Gas heater for cottages and homes - significant savings

A gas heater for the home is the best alternative to electrical devices and batteries that consume large amounts of energy. Gas powered heating devices are completely independent of electricity. They do not require any additional equipment for operation, except for a liquefied gas cylinder.. Consider what they are so good.

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Like any other heating equipment, a gas heater is an excellent option for creating a favorable temperature regime in small spaces, be it a country house, a garage or a shed. Today presents a large selection of devices of similar configuration. Their operation is possible both from a cylinder, and from the gas moving on the central highway.

Plus gas equipment is a high degree of safety at work.

Depending on the cost, devices can be equipped control sensors, thanks to which, when an emergency situation occurs, the equipment will automatically shut down:

• at the time of the fuel pressure drop;
• when tilting the device;
• in case of increase in concentration of carbon dioxide.

Gas heaters can be of two types:

1. Portable.
2. Stationary.

Portable devices are also called mobile due to their practicality. The device can easily be placed in any room and, if desired, be transferred from one room to another. Many models are equipped with wheels. Such heaters operate exclusively from the domestic propane cylinder. There are a lot of criteria under which protection can work, their number depends on the cost of the unit.

Stationary Models can easily work on the basis of liquefied gas from a cylinder, and being connected to a gas pipeline. For the convenience of consumers, individual models are supplied with various nozzles, which are designed for different ways of connecting the device.The only mandatory condition associated with the installation of equipment is the presence of a chimney or the installation of a new one to which the device is connected.

If we consider the design of gas heaters, we can distinguish models of two versions:

1. Having a camera closed type. These are more practical models, since the products of combustion in the form of carbon dioxide cannot by any means seep into the open space, and thus poison you.
2. Having a camera open type. To minimize the likelihood of gas getting out, such devices are equipped with an air analyzer and various safety valves. In case of an emergency, the device will automatically turn off.

Types and characteristics

In the case when additional heat sources are required, purchase of a heater is an excellent option. The best option for heating your own house is a gas powered device. However, before you buy, identify your requirements for the future device.

Today there is a large selection of heaters designed for different areas, operating conditions.So, on sale you can find three types of gas heaters:

• infrared (ceramic);
• catalytic;
• convector.

Infrared

Such a heater operates according to the principle of our sun. During its work, the infrared rays emitted by the ceramic panel, reaching the surface of furniture, walls, objects, heat them. Those items and interior details that have come under the influence of infrared rays begin to release the accumulated heat into the surrounding space (for more details, see the articleprinciple of operation of the heater with infrared radiation).

To increase the efficiency of the IR device, it must be installed at an equal distance from the things around it, thus it will be possible to ensure their uniform heating.

Infrared gas heaters consist of:

• metal case;
• heat exchanger;
• splitter;
• control unit;
• gearbox.

The dimensions of the device can be different: small, weighing about 6 kg, which are suitable for heating rooms up to 60 square meters and impressive, which can heat up to 100 square meters.

Infrared gas devices are divided into:

1. Ceramic. They use a ceramic plate as a heat exchanger, which can heat up to temperatures above 800 degrees.
   
2. Catalytic (flameless burning). Thermal radiation in such devices is not higher than 600 degrees.
   

There are also outdoor infrared heaters. Their name speaks for itself. Such devices are good to use in gazebos, on the balcony, terraces, lawns. The effectiveness of such a device is not inferior to the classic. He, like the home gas heater, has a high efficiency. The only caveat is that the street space will be heat up quicklyemitted by heated objects.

Catalytic

A feature of such devices can be called the fact that they work without flame and noise, being the safest in the line of all gas heaters.

Catalytic gas heaters warm the airspace, not the objects around them.

The heat exchanger in such models is made of fiberglass, on which a catalyst of palladium or a favorite of allplatinum (with oxide of copper, chromium or iron). In the interaction of gas with a catalyst coating occurs chemical reactionwhich results in heat. It is clear that with this principle of operation, combustion products and smoke are completely absent. Quite often, catalytic models are equipped with fans and electric heating elements, which increases their efficiency and makes them volatile.

Convector

This type of device is different installation method. Convector installation requires the presence of the chimney. He, as well as catalytic, heats only the space around him. However, there is a flame in it, as in any other gas boiler. Oxygen, without which combustion will not occur, enters the device through the chimney. And through him the smoke is discharged into the street.

The principle of operation of convector devices is as follows:

1. Gas is fed into the chamber where the combustion takes place.
2. Oxygen through the chimney enters the furnace.
3. Using a special button on the panel, the gas is ignited.
4. The flame heats the heat exchanger, and it in turn transfers heat to the air.

This type of gas heaters work by convention principle. Through the small oblong holes located on the housing from below and above, cold air flows into the device, where it is heated by means of a heat exchanger. As a result, it leaves the inside of the heater, bursting to the surface through the upper slots. For more productive work, the equipment is equipped with a fan that promotes active air convection. It is turned on from the icon located on the case.

Convector gas heaters are equipped with a control unit and a thermostat. With their help, you can adjust the air temperature in the room.

Convector heatersas well as infrared and catalytic models, equippedcontrol sensorswhich are responsible for certain processes occurring inside the equipment. If any problems occur, the sensors will fix this and activate the automation, which will turn off the equipment.

Benefits

Today, more and more people prefer gas heaters. We list the advantages that the user receives during their operation:

• independence from electricity;
• profitability;
• mobility;
• practicality;
• aesthetics

Undoubtedly, the main trump card of such equipment is completely independent of electricity. Indeed, all that may be required is the equipment itself and the gas cylinder. It turns out that with such a device you can heat any room in which all sources of electricity are missing: a country house, a garage, a barn, any utility room, and even a chicken house. In general, any square meters where you feel there is not enough heat or there is no heating at all.

The best assistant gas heater may be in another situation. Surely, the owners of their own houses faced with a situation when due to heavy rains, strong squally wind, blizzards there was a break in the power line. Of course, if such a situation arises, the house during the cold season can cool down in a matter of hours. This circumstance will seem especially unpleasant to families with small children. However, the presence of a gas heater will save your family from adverse circumstances.

Another important plus is tangible savings. As you know, electric heaters consume a lot of electricity.Gas appliances, working on a different principle, can save your family capital. And this is a significant advantage.

The mobility and practicality of many models is achieved due to the small size of the equipment and the presence of wheels. The heater is quite easy to rearrange from one room to another, or even roll into the garage or shed.

Among the shortcomings can be noted the difficulty of installing some models, explosiveness and slow warming of the room.

Conclusion

Devices operating on gas, can make a full competition to other heating devices. Due to its economy, independence from electricity and aesthetic appearance, gas heaters have long won the trust of their consumers.

However, many people are still somewhat suspicious of such devices, fearing for their safety. They believe that gas-powered devices to this day remain the same as they were 5-10 years ago. But modern technologies do not stand still, with their help gas heaters have become safe for health personIt remains only to remember to air the room in which they work.