Heating from cylinders heating with liquefied gas. Heating of a country house with gas cylinders. We heat the house with convectors

In this article we will talk about what you need to know if you decide to heat your home. liquefied gas. Gas (a product of oil refining) is liquefied under high pressure, and in this state it is supplied to the consumer. This makes it possible to fill the cylinders with a large volume. The balloon is connected to heating boiler through a reducer (a device for reducing the pressure in the system). The gas leaving the cylinder passes through the reducer and, as a result of a rapid decrease in pressure, returns to its original (gaseous) state. In the boiler, it is burned, releasing a large number of heat.

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages:

gas is an environmentally friendly product and meets all regulations and standards;
autonomy, quite simple to connect and operate;
the pressure in the pipes is relatively stable;
gas consumption is minimal;
two times cheaper than diesel fuel.

Flaws:

at a negative temperature, if the cylinder is placed outside, the system may turn off, since the condensate, freezing, prevents the gas from escaping;
gas cylinders must be kept in a sufficiently warm place.

Fuels and basic rules

Cylinders can be filled with different grades of fuel:

technical butane- denoted by the abbreviation - B
a mixture of propane and butane technical summer - SPBTL
a mixture of propane and butane technical winter - SPBTZ.

Compliance simple rules security can save your life.

Heating system

The heating system itself consists of the following elements:

Fuel, in our case, liquefied gas.
Boiler, one or two circuit, with the transition to liquefied gas.
Radiator, heat transfer element.
piping system, to distribute heated water to radiators.

Let's take a closer look at the components of the entire system:

With fuel (gas), everything is clear enough, you just need to purchase new ones, quality cylinders, preferably 50 liters, or a gas tank (five cubic meters for storing liquefied gas, approximately 4250 liters). I advise you to purchase in a specialized store.

To calculate the gas consumed by the system, you need to know:

room area, which you are going to heat;
boiler power and coefficient useful action(efficiency).

Calculation of the cost of balloon heating

The heating season is approximately 6-7 months, multiply by 30 days and multiply by 24 hours, then multiply by 0.5 (factor to calculate the operating time gas burner in the boiler at maximum power, we take about 50% of the total time of the entire system) = 2520 hours.

To heat up 100 sq. m. premises, you will need a boiler with a capacity of approximately 10 kW.

Flow calculation gas fuel, which is required for heating the house: 10 kW. hours * 2520 hours \u003d 25,200 kW. h.

For a boiler with a power of 10 kW. and, with an efficiency of at least 90%, the fuel consumption (liquefied gas) is 0.86 kg/h:

calculation of gas consumption for heating a house will look like this: 0.86 kg / h * 2520 h = 2167.2 kg / year;
in a container for 27 liters of liquefied gas in total 11.5 kilograms;
the average cost of a liter of gas is approximately 14 rubles;

We calculate the cost of the required amount of liquefied gas for heating season: (2167.2 kg / year * 27 l. / 11.5 kg.) * 14 rubles. = 71 860 rubles per year.

If containers (bolons) of 50 liters are used. in which approximately 21.2 kg., liquid gas is filled: (2167.2 kg / year. * 50 l. / 21.2 kg.) * 14 rubles. = 71,558 rubles per year.

Of course example calculation, for a more accurate calculation, it will take much more values(location of the house, area, degree of thermal insulation of the house, windows, doors and a number of other factors that can affect the consumption of heat energy).

In principle, there is nothing complicated in choosing a boiler, its power is calculated based on the area of \u200b\u200bthe room, for example, a boiler with a capacity of 10kw., suits the room in 100 sq.m. The main thing is that the boiler should be a good, well-known company specializing in this equipment. And spare parts were on sale for it in a wide range(nothing is permanent). You can put double boiler, and it will provide you not only with warmth in the house, but also hot water, but at the same time the gas consumption will increase (depending on what the hot water consumption will be). And if you have two or three storey building, then the boiler should take a little more power. So it will last much longer.

Specialists perform much accurate calculations, to calculate the thermal energy of heating radiators by power. Very important heating area calculation radiators, for their correct distribution.

