Catalytic gas heaters as one of the variants of devices for heating
If you are thinking about installing or changingheating in a private house or cottage, you have to make a difficult choice between heating boilers. Currently, several types of these devices are distinguished:
- Gas.
- Solid fuel.
- Combined boilers.
But note immediately if you have nowhere to storecoal or you do not have time to cut wood, it is better not to purchase a second type of device. Combined boilers are a good option. If you turn off the gas, there will always be the opportunity to heat the house with firewood, but again, you should proceed from the fact whether they are at your fingertips at the right time, and are ready to sacrifice the performance of these devices. After all, the efficiency of such heating systems is 20 percent lower than those that work on one type of fuel.
And this figure will not change even then,when you will use only gas (20 percent of its volume will simply fly "into the pipe"). Proceeding from this, the only reasonable option is the purchase of gas boilers. They are also divided into several categories. One of the most popular types is catalytic. How productive it is and how different it is, let's look at it.
Specifications
On average, the power of these heatersis about 2.9-3 kilowatts. The calculation of the power of these devices is the following: 1 kilowatt of energy per 10 square meters of area. Thus, if this is a private house with an area of 150 m2, then for such a building it is necessary to install catalytic gas heaters with a capacity of at least 15 kW.
Fuel
Why is there practically no Russian market?similar devices with such power? The thing is that any gas catalytic heater (Bartolini including) does not work on natural methane, but on gas "propane-butane", which is supplied in cylinders in a liquefied condition. Thus, such an installation is installed only as a temporary boiler and only in small rooms (for example, at the dacha). Due to its compactness, it is easy to transport. The energy source (gas cylinder) is installed in its rear part.
Gas catalytic heater: reviews about features
Those who used these boilers in practice,advised to purchase devices with the ability to work in the "turbo +" mode. Such catalytic gas heaters are often supplied with an additional fan heater for 2 kilowatts, which increases the heating area by 2 times.
Main advantages and disadvantages
The main advantage of these devices is theirhigh fire and explosion safety, as well as the ability to work without periodic maintenance for quite some time. And, of course, compactness, thanks to which you can easily transport and install catalytic gas heaters in virtually any room. But the impossibility of working on natural gas (methane) excludes the possibility of their operation as the main boilers in large rooms. Therefore, catalytic gas heaters can only be used in a dacha or in a garage. In a private house, such boilers will simply be useless.
