In the cold season, despite proper operation heating system, many have to resort to additional heating devices. The thing is that in traditional heating systems the principle of air convection operates: warm air rises to the ceiling, and cold air remains below. This is why people in the household have cold feet. There is a solution to the problem - modern baseboard heating. Such heating can be water and electric type.

Installation of a water baseboard heating system

Among the main heating elements with a water heat carrier are a warm baseboard radiator unit, a distribution manifold, plastic pipes that do not allow oxygen to pass through. The warm baseboard radiator block consists of a heat exchanger and an aluminum box. The heat exchanger is formed from two copper pipes with an outer diameter of about 13 mm and a wall thickness of 2 mm. Vertical lamellas made of aluminum or brass are attached to them. The aluminum box includes three strips, which are profiled by hot extrusion: a strip of upper and lower fastening, a front cover. The box has a width of 22 mm and a height of 140 mm. The distribution manifold includes two parallel steel tubes, which contain leads, inlets, air vents, shut-off and drain thermal valves.

Water baseboard heating

In the process of constructing baseboard heating, a special plastic tube is used. Thanks to this element, the coolant is delivered to the radiators and is also removed from them. Part of the heating circuit is placed in the floor and passed through the walls, and with the help of an external corrugated pipe (which covers the internal one) it is possible to replace the internal pipe that conducts the heat carrier without opening the floor.

Note that the highest temperature of water or antifreeze in a baseboard heating system should not exceed 85 degrees Celsius, and the operating pressure should not exceed 3 atmospheres. This is due to the fact that the tubes used are plastic.

Also, when building baseboard heating, it may be necessary to equip it with additional devices - thermomechanical or thermoelectric thermostats for radiators, a servo drive on the distribution manifold, a circulating water pump, a pressure gauge, a thermometer at the coolant inlet to the manifold.

The electric baseboard heating system is built on radiator blocks in which an electric air heater is built-in. As reviews on baseboard heating show, installation of such a system is much simpler than with a water heat carrier.

By appearance such a system is no different from an electrical one. Only here there are no tubes supplying the heat carrier, since the heater is built into the lower copper pipe of the radiator, and at the top there is an electrical power cable, which is insulated with heat-resistant silicone material.

The electric baseboard heating system has a power of 200 W per linear meter. Electrical power source – normal household socket. Despite the fact that such a system is characterized by high protection from moisture, electric baseboard radiators cannot be installed in rooms with high humidity air.

The principle of operation of a baseboard heating system

The operating principle of baseboard radiators is not based on air convection, but on the Coanda effect. Its meaning is that a zone of low pressure appears near the surfaces, which is due to free access of air on only one side and impermeability. An air flow spreads over a large area, which develops only along the surface.

Skirting-type heating involves installing radiators along external walls, which go to outside buildings on one side.

In the box, which is formed by aluminum strips, there are two horizontal openings along the entire length - near the floor and closer to the wall. A cold air stream enters the box, heats up and rises. So, the air spreads over the surface of the wall. Thanks to this, infrared heat is distributed evenly across the wall material, thus heating the room and providing it with optimal temperature, the same at the top and bottom of the room.

Since convection does not take part in the operation of such heating, there is no need to heat the coolant too much. The baseboard-type heating system uses materials in its structures that have good heat conductivity - aluminum, copper, etc.

Installing a baseboard heating system yourself

A baseboard heating system is installed in much the same way as a traditional heating system. The difference lies only in different nuances. Of course, it is better to entrust such serious work to professionals, but if you do not want to incur extra financial costs or like to make repairs yourself, then you can do everything yourself. The installation process of baseboard heating consists of the following steps:

1. installation of wall strip. Such a plank is placed above the floor and secured to the wall with self-tapping screws or dowels;
2. installation and connection of individual convector modules into one system. Special crimp fittings are used for this;
3. connecting the system to the heating main. The distribution manifold is used for this purpose;
4. checking system functionality. Before closing, be sure to check the system for leaks;
5. closing with a decorative panel.