When buying radiators, you will definitely need the simplest calculation of heating power. In order to do this, it is necessary to calculate the area of the room and its height, as well as the cost of thermal energy (power) per 1 m. Under standard conditions, for a typical room, approximately 41 W. power. And multiplying the volume of the room (room) by this indicator, we get the amount of heat that is necessary to provide the radiator when heating the room (room). For example, to heat one room with a total area 18 sq.m. and height 3m. you need a radiator, with an ordinal power at 2.5 kW.

Now you need to calculate the number of radiators for heating the room. We divide the power necessary for heating the room by the power of one section of the battery, we can get required amount radiator sections. If my memory serves me, then one section bimetal radiator heating, has a power of approximately 150 watts. Pre purchase radiator battery, on the package, or in his passport, it is reported its thermal power. This is a simple concept that refers to the heat (in quantitative terms) that the battery will release when cooled with operating temperature heating, to a temperature of approximately 18-20 degrees Celsius.

Calculation of radiators and their number by specialists

Of course, the most The right way, is to apply for calculation to specialists. Their method is quite accurate and allows you to calculate the required number of radiator sections for each room in a residential building, and for any other room in a private house. Their method takes into account many parameters:

material, what the walls are made of and their thickness
window type, installed in every room of the house
area ratio walls and windows
climatic conditions in your area
is the room above your room heated
how many walls your room goes outside the house
square rooms and ceiling heights.

Piping system

The system itself consists of properly selected and laid pipes of heating mains, which connect your radiators and the boiler. There are two types of such systems for laying pipelines: one-pipe and two-pipe.

When designing a heating system, two-pipe scheme eyeliner involves the installation of two pipes on each of the batteries, the so-called "supply and return". Through one of them (supply), the coolant (water) enters the heater, through the other (return), having already cooled down, it returns to the boiler. The use of such a wiring diagram makes it possible to achieve the same degree of heating coolant in all batteries at home. Two-pipe type wiring is divided into two main varieties:

Connection of radiators in parallel-series (one closed ring).
Using a collector, to which all radiators are connected with separate sleeves (pipes).

The second type of connection of radiators makes it possible regulate the temperature each battery. But she also has a tangible financial disadvantage, is the need for installation a large number metal-plastic or other pipes for heating for supplying to radiators. One-pipe heating scheme from metal-plastic pipes it functions like this: the heated coolant (water) simply flows through the pipes from one radiator to another. Simply put, such a system is consistent, and this leads to a gradual coolant cooling along his path. This means that the last radiator in the chain will always be significantly colder than the first battery. The main advantage of one-pipe heating system heating from metal-plastic pipes - it's cheap her arrangement.

Also, very important is degree of thermal insulation your house. If you have taken all measures and insulated walls, ceilings, floors, put new good windows, and you have a modern, high-quality, front door (doors). Then the heat loss of your heating system will be minimal and for the season, you will spend much less money than planned.

Heating the house with bottled (liquefied) gas or gas-balloon heating.

It is extremely troublesome to turn on, turn off and merge all systems every time you arrive at the dacha, especially if you come for the weekend. In time, this turns out to be a little more than a day. And if you refuse to use them on winter period, then the dacha automatically turns into a house with "amenities" on the street, and the lack of water supply, which will also not suit everyone. The question arises of how to maintain a positive temperature not only on weekends, but also during the week, the simplest calculations show that the use of electricity for these purposes is not the most cheap option, the search for an alternative solution begins, at an affordable price, the following options are sorted out:
Main gas. Most often, the situation with the main gas can be described by the following phrase: it was not, is not, and will not be. So it as a source of fuel disappears immediately.
Electricity. Not everyone has the opportunity to connect 10 - 15 kW for home heating. Also in winter, wire breaks often occur, and repair teams operate according to the following scheme. The villages where the administration and "respectable" people live are the first to be repaired, then the villages, depending on their habitability and remoteness, their hands, as a rule, reach the summer cottages last. So the prospect of losing electricity for two or three weeks, and, accordingly, all the benefits of civilization, is by no means a fantasy.
Installation of a special gas storage tank. First, this pleasure is not cheap and will cost at least 170,000 rubles. The second is that often only the main street is cleaned in holiday villages, so if you don’t make a way for the refueller in the virgin snow with a shovel in your hands, he is unlikely to get to your site.
Pile boiler. Complete Solution boiler, boiler, automatic feed system for pellets, will cost from 200,000 rubles.
Boiler for solid fuel, coal, wood, etc. In order for it to function normally, you will have to hire a stoker, do you definitely have the opportunity to pay him a salary?
Boilers for diesel fuel. Unfortunately the cost diesel fuel has already approached the cost of gasoline, and even then leave even the minimum 150 - 200 liters. diesel fuel for a week, unattended due to theft is scary.

