houses:
- lack of drafts;
- air purification from dust, mold, smoke and unpleasant odors;
- provide the necessary air humidity;
- receive metered heating flows in SIP crowbars;
- the ability to build the desired air temperature;
- economy.
Electric heating in SIP houses
Heating of houses from SIP panels can be made different ways, but one of the most suitable is the application electrical devices:
- warm floor;
- radiators;
- convectors.
Sip houses save warm air just as it happens with water that is poured into a thermos.
So, great solution there will be a purchase of the "" system, but it needs to be designed at the construction stage. Underfloor heating is appropriate in homes where heat is retained for a long time, and heating occurs quickly.
One of the advantages warm floors- the fact that they radiate heat from below, and not from the side of the walls. Wall-mounted radiators are not convenient because the heat is directed straight up.
Radiators will be next good option for electric heating SIP houses.
They are good because you can save on resources without laying a device in each room. If some rooms are not in use, they can be temporarily not heated, which will not affect the temperature in other rooms.
The radiator is easy to manage, you can turn the device on or off at any time when the house has already warmed up. Electric heating lasts for a long time, and frequent shutdown of the appliance from the network will not affect wear and tear and will not take a lot of electricity.
Another suitable option electric heating for vulture houses - purchase of convector equipment.
This type is useful in that it can also be hidden under flooring, however, when , you need to take this into account so that the space under the floor matches the size of the equipment.
The convector consists of a grid and the device itself, consisting of heating element. When the device is working, it is silent, moreover, appearance heating will not spoil, as it will be located inside the floor.
Gas heating
speakers, gas boilers and others powerful equipment suitable for brick houses, it is designed for high heat losses.
In addition, gas heating in SIP houses can become burdensome in terms of gasification of the house.
The cost of gas heating is not cheap, especially since gas heating SIP houses need constant heating.
In connection with the above characteristics, it is inexpedient and unprofitable to install this type in SIP panel houses.
Stove heating in houses made of SIP panels
Stove heating cannot be called unprofitable, but it can only be used for beauty, since it will be difficult to heat the whole house with a stove.
Furnace or has already outlived its usefulness and is of little use in modern time.
Heating houses from SIP panels with a stove is very expensive and unhealthy.
Heating a private house from SIP panels with electricity raises many questions and doubts, this method is considered to be expensive. However, you can choose an electrical appliance suitable for heating any home.
Oil heaters
They are similar in shape to ordinary heating radiators. Modern models equipped with a smooth or step heating controller, built-in protection, sometimes a fan heater. The power of oil-type heaters is from 0.8 to 2.5 kW, which allows them to be plugged into a household outlet.
They are suitable for periodic or additional heating of SIP at home, since they are not economical and dry the air, burning out oxygen. Long work oil cooler indoors can cause discomfort. If the case is damaged and oil leaks, the radiators become a fire hazard, which is a serious disadvantage for a CIP at home.
Fan heaters and thermal curtains
Them distinguishing feature- the presence of a fan that directs the flow of heated air. Suitable for quickly heating rooms or creating a barrier to cold air and drafts.
A serious drawback is the noise during operation, therefore, in residential buildings from SIP panels they are rarely used and only for heating certain areas:
- to create warm air curtain at the entrance or balcony door;
- for quick heating of the veranda, covered gazebo, workshop from SIP panels;
- how additional heating in frosts.
Convectors
The principle of operation is based on the physical laws of convection. Heating elements are located inside the case, they heat cold air coming from below, after which it enters the room through the holes in the housing. When the convector is on, there is a constant circulation of air masses, the room quickly heats up to the temperature set on the controller, after which the automation turns off the heating until the air cools down.
Convectors are silent, safe, but they mainly heat the air, which in houses built using SIP panel technology cools down at the slightest draft. Heating with convectors is not economical and is suitable mainly for country SIP at home or as a temporary measure until connection heating boiler or stoves.
Infrared heaters
The principle of their operation is based on infrared radiation, capable of heating objects in a directed way, even at a considerable distance. They are installed in the upper part of the room, for example, under the ceiling, while the floor, walls, and furniture are heated. They, in turn, give off heat and heat the air. Thus, all levels of the room are evenly heated.