Advantages of baseboard heating

TO positive properties Baseboard heating includes the following points:

1. lack of convection effect, which is usually accompanied by dust suspension;
2. Availability infrared heat, which is perceived positively by our body;
3. heat is distributed evenly;
4. heat does not accumulate near the ceiling, and the entire room has the same temperature;
5. the problem of moisture deposits on the walls and ceiling, which would normally lead to mold, is eliminated;
6. quick installation;

7. baseboard radiators are less noticeable in rooms and fit well into the interior;

8. there is no need to heat the coolant too much, which will save resources;
9. all elements of the system are repairable, making it possible to carry out repairs without opening the floor and walls;
10. Thanks to special thermostats, you can set the required temperature for each room separately.

We also note the fact that a baseboard-type heating system can also be used for cooling rooms. To do this, you just need to fill it with cold liquid. It is important here to maintain the fluid temperature at a level that exceeds the dew point under certain conditions, since condensation will appear on the circuits.

Disadvantages of baseboard heating

Among the negative aspects in arranging a baseboard heating system are the following:

1. quite high initial cost, which also includes expensive installation. You can make baseboard heating yourself, but the price of the heating system elements is determined by the high cost of the materials from which they are made;

2. the maximum length of one heating circuit should not be more than 15 linear meters. If you ignore this condition, the heating efficiency will be noticeably reduced;

3. You cannot install different decorative covers on the radiator, as they can significantly reduce heat transfer;
4. radiators must fit very tightly to the wall, which often leads to warping of the film finish of the walls of the room;
5. The room in which the warm baseboard heating is installed must be kept freer, and the baseboards and walls should not be blocked by cabinet furniture. This may affect heating efficiency.

Skirting-type heating is not very decorative

Conclusion

If previously the warm baseboard heating system was not so common due to the fact that the structural materials of the buildings ensured strong heat losses, now this problem has disappeared. Construction and Decoration Materials modern type provide a reduction in heat loss.

Despite the fact that baseboard heating has several disadvantages, very soon it will replace traditional convection-type heating due to the uniformity of heating, decorative characteristics and relative economy.

Content

To heat private houses, the simplest method is most often used: installing a circulation heating system. The coolant heated in the boiler room circulates through the pipe system, heating the radiators with its heat, and they heat the air in the room. A significant disadvantage of such systems, especially when small children live in the house, is that the air near the floor itself does not warm up enough. In this case, you can make baseboard heating yourself, which will be the best additional solution for heating a private home.

Features of baseboard heating

Classification of baseboard heating

Baseboard heating networks are classified into two types:

• electrical;
• aquatic.

The main elements of water baseboard heating are plastic, oxygen-permeable tubes, a distribution manifold, and baseboard batteries.

A baseboard heating system is installed in addition to the main heating individual house only when the coolant heats up by less than 85°C and the pressure in the central unit does not exceed 3 atmospheres. Restrictions that should be taken into account when installing the system are imposed due to the possibility of water hammer.

When installing a water baseboard heating system, you must adhere to these instructions:

• Copper ones should be preferred to ordinary PVC pipes;
• a heat exchanger is installed that takes heat from the main heating and is built into the system using special copper plates;
• thermostats can be installed on all batteries;
• a servo drive is installed on the distribution manifold;
• a pressure gauge, thermometer, and circulation pump are installed.

Water baseboard heating

Electric baseboard heating is implemented according to a simpler scheme. The main element of the system is a specific radiator unit with a heating element. A tubular electric heater is placed in the lower radiator tube, and the power cable runs in the upper one. This type of baseboard heating cannot be used in rooms with high humidity air.

The system is powered from a standard 220 V outlet.

Operating principle of baseboard heating

The principle of operation of baseboard heaters is largely different from standard batteries that heat the air in the room, thanks to the well-heated coolant contained in them. Baseboard radiators work due to the “sticking” effect warm air to the nearest surface, in our case - to the wall.

Radiators are located along the entire contour of the room or only in some areas, but in any case along the length of the walls. The heating elements are hidden in unsealed boxes with two slits at the bottom and top. Air leaks into the box through the gap closest to the floor and warms up to set temperature, but is not distributed to the sides, but spreads upward along the wall. That is, not all the air in the room is immediately heated, but only a small area of ​​the wall near the baseboard. Then the heat from the walls enters the air and ensures uniform heating of the entire room.