And here the idea arises of using liquefied bottled gas as fuel, especially if cylinders are delivered to the nearest village or your village. The entire boiler system, cylinders, gearboxes and combs, hoses will cost 40 - 60 tr. This is already possible for many.

But the following questions arise, "How long will one cylinder last?", "What will be the cost of heating for the entire season?", "How can I reduce gas consumption?" and so on. Let's try to figure this out.

Almost all boilers designed to operate on main gas can also operate on liquefied (cylinder) gas, for this it is only enough to change the burner, very often it is included.

An important parameter in this case when choosing a boiler is minimum pressure gas at which it can still continue to work, the smaller it is, the better, this will allow you to maximize the choice of gas from the cylinder.

One gas cylinder, depending on the season and the honesty of the filling station, includes about 35 - 42 liters of gas, in liquid form it is 22 kg, refueling a liter of gas will cost 12 - 16 r, respectively, refueling a gas cylinder costs 470 - 630 r. A gas boiler consumes about 0.12 kg of gas per hour to generate 1 kW of thermal energy, that is, for a boiler with a capacity of 12 - 15 kW, gas consumption will be about 1.2 - 1.7 kg per hour. A boiler of this power is enough to heat a house of 120 - 140 m2.

We continue our calculations ... If the boiler constantly worked at maximum mode, the gas consumption would be 1.4 * 24 \u003d 33.60 kg of gas, or 1.5 cylinders per day, in money this is 870 - 950 r, In general, one could forget about heating the house with bottled gas. Fortunately, a properly selected and configured boiler operates or consumes gas in the maintenance mode. comfortable temperature 1 to 3, or 1 to 4, of course, provided that there are no heat leaks, and it is the house that has to be heated, and not an iron hangar or a canvas tent.

That is, in a well-insulated house 120 - 140 m2, without obvious drafts, quality windows, the temperature outside the window is 18 - 23, and the temperature in the house is + 21 - 23, the gas consumption should be 10 - 12 kg per day, this is approximately 1 cylinder of 50 liters of liquefied gas for two days. This is confirmed by the experience of those who have a liquefied gas heating system installed, with around-the-clock maintenance in the house + 21 - 23 g, hot water supply, the consumption is 3 - 4 cylinders per week, which is about 1,700-2,200 rubles in monetary terms.

If you are not satisfied with this amount, you can equip your boiler with automation to reduce the temperature (and, accordingly, the gas consumed) at night when you sleep. As practice shows, a simple decrease in temperature to 12 - 15 g, from 23 pm to 7 - 9 am can reduce gas consumption by 25 - 40%, respectively, one cylinder will be enough for 3 - 4 days, and a week for the heating system will require 1 .5 - 2 cylinders of liquefied gas, or 900 - 1,300 r, per month in this case, the costs will be 5 - 7 tr.

When heating with liquefied gas, it is better to combine cylinders into a group of 6 - 10 pcs.

As practice shows, if this is a permanent residence house, even with the installation of a programmer, a decrease in temperature, a properly selected and tuned boiler, rarely anyone manages to consume less than 8 - 10 cylinders of gas per month.

One of the forums gives the following example:

"The house is a frame, 135 sq.m, insulated with a 15 cm lightbass, plastic windows, bricked on the outside (in general, bricks were made for "solidity" because I can't stand siding, I don't know how it affects heat saving). Boiler with a programmer, at night we set the time to +14, on weekdays from 6 to 9 we output to +21, during the day we are at work, our daughter is at school from 9 to 16 we set +12 (otherwise the wife says the flowers will freeze), by 17 the wife and daughter return, respectively, put up with 16 to 23, to + 23. If the weekend, then from 23 to 8 we set +14 (you won’t freeze under the covers, but save money), and in the daytime + 23. Consumption per month, when, sometimes, we fit into 6 cylinders, if weekdays But for the New Year holidays and holidays we catch up with everything, so if you take it for the whole season, then 9-11 pieces per month, taking into account water and a stove, are spent, approximately 5,500 per month.