Minus infrared heaters- absorption of oxygen during heating, with their prolonged use, it is necessary to ensure the flow of fresh air. Constant ventilation is one of the requirements for building a house with SIP panels, so it can be heated using infrared heaters.
Warm floor
A popular way to heat rooms, especially those where high humidity is possible: bathroom, kitchen. Space heating with underfloor heating can be permanent.
When installing the “warm floor” system, the entire surface of the floor becomes a heater, while heating it does not exceed 30 degrees, oxygen is retained in the air, and the humidity that often occurs in houses made of SIP panels is stabilized.
Heating with electricity using underfloor heating is performed using two technologies:
- using a heating cable;
- with laying of infrared heating mats.
The cable, due to its thickness, is used under the screed, which is placed on top coat. It has increased electrical insulation compared to infrared mats, it is often used for underfloor heating in the bathroom and in the kitchen.
The cable can be sold in a coil or in the form of mats, in which it is fixed at a distance necessary for uniform heating. The second option is more convenient - you do not have to perform calculations, the power of the heating mat is indicated in the documentation.
Infrared mats have a small thickness, so they can be laid directly under the finish coating: linoleum, laminate, carpet. Mats happen different widths and power - from 150 to 220 W per square meter.
Electric boilers
Heating a house built using SIP panel technology using an electric boiler is the most popular method after heating with gas. Electric boilers for heating a house from SIP panels have a number of advantages:
- not high price equipment;
- big choice models different power;
- high level automation;
- small dimensions;
- heating electric boiler can work in parallel with other heating boilers as a backup source.
The disadvantage of electric boilers is the high cost of electricity tariffs, but compared to other options for heating with electricity, they are economical.
The principle of operation of the boiler is as follows: in the tank of the device there are heating elements that heat the coolant - water or antifreeze. The boiler is connected to a system consisting of radiators, pipes and related devices that provide uninterrupted circulation. The heated coolant moves along a closed circuit, giving off heat to the radiators, and they, in turn, heat the space of the house.
There are several types of electric boilers according to the principle of heating a liquid:
- heating elements;
- induction;
- electrode.
Electric heating elements boilers
Heating elements consist of a heating element, most often a nichrome coil, placed in an insulating ceramic tube. heating up high temperature, The heating element gives off heat to the surrounding water. It is forbidden to turn on the heating element boiler without a coolant - it will burn out!
Advantages:
- simple design;
- low requirements for the composition of the coolant;
- small dimensions, the boiler can be placed on the wall in convenient location;
- moderate price.
Flaws:
- when using untreated hard water, scale gradually forms on the walls of the boiler and heaters, which reduces the performance of the boiler.
To control the temperature, two types of sensors are used: installed on the boiler itself or remote, located in the rooms. The second type of sensors allows you to more accurately set the modes and make heating more comfortable.
Induction boilers
In them, the heating of the coolant occurs due to the induction currents flowing through it, for which the boiler is equipped with an inductor operating on industrial or high frequency currents. The use of currents with a frequency of several tens of kHz allows you to make the boiler silent, older models at a frequency of 50 Hz emit a slight hum during operation.
Advantages of induction boilers:
- high heating rate of the coolant;
- boilers are not demanding on the quality of the coolant, you can use water of any hardness - due to constant vibration, scale does not form;
- there are no heat losses for heating heating elements, heating is cheaper;
- inside the boilers there are no detachable connections through which leaks are possible;
- there is no contact between the coolant and the electrical part of the device, which increases its reliability.
Flaws:
- the main disadvantage of induction boilers is their high price;
- dimensions are larger than those of TEN boilers.
Electrode boilers
They only work on systems closed type with a specially prepared coolant: water in which salts are dissolved. The principle of operation is based on the splitting of solution molecules into charged ions and their subsequent movement towards oppositely charged electrodes. Boilers operate on alternating current, the direction of movement of ions is constantly changing, which leads to heating of the coolant.
Advantages of boilers:
- compact dimensions;
- boilers do not fail when the coolant leaks - the heating process simply stops in them;
- the declared efficiency of induction boilers is higher than that of heating elements.
Flaws:
- flaw induction electric boilers- high requirements for the quality of the coolant;
- the price is higher than that of heating elements of similar power.
Heating a house from SIP panels with electricity is affordable and efficient, and the combination various types heaters will create the necessary microclimate and comfort in the house.