The principle of heating a room using a baseboard radiator

Each of the elements of the plinth battery must have high thermal conductivity, and therefore, in most cases, copper and aluminum are used for their manufacture. Heat plinth radiators to maximum temperature does not make sense - a temperature of 40°C is enough. With this heating, the temperature of the wall surface is 2-4 degrees lower, that is, completely safe for children and pets.

Advantages and disadvantages of baseboard heating

Installing baseboard heaters has both its advantages and disadvantages.

The undoubted advantages include:

• no convection effect, accompanied by dust in the premises;
• uniform heat distribution throughout the room;
• the presence of infrared heat, which has a positive effect on human health;
• no accumulation of warm air near the ceiling;
• high speed of installation work;
• an excellent addition to an interior decorated in any style;
• saving energy resources due to significantly less heating of the coolant;
• maintainability of each element of the system;
• possibility of customization desired temperature in every room.

Skirting-type heating is economical and efficient due to the low temperature of the coolant

It should be noted that a water baseboard heating system can also be used to cool rooms, for which it is filled with cold liquid. At the same time, in order to avoid the appearance of condensation on the circuits, it is important to maintain the optimal temperature of the liquid at a level above the dew point.

Skirting-type heating also has its disadvantages, which include:

• a fairly high starting cost, both for the set of equipment itself and for the installation work;
• small length of the circuit - the length of each circuit should not exceed 15 linear meters, otherwise the heating efficiency is significantly reduced;
• restrictions on the installation of decorative covers on the radiator due to reduced heat transfer;
• warping of the film finish of the walls due to the tight fit of the radiators to the surface;
• the need to keep the room freer, since placing cabinet furniture in close proximity to the walls has a significant impact on heating efficiency.

Installation of a baseboard heating system is carried out in almost the same way as the installation of a traditional system, with the exception of some nuances. Of course, in such an important matter it is best to trust the experience and skill of professionals, but to reduce financial costs you can do the work yourself.

Self-installation"warm baseboard" systems
Step-by-step installation"warm baseboard" systems

Electrical system

The electric heating system is designed in almost the same way as the water heating system, only instead of a heat exchanger it contains copper tubes.

Such a system consists of:

• a silicone cable and a heating rod placed inside that can withstand temperatures up to 180°C;
• heat shrink tube;
• ground clamp;
• heating register;
• connector;
• metal bases;
• fastenings;
• decorative elements.

Before you begin installation, you should determine the required power of the radiators - so as not to buy a model that is too cold or too warm. In calculations, the average power value can be taken to be about 100 W/m2, but depending on the temperature in the region of residence, this value can be changed up or down.

Electric skirting system

It is not allowed to lay wires on the floor during installation! They should be located at a distance of 1 cm from the floor level.

The system installation process can be divided into several stages.

First of all, the wall is marked. Thermal insulation tape is glued between the wall and the body.

Then, for subsequent laying of network cables, fasteners are mounted at a distance of 40 cm from each other.

Now the network can be connected to power. For this, a thermostat is used, hung at a distance of 1.5 m from the floor. Before turning on the baseboard heating radiator, the device should be checked and adjusted.

At the end of the work, external decorative elements are fixed.

Water heating

In order to install water heating radiators you will need:

• metal-plastic pipes;
• thermal insulation;
• plastic or metal adapters;
• manifold with taps;
• baseboard water convectors with decorative plugs and covers;
• set of tools.

The work begins with installing the collector and connecting it to the main heating system. The system itself can be powered by a gas, liquid, electric, solid fuel or universal boiler - the type of heater does not matter, but it should be remembered that the pressure in the system should be no more than 3 atmospheres.

Then, taking the area of ​​the room as a basis, you need to determine the required power of the radiators. If necessary, baseboard heating radiators can be taken from more high performance, while installing them not on all walls, leaving free space for built-in or cabinet furniture, but only on some of them.

Baseboard wiring of a water heating system

Next, the pipes are laid out. They are laid along subfloors, reaching the beginning of each contour. As a rule, there are two pipes per circuit - coolant supply and return. At this stage, adapters for connecting to batteries will come in handy.

When installing baseboard heating, we must not forget about high-quality and reliable thermal insulation that is placed between the radiators and the walls.

Then you need to secure the base on which the aluminum or copper heat exchanger is installed.