While we are sitting on cylinders, since they promise to connect the gas, the next two years. They didn’t bury the gas tank, because in order to build a house, they got into debt and worked like horses, and now 400,000 rubles. spend something, the toad is strangling"

As we see on not big house Permanent residence takes about 10 cylinders of liquefied gas per month. How much will it cost to heat a cottage 120 - 140m2? As with electricity, we take into account approximately 35 days of weekends and holidays of intensive use for the October-April season. This is about 14 - 16 cylinders at + 22 in the house, and without a decrease in temperature at night. If you learn to live like a European, and program the timer from 23:00 to 9:00, when everyone wakes up, you can reduce the consumption by + 12 to 9 - 11 units, for the entire season.

But this is only the cost of operating on weekends and holidays (and we take a day off from 11 - 13 o'clock Saturday to 15 - 17 o'clock Sunday), and it is required not to drain or turn off the systems, to maintain positive temperature in the house throughout the week . To do this, we need to set the boiler to a minimum temperature of + 5 - 8, the windows do not open, - that is, we get an almost closed volume. To maintain the minimum positive temperature, another 0.7 - 1 cylinder is needed per week. In general, for heating a small country house you need about 3 - 5 cylinders of liquefied gas per month, taking into account the stove for cooking. In money, this is 1,800 - 2,500 rubles. per month or about 14 - 17,000 rubles. for the whole season. When visiting on weekends and holidays, it turns out that one day at the dacha will cost you 390 - 440 r, this is a fee for the fact that your dacha will be ready to receive you at any time, and there will be heating, sewerage, and water supply.

In which case it is not necessary to make a heating system on liquefied gas?

The area of the house is more than 200 m2 (even with a house of 150 m2 or more, it’s already worth carefully weighing everything), if it has three or four bathrooms, and you are not ready to lower the temperature at night, and the fall of the thermometer below +25 is perceived by you in no other way like arctic cold. In practice, this means gas consumption - one fifty-liter cylinder per day.

Gas is not delivered, and you will have to fill the cylinders yourself, think about whether you have this opportunity, how and on what you will carry them?

Also, traffic police inspectors are not allowed to transport more than three gas cylinders at a time, without special permission. So if your system will consume 10 - 12 cylinders per month, this means weekly visits to the gas station.

As you can see, a liquefied gas heating system, under certain conditions, has a better right to exist.

Article from the source karkas-info.ru

Heating gas cylinders- this is one of the autonomous methods for implementing a heating system, which is an alternative to the use of solid fuel materials. Widely applied on suburban areas and in villages that do not have a central heating system.

In this article, we will consider the main operating conditions for liquefied gas.

General provisions

Heating country house gas cylinders has several advantages:

Advantages

High efficiency.
Multifunctionality. Gas can provide you with not only warm batteries, but also hot water and a working stove.

compactness. Liquefied propane tanks take up much less space and are easier to transport than, for example, a similar amount of firewood in terms of energy consumption.

Simple instruction manual. The only significant difference from using a common gas pipeline is the periodic replacement of carriers.

Possibility of transition to a common gas pipeline. At the same time, the boilers in both cases are used almost the same, which makes it possible to switch from one system to another.

Flaws

Nothing is perfect, so in this case, before installing heating on gas cylinders, first familiarize yourself with a couple of it negative sides, whose influence, in general, can be minimized:

Relatively high price. Propane itself is not a cheap product, and if in the case of heating small area you will not experience excessive costs thanks to high efficiency using it, then, if you need to heat spacious cottages, wood and coal can provide great savings.
Explosiveness. It is necessary to strictly observe the rules for storing containers with such dangerous contents, which we will discuss below.

