It is possible to heat a modern sauna in different ways. Among the dozens of options is leading the electric boiler, which is the most environmentally friendly among other devices. By the way, electric boilers allow not to contact the installation of ventilation shafts, if gas is not supplied to the bath or steam room.
The electric boiler is extremely convenient to use, because it can be set at a specific temperature, do not care about the fuel supply and do not always think about whether there is enough fuel at the moment. There is, however, a significant disadvantage - this is the cost of electricity, because "eats" such a pot a lot.
An electric boiler can be called an ideal solution for city dwellers who come to their homesteads to soak in a bathhouse. With this equipment, you do not need to heat the room for a long time, wait until it's warm. Some models are equipped with remote control, so that you can turn on the boiler while on the road to immediately go to the ready hot bathhouse. For saunas, electric boilers are also convenient! Heating the room to a certain temperature in conditions of humidity by forces even the most simple models of electric boilers. But the owners and lovers of the bath in Russian can fully supplement the electric boiler with a stove, which gives a lot of moisture and steam.
How to choose a boiler, and what parameters to pay attention to? Evaluate the possibilities of power regulation, the device that connects the boiler to the electricity grid, and the internal filling of the unit.
How to choose an electric boiler in a sauna
How to connect an electric boiler to the network
First, you need to know the characteristics of the network to which it is planned to connect an electric boiler. This factor will be decisive for choosing the power of the device. The electric boiler is connected to a 1-phase or 3-phase wire. If you do not know what kind of network you have, contact Energonadzor, where you will have to prepare the authorization documentation.
The second important circumstance: if the power of the electric boiler is up to 12 kW, it can turn out to be both three-phase and single-phase. If the power is more than 12 kW, the unit is precisely designed for three phases. This parameter is chosen, depending on the area of the room: one kilowatt, as a rule, is enough to heat up to 10 square meters of the bath.
Boiler power control
There are a couple of power adjustment options: - the mechanism is smooth and stepped. If there are several heaters, then, most likely, a stepped mechanism is used. But in practice it is easier to operate a smooth adjustment, because it allows you to select the desired temperature, as well as electricity consumption, with the help of a rheostat, as accurately as possible.
Example of a domestic electric boiler
Differences between imported and Russian installations
Electric boilers in Russia are most often made from available materials, which allows manufacturers to spend on production and further maintenance of equipment not too much. Simpler Russian boilers and in a constructive way: heaters with a temperature sensor, manual selection of the temperature regime, a switch for connecting TENs, a pressure gauge, magnetic starters that supply electricity to the heater. Russian boilers meet all the requirements for heating premises with a large volume of water.
The advantages of imported installations are evident, except, perhaps, at an unattractive price. The more complex equipment, the lack of tumblers and the smoothness of the inclusion of the boiler, which eliminates voltage surges, are a good set for easy operation. In some models it is possible to connect the thermostat. There are electric boilers equipped with liquid crystal information screens. It is also convenient to use a relief valve, a manometer, a dry run protection, an automatic air vent. The safety group in imported boilers is made much better than in the domestic ones. Another plus is the quiet operation of the installation.
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Imported electrically boiler - sample