After completing the installation of the heat exchanger, you can move on to, perhaps, the most important stage- connecting the system. Heat exchangers are connected using corner or straight adapters. To prevent leaks (for example, due to an unplanned increase in pressure), the connecting nuts should be tightened well.

After the installation of the circuits is completed, it is imperative to check the tightness of the system. The simplest way is to supply water under pressure, fill the entire system completely and shut it off. If no leaks are found, then you can start and check the operation of the entire heating system.

At the final stage, each plinth heating radiator is decorated with front decorative panels, and the end sections are closed with special elements - plugs.

Summary on the topic

Baseboard heating systems, developed quite a long time ago, were previously not widespread enough - primarily due to too large heat losses. Modern Construction Materials allow you to avoid heat loss, increase the reliability of the system and extend its service life.

The “warm baseboard” heating system allows you to provide comfort and coziness in every home, which is especially important when there are children in the house. When making a choice in favor of one type of baseboard heating or another, you must take into account design features, Advantages and disadvantages, specifications each of them.

“Warm baseboard” is a room heating system intended for use as a main and additional heating system. “Warm baseboard” is a heating device placed around the perimeter of the room instead of a traditional baseboard.

The “warm baseboard” system includes:

• outer part— collapsible decorative aluminum box;
• inner part— a heat exchange heating module consisting of two copper tubes and brass plates forming ribs.

The dimensions of the innovative plinth are 3 cm wide and 14 cm high. Based on the principle of heating the heating module, warm baseboards are divided into water and electric. Warm water baseboards can be connected both to an autonomous boiler and to the riser of a central heating system.

Principle of operation

In nature, there are 3 elementary mechanisms for transferring thermal energy:

• thermal conductivity– the ability of bodies to conduct heat;
• convection– heat transfer by jets and streams;
• thermal radiation– electromagnetic radiation due to internal thermal energy.

Using these natural mechanisms, all modern heating devices, based on the principle of heat exchange with the external environment, are divided into two types:

• Convection heaters. By creating the effect of an air fan, cold air layers are mixed with heated air currents. First, the air is heated, which subsequently heats the room;
• Panel radiant heaters. By means of thermal radiation, objects are first heated, which then heats the air.

The “warm baseboard” heating system belongs to the category of panel radiant heaters. Thermal radiation from the warm baseboard heating module, located along the perimeter of the room, uniformly heats the walls and forms a thermal barrier between the external cold and the room. The walls warm up, getting rid of moisture, and give off much less heat to the outside. About 80% of the heat from the heater is “wasted” on heating the walls, floors and objects located near the baseboard, and no more than 20% is spent on heating the air.

Features of operation: differences from convection systems

In the process of heating the room, a kind of thermal curtain is formed between the walls (windows) and the internal space, which helps to improve thermal insulation properties external walls. Unlike the convection system, there is no active circulation of dust, which is explained by the lack of movement of heated air flows. Hot water supplied to the heating system through the collector. Due to the relatively short length of the heating circuit, the temperature difference between the supply and return lines fluctuates within only 5 degrees, which can significantly reduce energy costs for heating the room.

It has been experimentally proven that for a person to feel comfortable, it is enough to heat the air in the room to 16 degrees, if the temperature of the walls is about 22 degrees. That's the nature of perception external temperatures human body. The main components of a comfortable indoor environment for humans are: warm walls and cool air inside, which cannot be achieved using a convection heating system.

The ability to reduce indoor air temperature by 3-4 degrees without loss of comfort allows you to save more than 20% of the energy required for heating. Thanks to the peculiarity of the “warm baseboard” heating system, it heats the structure, not the air, and also reduces losses for ventilation and ventilation of the room, since the main heat is accumulated not in the air, but in the structure itself. Another distinctive characteristic of warm baseboards is the relative ease of regulating the temperature of the entire heating system. The heating circuit uses a small volume of water, only 0.34 liters per 1 meter, which allows you to quickly change the temperature of the working environment.

The “warm baseboard” heating system fits organically into the design of any room. Today there is a wide variety of colors and decor for the outer part of the heating system. The temperature of the outer surface of the baseboard in working condition will not cause any harm to nearby furniture or objects: be it expensive antique furniture, a piano or a television panel. Parquet flooring, including those made of natural wood, will not suffer from a warm baseboard.