Storage rules

When propane tanks are on outdoors be sure to take care to protect them from direct impact sun rays and atmospheric precipitation.
Only those samples that have passed a special control check are allowed to connect to the system.
Containers on which mechanical damage or traces of rust.

The residual pressure parameter should not exceed 0.05 MPa.
Temperature indicators in the place of storage of containers should be less than +45 0 С.
A distance to the oven must be maintained - at least 50 cm, up to - at least 100 cm.

Installation and operation

If all of the above is fully suitable for your site, then let's move on to how bottled gas is heated.

Necessary equipment

Heating of the cottage with gas cylinders is carried out using the following devices:

Installation Features

Heating a house from a gas cylinder during the arrangement has several important points:

Connection of one or several gas cylinders to the heater is carried out using a special reducer, designed for a flow rate of 1.8 to 2 m 3 / hour. It is noteworthy that conventional reducers with a flow rate of 0.8 m 3 / h, designed for operation with a common line, are not suitable for the use of liquefied gas.

Tip: it is advisable to use from 3 to 10 cylinders at the same time. This option will significantly increase the operating time of the system between the replacement of gas carriers.

There are two ways to connect multiple cylinders:

With one common gearbox.

With many individually mounted gearboxes.

The room for the placement of gas cylinders should:

Be insulated, since at low temperatures the pressure of the liquefied energy carrier can decrease so much that the flame created due to it will completely go out.

Do not have pits and subfloors that can accumulate propane in the event of a leak.
Too close to living quarters.
Have effective ventilation.

The burner must be connected using a corrugated iron pipe. So it will be possible to avoid vibrations emanating from.

Calculation of the amount of gas consumed

Heating on bottled gas uses a certain amount of propane according to the area of \u200b\u200bthe heated building, which can be quite predicted, given some data:

Based on the above data, gas-balloon heating of a house with an area of 100 m 2 will require 8-9 carriers per month. At the cost of refueling 500 r. your monthly expenses will be 4000-4500 r.

Conclusion

Heating a house on gas cylinders is beneficial under certain conditions. But this process must be approached with all responsibility, as there are risks, both financial losses and emergency situations. Above, we have outlined all the necessary recommendations so that you can use gas cylinders as efficiently and safely as possible.

Summer has come, but the question is how and with what to heat Vacation home does not lose its relevance.

Regular readers of our site have already managed to get acquainted with the article: "".

Despite the fact that there are many heating systems on the market, many residents would like to heat their home with mains gas.

However, it is not always possible to connect to the “blue fuel” pipeline. If there is no gas and gasification of your individual housing does not shine in the near future, liquefied gas from cylinders will become an alternative.

Is gas-balloon heating profitable?

Seems to be independent gas heating organizing a private house is easy and simple. All you need is:

Buy a gas boiler. Most of the boilers operating on main gas can also operate on liquefied gas. To do this, you need to change the nozzles and, if necessary, reconfigure the control system;
Buy a gearbox gas equipment and stop valves;
Connect and set up the heating system.

The main questions that arise for any homeowner who is thinking about an LPG heating system are:

Will I be able to heat the house;
How long can the boiler work on one cylinder.

Autonomous gas heating of a private house is best organized using 50-liter liquefied gas cylinders.

The practical experience of the members of the forum says what to drown a private house gas from cylinders - unprofitable if the cottage is poorly insulated, and the building has large heat losses. It is also necessary to take into account total area country house. Gas heating from cylinders of a cottage with an area of 150-200 sq.m. can cost a pretty penny.

In this case, solid fuel boilers can become an alternative.

- I heard that one 50-liter tank is enough for 1-2 days of work (and this is without taking into account the use of hot water supply).

- I heard that one cylinder with a capacity of 50 liters is enough for 1-2 days of work (and this is without taking into account the use of hot water).

Schweik:

- I heated a house with an area of 70 sq.m. with gas. On average (depending on the temperature outside), one 50 l cylinder was enough for me for a period of 1 to 7 days.

Endless:

- I have a well-insulated frame house. I heat about 140 sq.m. At outdoor temperatures down to -20°C, three cylinders are enough for 5-6 days. At -5°C - for 10 days.

