The usual methods of heating cottages and cottages are gradually giving way to more economical alternative sources of heating at home.
Alternative energy sources
There are 2 categories of alternative sources of home heating:
- Solar power - The energy of the sun warms water directly in tanks or through collectors;
- Heat pumps - heat is taken from the soil. For example, if the temperature of the soil in winter is from -2 to +4 degrees, then the heat pump can give a temperature above 63 degrees.
Solar energy for heating
A good alternative to home heating is the use of solar energy.
The main unit of the system is the vacuum manifolds. Exist alternative heating systems for a private house closed and open circuits. In areas with severe winters, closed loop systems are installed. Here heat exchangers are mounted directly in containers with heated water. In warm climates, open loops can be used.
Solar-powered collectors are suitable for any of these systems; they are equipped with mechanisms for protection against icing, extreme temperatures or pressure.
Heating heat pumps
Alternative heating of a private house is carried out using the energy of the earth, converted into heat. Heat pumps are designed specifically for heating villas and cottages. Of all the sources of alternative home heating, this is the cheapest. So, to heat 400 sq. m. of cottage area you need only 2.7 kilowatts per hour. Such a small use of electricity is due to the replacement of its thermal energy, converted by a heat pump. These are very real home heating alternatives already used by hundreds of thousands of people.
Solar panels for heating
Solar panels are used as an auxiliary element in alternative home heating systems. The energy received from them helps to maintain a constant voltage in the network, to warm the house in case of a power outage.
Solar panels are installed on roofs; they can be mounted on any type of roof. The alternative home heating system includes:
- Solar battery;
- Battery;
- The device for regulating the charge.
Do-it-yourself alternative heating
You can collect an alternative private house heating do it yourself. To do this, you need to have some technical skills. Those who choose a heat pump as a heating system will have to do a lot of excavation work. It is unlikely that it will be possible to assemble such an alternative home heating system at home. But to install solar water heaters and hold pipes with a coolant in the house under the force of any masterful owner.