The main thing in the “warm baseboard” heating system is radiant heat, the use of which will create a comfortable atmosphere in the room and achieve significant energy savings.

General characteristics of the advantages of using a “warm baseboard” heating system:

• the heating system heats the walls and windows of the heated structure;
• indoor air remains fresh and clean;
• there is no circulation of bacteria and dust in the room;
• no condensation on windows and walls;
• there is no dampness, mold or mildew on the walls;
• heat loss through glass surfaces is reduced;
• heat loss during ventilation and ventilation of the room is reduced;
• The heating efficiency of structures with high ceilings increases.

Application area

Warm baseboard has found its application as a heating system in premises for almost all purposes. Heating with warm baseboards is widely used:

• in wooden houses;
• in cottages and dachas;
• in apartments and offices;
• for heating balconies and loggias;
• in medical and educational institutions.

Also, warm baseboards are used when it is necessary to prevent condensation on windows, for example, on windows winter garden or swimming pool. It is not necessary to install warm skirting boards around the entire perimeter of rooms; they are often used to eliminate dampness in a separate area or to combat mold and mildew. The well-known property of glass not to transmit thermal radiation is used for heating buildings with large areas of glass facades.

Used in rooms with large glass areas

The operation of the warm baseboard system is based on the “Coanda effect”. Henri Coand, a design scientist from Romania, in 1932 discovered that the liquid flowing from the nozzle “sticks” to the surface. This effect results from the fact that there is a zone of low pressure on the surface, so liquid or air tends to fill this particular zone. The physical phenomenon of liquid adhesion to a surface was named after the scientist who discovered it. In our country, warm baseboards are considered an innovative novelty, although all over the world it has long been tested and has been widely used for more than 6 decades. This is not surprising: having excellent user characteristics, the system takes care of health, preventing the occurrence and development of dampness, mold and fungal formations. The system does not raise dust, does not dry out the air, is very economical to use and easy to install.

Winter is coming to an end, but the issue of choosing a heating system is still relevant for FORUMHOUSE users. Despite the wide choice of devices, there is one system in which interest is constantly growing. Its name is “warm baseboard”.

System Features

Thermal plinth is heating device, installed instead of a regular baseboard.

Being essentially a microconvector, a warm baseboard can act both as the main heating system and as an additional one.

Thanks to small sizes– the height of the industrially produced warm skirting board is 15-20 cm, and the width is 3 cm; the thermal skirting board fits well into any interior.

chicken-A:

– Thermal plinth is similar to a standard plinth mounted at the bottom of the wall. Thermal plinth is made of metal and, most often, heated by liquid coolant supplied from the boiler (this type is called “warm water plinth”; there is also “warm electric plinth”).

Read in the diary of a member of our portal what is special about the second type, and whether someone who cares about the composition of the air in their home should even think about doing it.

Unlike conventional window sill radiators, heating with warm baseboards occurs not due to convection currents, which first heat the air, but due to radiant energy, which has a beneficial effect on humans.

Data are often given that the radial component of heat transfer from a thermoplinth is 80%, and the convection component is 20%.

Let's take a room with an area of ​​16 sq.m. In the room, along three 4-meter-long walls, thermal baseboards are installed. The panel height is 14 cm. Thus, the total area radiating surface the baseboard will be 1.68 sq.m.

With a panel width of 3 cm, the ascending convection heat flow, under the influence of the Coanda effect, seems to be “pressed” against the wall. Therefore, it does not mix with the rest of the air in the room, but heats the overlying inner surface of the wall.

Thus, the walls under which a warm baseboard is installed, at a height of up to 1.5 meters, heat up several degrees higher room temperature, which creates a feeling of thermal comfort for people in the room.

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As a result of the experiment, it was found that for a person to be comfortable, the air temperature in the room should be approximately 16°C , provided that the wall temperature is about 22°C .

The system is simple to design and operate. The supply of water or other coolant to the warm baseboard registers is carried out through a conventional collector using circulation pump from any heating boiler.