- I have a house with an area of 145 sq.m, the foundation is UWB, heating warm floors plus hot water. The boiler turned on twice a day, for 2-3 hours. Cylinders of 50 l filled with 20 kg. The temperature in the house was set to 23°C. The monthly costs are as follows:

November - it took 4 cylinders. Temperature outside +5-0°C.
December - it took 10 pieces. Temperature outside -10 -27°C.
January - it took 8 pcs. Outdoor temperature -5 - 20°C.
February - it took 7 pieces. Outdoor temperature -5 -15°C.
March - it took 6 pcs. Outdoor temperature -5 +5°C.

From 35 to 42 liters of gas is placed in one gas cylinder, in liquid form it is 22 kg. Consumption of liquefied gas for any boiler - 15 liters per day per 100 sq.m. heated area.

Before you understand whether the game is worth the candle and whether the autonomous gas heating of a country house will pay off, you need to familiarize yourself with the following data, which presents economic expediency some type of heating.

1. \u003d 33 kop / kWh.

2. An electric boiler operating in conjunction with a TA (thermal accumulator) at a night rate = 0.92-1.32 rubles / kWh.

3. Pellet boiler = 1.20 -1.32 rubles / kW * h.

For comparison, the efficiency of heating on liquefied gas is only 2.32 rubles / kWh.

When calculating the efficiency of a particular heating system, it should be taken into account that in the suburbs of Moscow and other regions there may be priorities in choosing fuel, which depend on its availability and climatic conditions. Somewhere it is cheaper to heat the house with coal, and somewhere with firewood.

When calculating the profitability of heating with liquefied gas, many people forget that cylinders will have to be transported to a gas station on average once a week, and this additional expenses both monetary and temporary. Therefore, heating on liquefied gas can be beneficial if 4 conditions are met:

Small area of the house - up to 100 sq.m.;
The house is well insulated;
In the near future, your village is planned to be gasified, main gas will be connected. In this case, heating with liquefied gas is a temporary measure that allows you not to buy two different boilers;
The liquefied gas boiler is a backup and works in conjunction with other heating appliances.

evo:

– When I leave for work, I turn off the home gas boiler and turn on the heaters powered by electricity, because. in frosts below -20°C, the gas runs out quickly. In such a “sparing” mode, two cylinders are enough for me for 7 days. And this includes the preparation of hot water. I recommend purchasing at least 3 bottles. One - for the operation of the boiler, one - as a reserve, one - for refueling.

You can also mount a bunch of electric and gas boilers.

Despite the increase in the cost of such a heating system, the overpayment is not for the sake of saving, but to increase comfort.

In this case, the need to travel and refill tanks is partially eliminated.

Gas Features balloon heating

To install a reliable and safe heating system on liquefied gas, it is necessary to understand its features, which are due to the properties of this fuel.

Cylinders are filled with a mixture of propane and butane. This mixture, at high pressure, is in liquid state necessary for its transportation. Also containers can be refilled different types fuel - depending on the season:

technical butane (BT);
summer technical mixture of propane and butane (SPBTL);
winter technical mixture of propane and butane (SPBTZ).

Liquefied hydrocarbon gases (propane-butane) are abbreviated as LPG.

Gas-balloon heating requires special attention in winter.

– We decided to heat a house with an area of 120 sq.m. using a gas boiler running on liquefied gas. Gas cylinders are on the street in metal cabinets. There is one for the stove, and a bunch of 5 cylinders has been made for the gas boiler, but so far only 2 are connected. When the temperature drops to -2 ° C, a problem arises - gas does not flow, and the boiler, accordingly, does not work. I think the gas is frozen.

Gas neither in pipes, nor in cylinders does not freeze. It just does not evaporate, and again turns into a liquid inside gas pipe if it has a negative temperature.

This happens for the following reason. The boiling point of butane is about 0°C. The boiling point of propane is -40°C. At a street temperature of -10 ° C, the propane-butane mixture in the cylinder boils, giving out the gaseous fraction necessary for the operation of the boiler. Propane will evaporate first, and only then the turn will reach butane. During this process, heat is absorbed. The balloon starts to freeze. As a result, the gas remaining in the cylinder (butane) also cools down. This leads to a decrease in the degree of its evaporation. Accordingly, the pressure necessary for the operation of the boiler drops.

