The best options for heating a wooden house with electricity

Advantages and disadvantages of the

system Today, the use of electric heaters is gaining in popularity. In a house made of wood, this option is most relevant only if there is no gas on the site( there is no main line).

Advantages of electric heating in the following:

• With the correct arrangement of electric heaters, the efficiency of the system will be several times higher than in the furnace or water version( clearly this advantage can be seen in the circuit diagram below).
  
• No harmful emissions into the atmosphere( in contrast to the oven version), besides there is no need to install a chimney.
• Ease of installation( for example, an electric boiler or an IR heater can be easily installed with your own hands).
• A modern approach to management( the use of electronic temperature controllers and other devices that make the electric heating system in a wooden house fully automatic).
• Repair of an electric heating system is extremely rare, especially if all devices are manufactured by high-quality manufacturers.
• No need to store firewood, coal or other fuels.
• Economy of the system( we'll talk about this below).
• Absence of radiators and pipes throughout the room, which positively affects the speed of installation of the system, as well as the interior of all rooms.
• Compactness of electric heaters.
• Electric heating in a wooden house can be used as the main or backup.

As for the shortcomings, the main ones are:

• The power supply to the house can often be turned off for repair and maintenance( especially in remote areas of the city).No electricity - no heat.
• The need to purchase a diesel generator, which will allow for some time to get out of the situation described above. The cost of this unit is quite high.
• Without the use of multi-tariff meters and other devices that save energy, the system will cost you much more than alternative options.
• Electric heaters, especially infrared, are fire hazardous devices. There are a lot of requirements for their connection and installation site.

You can see how one of the options for electric heating in a wooden house looks like in an illustrative video example:

Special features of mounting

As we have already mentioned, during the connection of electric heating in a wooden house it is necessary to adhere to several important requirements, namely:

1. When heated, wood may dry up and crack, so avoid direct heat flow to walls and ceiling. It is best to point devices to the floor and to the center of the room.
2. If you decide to use radiators, their installation in a wooden house also has features. Over time, wood shrinkage occurs. If you do not provide for special expansion joints in the construction of the house, during the shrinkage the heating main may be damaged and fail.
3. The power cable from which the electric boiler( or boiler) will be powered must withstand to withstand current loads. Otherwise, the ignition may occur from spontaneous combustion of the wiring. To prevent this from happening, calculate the cable cross-section by power.
4. When using UFOs, place them in such a way as to prevent direct( or very close) contact of the heating element with other objects.

Variants of heating systems

It is impossible not to say which heaters can be used to install heating in a wooden house with their own hands. Let's consider in detail the most effective and habitual for all variants.

1. Use of water heating in which heating occurs by an electric boiler. The variant is the most popular, but not very effective. The disadvantage is that you still have to install the pipe main, especially as you saw on the diagram, the batteries warm up the room not very efficiently( warm air rises upwards).
2. Use of a boiler for heating. You will be surprised, but such a system is also popular and proved very good, judging by the feedback of its owners. The main requirement - the heating system should be simple, and the area of ​​the room is small. By the way, in this case a boiler of a storage type is used, and not a flow boiler.
3. Connection of infra-red heaters wall and ceiling type. This option of electric heating of the wooden house is more effective, the confirmation of this was a picture on which it is clearly visible that warm air is directed from the top down, thereby warming up the entire room. In addition, in this case, installation work is minimized, because all kinds of pipes and radiators will be absent.
4. Installation of a "warm floor".This system is an innovation in the world of electric heating. The warm floor is quite efficient, economical, and most importantly - safe in operation. The only drawback - the laboriousness of the installation, but still the end justifies the means.
5. Use of oil coolers. Can be used as a backup or auxiliary. The use of oil coolers as the main heating will hit your wallet too hard, becausefor the entire wooden house will require at least 1 pcs./ room, and the price for electricity for today is quite high.

In addition to the above options for electrical heating in a wooden house, you can also use electric convectors. How to choose the right electric convector, we already told you. Our advice is to give preference to the combined option. The country house made of wood is best heated with a boiler or IR heaters in combination with the "Warm Floor" system, as shown in the photo below!

What can I save on?

So, you have decided on the option of electric heating of a wooden house, now you need to properly choose the equipment and calculate the project in such a way that all elements are used as efficiently as possible.

The first step is to properly calculate the power of the equipment. It is believed that for 1 m3 of insulated space sufficient thermal power is 30 W( for unheated 41 W).This calculation is simplified, for better calculation it is recommended to use special formulas and programs that can be easily found on the Internet.

Another important advice is to purchase a two-tariff electricity meter, we discussed its advantages in the article referred to.

Well, the last thing I wanted to note - make sure that the house was warmly insulated. All the cracks under the windows and the gaps in the doorway must be repaired. The wood itself is a heat-consuming material, so a quality insulated building will allow a minimum of 2 times the energy consumption.

In conclusion

As you can see, the connection of electric heating in a wooden house can be quite the right solution, the main thing is not to make a mistake in the choice of equipment. Once again, we draw your attention to the fact that in the presence of a gas main running close to the house, it is better to overpay once and connect the gas. Cheaper than this option, today nothing can be offered!

We hope that this material was useful for you. If any questions arise, our specialists will be able to answer them in the category "Question-answer"!
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