We list the main advantages of heating with thermoplinths:

• uniform heating of the entire room without the formation of “cold corners”;

• creating a thermal curtain near the window, which is especially important in winter when large area glazing;

• comfortable thermal mode allows you to save energy resources, because due to the predominance of the radiant component, it is not necessary to heat the air strongly, as with convection heating;

• The absence of protruding components and parts allows the system to fit into almost any interior.

Warm baseboard: buy or make

You can easily buy a warm water baseboard, both in Moscow and in any region. But the main and, perhaps, the most significant drawback, which a warm water baseboard has - the price for it is too high. Yes, and on a warm baseboard electric price also not very humane. In this article we consider the water option:

On average, the price of a linear meter of a warm baseboard panel with all the necessary fasteners is above 2,500 rubles.

If you add to this price the necessary components that you will have to buy - a liner, a manifold, a mixing unit and other elements, the cost of the thermal baseboard doubles.

That's why chicken-A I decided to make the thermal baseboard myself.

The requirements necessary for this are the low cost and ease of manufacturing baseboard heating at home.

chicken-A:

– Having brainstormed, I decided to abandon the fins and make a panel from a copper plate, soldering a tube to it.

Technical characteristics of a homemade panel:

• panel height – 140 mm;
• internal diameter of the tube – 10 mm;
• The outer diameter of the tube is 12 mm.

The tubes were made of unannealed copper in sticks 6 m long.

Of particular interest is the user's approach to the manufacture of warm baseboards. For this chicken-A I cut a strip of ordinary roofing copper into 4 strips with a grinder.

The tubes are soldered to the panel with soft plumbing solder containing 3% copper using gas burner and flux. In order to avoid warping of the metal at the soldering site, the main flame of the burner must be directed towards the tube.

For connecting tubes and panels into a trunk chicken-A I used pieces of oil and petrol resistant pressure hose. And I secured the rubber pipes placed on the ends of the copper tubes with screw clamps.

chicken-A:

– At the time of manufacture, this system (including the manifold and connections) cost me less than 500 rubles. in terms of 1 meter of panel. Now, as of January 2015, this amount, due to inflation, is approximately 800-900 rubles.

Installation of warm baseboard

To prevent excess heat loss in the places where the panels were attached to the wall, the forum member attached a strip of isolon with a reflective aluminized layer. On top of it, he screwed plastic plumbing clips to the wall.

This will allow the panels to be easily removed if repairs are necessary.

For each heated room, its own circuit is drawn from the collector. Its total length, including the liner, should not exceed 15-16 meters. The temperature of the coolant is regulated using a thermostatic mixture from the boiler circuit through a three-way valve with a servomotor.

Propylene glycol is used as a coolant. Thermal valves with thermostatic heads are installed at the entrance to each room.

chicken-A:

– It took approximately 55 liters of coolant to fill the system. It took 10 liters to fill the room circuits (total heated area 100 sq. m) and the collector. 35 liters were spent on the TT boiler, electric boiler and mains.

To improve the heat transfer of panels, chicken-A I wanted to paint them first, but abandoned this idea, deciding that the natural copper color looks great in the interior of the rooms.

Summing up

Homemade thermoplinths have been successfully operating as the main heating system in a forum member’s home for 7 years. Over the entire period, the system did not lose power and did not require any repairs.

chicken-A:

– My house is well insulated. Depending on the weather, the coolant temperature is set in the range from 50°C to 70°C. Only in the coldest winter did I raise the coolant temperature to 80°C.

Feels like chicken-A, The thermal effect from working skirting boards is very soft and pleasant. The air does not dry out. And thanks to radiant energy, the air temperature in the house can be kept at 20-21°C.

Also, as an improvement to the system, chicken-A proposes to increase the height of the panel from 14 to 19 cm. In his opinion, this fully compensates for the lack of complex self-made fins of tubes.

Read on FORUMHOUSE about how to make and install it yourself, learn everything about and get acquainted with the basic principles.

Watch in our video how to heat a large house in the absence of gas, how to build an air heating system based on a heat pump.

To the level of comfort in own home Most people are very attentive; the microclimate is one of the main evaluation criteria, an indicator of comfort. In many private houses individual heating allows you not to feel inconvenience. But build effective system, using a warm water baseboard - you can do it in a city apartment. At the same time, owners of private houses find this system attractive because it is very economical.