There is only one way out - to prevent the cylinder from freezing and warm it to a positive temperature, necessary for the evaporation of butane. You can do this as suggested by a forum member with a nickname Ruslan2.

- In my opinion, the best way to deal with this problem is the forced blowing of gas cylinders warm air from the room (boiler room) where the boiler is installed: by a fan through an aluminum corrugation or plastic air ducts led into gas boxes, etc.

It is also possible to heat the cylinders (only not with open electrical cables!) According to the principle of a warm water floor, placing them in an insulated gas cabinet.

Safety precautions for use gas equipment

A mixture of propane-butane is much heavier than air. Liquefied gas from cylinders always accumulates at the bottom. In the event of a gas leak, if the cylinder is in the room, you can simply not smell it until it reaches an explosive concentration. Therefore, it is planned to install the container outdoors, vertically in an iron box with holes at the bottom and top for ventilation.

gray-haired2:

- I know a case when a man lowered a gas cylinder into the cellar. One day the homeowner decided to pick potatoes. He climbed into the cellar. He did not feel the smell of gas, and since. there was no switch, he just screwed the light bulb into the socket. There was an explosion. The man was lucky, being at the epicenter of the explosion, he escaped with only a shell shock, and a pile of construction debris remained from his garage and two neighboring ones.

Safety rules prohibit: placing gas cylinders in the underground, basements, cellars, pits dug in the yard or near the house.

Do not use for heating gas cylinders electric heaters, heating cables, heating elements, etc.

Gas cylinders must be placed in special cabinets installed on the north side of the house.

The cylinder must not be filled more than 80% of its volume. Liquid gas has a large coefficient of volumetric expansion. This means that as the temperature rises, the volume of gas in the vessel increases. The expansion coefficient of the propane-butane mixture is about 7%. By Russian standards 15% is left for expansion. A cylinder of any thickness and strength will burst if filled to more than 93% in -20°C frost and brought into a room where +20°C.

All detachable connections on the gas line must be checked for leakage by washing.
Detachable connections are made at the points of attachment of various elements where other connections are not possible (faucets, meters, gas appliances etc.)

Gas pipelines are made from steel pipes with a wall thickness of at least 2 mm. When passing through the walls, the pipe is placed in a case filled with foam. soft material. The connection of the boiler to the gas pipeline can be done with a flexible connection specially designed for this purpose. The reducer is connected to the gas pipeline with a rubber-fabric sleeve (durite hose).

If the cylinder is located in the room next to the boiler, then the connection is made with a rubber-fabric sleeve.

FORUMHOUSE users can learn about what to do if, discuss the details, learn about such gas in the house, take part in the discussion of the issue.
From our video you can learn how to heat a large house in the absence of main gas.

A propane gas boiler is able to heat a room no worse than a unit tuned to ordinary main gas. When installing the equipment, it is necessary to remember the oxygen regulator, since, according to the norms, it should flow into the unit more than into the usual boiler. In order to guarantee uninterrupted and safe work such a device, the boilers are equipped with special devices that stop the operation of the device in the event of an emergency. Another feature that significantly distinguishes a liquefied gas installation from a natural gas boiler is that the burner in it has a much smaller diameter, and, as a result, less pressure of the gas that comes from the cylinders.

Heating a private house with gas cylinders: the consumption of the necessary fuel

As practice shows and consumer reviews testify, for a house of 100 m², gas is needed approximately 3 to 2 cylinders per week, provided that the capacity is 50 liters. From this calculation, you can determine how much fuel you need to heat a country house. For example, for a house of 200 m², the amount of gas will increase to 4 containers per week. If your house has an area of about 50 m 2, then 1 cylinder will be enough for you.

The gas-cylinder installation of a gas boiler house for a private house on 100 m² liquefied gas cylinders requires the simultaneous connection of at least 4 cylinders - 2 working ones, plus 2 reserve ones. For an area of 200 m², 8-10 containers are usually enough. To ensure absolute ease of use, your set of connection equipment must have a ramp.

Alternative gas heating from cylinders: making the right choice

If you have a boiler that runs on propane for heating your summer cottage, then it is very difficult to accurately determine the flow rate of the gas it needs. Often this indicator depends on the method of warming the room. If the winter is severe, then the figure, of course, will grow. If you have insulated your house well enough and there are no severe frosts outside the window, then you will use gas with great savings.

To calculate the approximate figure for propane consumption for heating a room, use the formula, which shows that you will need about 0.1 kg of propane to obtain energy in the amount of 1 kW.

The fuel consumption of a propane gas boiler will please you much more than you would have to pay for heating the same house with electricity. The most economical is the use of main gas, but it is not always possible to connect to a common centralized system gas supply. In this case, heating the space with a propane boiler would be the smartest idea. When buying a heating unit, be sure to take an interest in user reviews, consult with experts, and ask consultants to give you complete description device and the possibility of its conversion to liquefied bottled gas. Before finally making a decision in favor of installing gas equipment, be sure to carefully weigh all the important arguments, calculate the fuel consumption, and only after that proceed with the installation steps.

Gas boiler from a cylinder of 50 liters: how long will it last

Often owners country houses, as well as real estate within the city, refuse district heating and the main gas pipeline in favor of alternative options, providing for the possibility of space heating using liquefied gas. It is easy to use and more affordable. The radiator and battery heat up just as well.

Modern gas heating of premises using liquefied gas boilers involves the use of a number of parts, consisting of several types of equipment and a heat supply system. Only the main unit in this design still remains the boiler, which is responsible for receiving heat.

As in standard heating appliances, a gas boiler that operates on liquefied gas allows private houses to provide heating of rooms, as well as hot water supply, by burning it. Often this heating equipment is compact in size, high performance and good performance Efficiency, which sometimes reach 95%.

In addition, this device has the following advantages:

Low cost;
Allows you to significantly reduce the funds spent on heating and hot water;
Can function at low gas pressure;
Has low fuel consumption;
Allows you to turn off the heating when it is not needed.

If you use a propane gas boiler, then the fuel consumption will be approximately the following: 130 sq. m, taking into account the quality installed windows and entrance doors, will be in the region of one cylinder, weighing 50 kg for 2 or 3 days. If the desired air temperature in the room is not less than 21-23, and in addition to this, you also need hot water, you will have to fill 3 - 4 cylinders per week. If your house is smaller, then fuel consumption decreases proportionally.

Features of heating with liquefied gas

Choice heating units, which run on liquefied gas, today is simply huge. Here you can find products like domestic manufacturer, as well as products from various world brands.

Each model you meet has a unique operational properties and their corresponding cost. To the heating process country cottage bottled propane gas from a gas tank has become economical and efficient, you need to choose the right type of unit and take into account its main features of operation and technical capabilities.

In order for a propane heater to work properly, it must be properly connected and replaced with nozzles. This equipment performed quite well. It is willingly installed by the owners country cottage who do not have the opportunity to connect to a common gas pipeline or heating system. This type heating is very practical in operation, has a low output coefficient harmful substances, compact, and the efficiency at the same time is quite high. Propane-butane gas is a great alternative to the usual natural gas.

When buying a boiler, consider the following:

Type of heater. Apparatus for heating on liquefied gas can be single-circuit and double-circuit. The first option is suitable exclusively for heating, while the second type, in addition to heating, also provides hot water supply.
efficiency. In fact, all units that operate on liquefied gas have high performance Efficiency, which reach 90-94%.
Power. This indicator is one of the most important parameters characterizing the type heating equipment. It is necessary that the unit you have chosen can easily provide hot water and heating to all rooms in the house.

And, of course, an important indicator is the manufacturing company. Practice shows that it is highly desirable to give preference to firms that have been successfully operating in the market for a long time and have positive reviews users.

Heating from a gas cylinder (video)

Owners of private dwellings should be aware that heating boilers running on liquefied gas. It is possible to easily transfer to a different mode of operation, and they will work using a different type of fuel, or rather main gas. To do this, it is only necessary to replace the burner, nozzles, remove the gearbox and replace some other equipment. You can do all this with your own hands, however, in order to properly establish a connection, you must follow the rules for using propane installations.