What is a warm baseboard

A warm baseboard is a system of fairly thin radiators that are located in the lower zone of the walls of rooms along the perimeter of the room. This design of the system makes it convenient according to a number of criteria, if we consider the complexity of installation and the need for certain large-scale repairs. In particular:

• A warm baseboard water heating system can be installed with virtually no interference with the existing infrastructure of inlets and coolant supply. This is especially valuable in apartments;
• warm water baseboard can be done without big problems connect instead of standard heating radiators. Moreover, installation is possible in houses of any type (with a loop supply or with a return mixing system);
• to modify the heating system in a house or apartment, you do not have to dismantle and create screeds or carry out other expensive and time-consuming renovation work. Unlike a heated floor system, a skirting board has no special requirements for the installation and location of radiators;
• A warm water baseboard, providing efficient heating, can serve as an element of interior design. The design includes decorative panels, responsible manufacturers offer a variety of colors and designs;
• To increase the efficiency of heat transfer, you can choose radiator sizes that provide a good microclimate in the room with a certain circuit length and degree of insulation. At the same time, the complexity and volume of installation work remains virtually unchanged.

Warm water skirting boards are easy to install; to carry out all operations to build the system, the contractor does not require special buildings or skills. An ordinary set of tools is enough: adjustable wrenches, a hammer drill or impact drill, screwdrivers, hammer, marking tools.

What are the advantages of contour heating systems

If we compare a classic radiator system, a heated floor and a contoured baseboard circuit, the latter shows several noticeable advantages that make it attractive in the eyes of consumers. For example:

• The heat transfer that a warm water baseboard has is higher than a classic radiator system. This is due to the fact that the amount of coolant is small and it moves at high speed. Therefore, the temperature drop at the inlet and outlet of a long circuit is smaller. The radiator in the far corner of the room is always colder than the one located at the entrance. This does not happen with the baseboard water circuit;
• not having clearly localized points of energy release, warm water baseboards bypass the classic radiator system in terms of the speed of heating the room;
• Unlike underfloor heating, skirting boards provide air curtains, which can be important in drafty rooms. The heating circuit, laid from the bottom of the walls, forms a constant upward air flow. Walking along the walls window openings, in the door area - it neutralizes cold currents coming from outside.

In a competition between three systems, you can immediately eliminate the classic radiator system due to its low efficiency and clear localization of energy release zones. Warm baseboards and floors can only compete indoors different sizes. The first one is ideal for relatively small rooms, shows top scores in drafty rooms. Warm floors have proven themselves well with large floor areas.

How does a warm baseboard affect the condition of structures?

A warm baseboard can become optimal system heating in rooms with a low degree of thermal insulation. It moves the dew point outward of the walls. It works like this:

• in an insufficiently insulated room, when air falls from outside, the wall cools down;
• if the amount of heat coming to the structure (slab, masonry, layer monolithic filling) not enough to warm up - condensation forms on the surface, mold forms, and in rare cases, ice (in corner rooms the problem is more noticeable);
• a warm baseboard installed around the perimeter of the room warms not only the air, but also partially the wall on which it is mounted;
• The rising flow of warm air along the wall transfers heat to the structure.

As a result of the operation of the contour heating system, the amount of heat increases sharply, designed to solve the problems of the dew point located indoors. By heating the wall, a warm baseboard gets rid of ice, harmful mold and other problems in the room.

To achieve the same result using a radiator system or heated floor, you will need to spend a large number of energy, openly overheat the room so that the air in its volume raises the temperature of the wall.

High panels of warm baseboards perform especially well in the area of ​​combating problem walls. Although they have an increased area, such radiators often do not have an increased volume. They are also built from thin tubes and have a heat exchanger made of plates of large dimensions (width, height), but often of less depth. On the mass market you can buy a variety of products in this class from many manufacturers. They can become an interesting detail of interior design.

Basic Design Principles

If we consider creating a warm baseboard in a separate room, the work is carried out according to a simple scheme and understandable principles.

1. The product is sold in the form of radiators. Copper tubes run inside the thin plate system. Radiators of the same brand have the same dimensions in terms of height and depth, and are offered in different lengths. Each standardized element of the heating system has a certain heat transfer capacity.
2. Plastic or copper tubes are used to connect individual radiators into a single circuit.
3. The set of elements of the main system includes adapter and clamping nuts, as well as elements for wall mounting. A solder connection may be provided.

A warm baseboard radiator is mounted into a system of wall and decorative strips. The installation process itself is as follows:

• Using a laser level, the middle line of passage of the warm water baseboard is marked. It is designed to be located in the middle of the radiator and its wall mounting strip. The installation of the latter must be calculated very carefully. It is desirable that the distance from it to the floor allows the gap to be closed with a regular plastic plinth;
• V in the right places the walls (depending on the position of the technological holes) are drilled and plugs are installed for fastening screws;
• Radiator wall strips and fixing plates are installed that will hold the heat exchanger;
• in accordance with the installed structural elements, connecting tubes are tried on and cut off. Length tolerances must be made in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations, depending on the connecting fittings for fixation and waterproofing;
• starting from the circuit input, radiators are installed;
• each subsequent one is connected by pre-cut tubes to the previous one.

At the end of work on the last radiator, the output is looped. To connect the upper and lower tubes it can be offered as finished part, so the connecting tube will be used.

This work is most often done inside the apartment. The coolant is withdrawn and the return flow is discharged at the appropriate points of the heating riser. All that needs to be done is to cut off the existing radiators, dismantle the pipes and lay a warm baseboard. In a private house, the system is more complicated, but the given procedure is carried out in each room to equip a separate heating circuit.

Detailed installation instructions:

Microclimate regulation and additional equipment

When installing a contour heating system, especially if you make a warm water baseboard yourself, it is necessary to create a control structure and install some additional components. The presence of the latter is especially important. If a warm baseboard is made in an apartment and connected to heating risers, it is important not to violate the operating parameters of the centralized heating supply system.

Adjustment system

To regulate the amount of heat entering the room, simple case may be applied shut-off valves. An ordinary tap installed at the entrance to the circuit can change the amount of coolant pumped per unit of time. This is convenient in conditions of stable water temperature in the circuit and the outside climate: you can increase or decrease circulation several times a season “by eye.”

Automated systems are more functional. In this case, a thermal head is installed at the output of the circuit. Such a valve, roughly speaking, controls the drop in temperature and shuts off the circulation at set levels of water that has passed through the heating system.

Thermal heads with external sensor temperature. They receive a signal from small devices located indoors that determine the microclimate and set the heating operating mode.

Thermal heads with external control can also receive data on the air temperature outside the building in order to accordingly increase or decrease the heat transfer from the baseboard.

Circulation pump

Equipping a warm baseboard circuit in an apartment is a necessary step if the heating system of the house is built on a supply-return circuit with mixing. In such a structure, the gravitational principle of coolant movement is used. The warm water baseboard is deprived of it. Therefore, forced pumping of water through the system will be required.

In apartments with a through circulation circuit (heating radiators without a mixing tube between the supply and return), the use of your own pump for a warm baseboard will allow you not to influence the pressure indicators existing in the centralized system heating.

There can be several circulation pumps in one circuit of a warm baseboard. This is done on long routes, especially if you don’t want to install bulky units and the tubes are not located strictly horizontally. It is also recommended to seek advice from hydraulic specialists. The presence of many turns of the circuit increases the overall liquid resistance and requires the installation of one or more pumps of a certain power.

Construction of a heating system for a private house based on a heating boiler

If the apartment has heating risers and the baseboard is connected to a centralized system, the work is not very difficult. In a private house or apartment with its own heating boiler, collectors are used to power individual circuits of rooms. This is the same class of equipment that is used to construct heated floors.

With its help, both the temperature of the water in the baseboard and the amount of heat that enters each room are set. You can purchase and install:

• systems with two or three-way valves;
• a collector equipped with flow meters for each circuit.

It is rational to use a system with centralized temperature regulation. In this case, temperature sensors are located in each room, the readings of which affect the operation of the collector flow meters.

The most complex systems built using weather sensors that determine the nature of the climate outside. They simultaneously affect the flow meters and the temperature of the coolant entering the baseboards.

The system built on a collector is very functional, easy to use and durable. Today you can purchase any complex installation for a warm water baseboard. Manifolds with 6,7, 10, 12 circuits are available, equipped with automatic air vents and other devices that prevent emergency situations.