How to make a boiler room in the house

Have you decided to make a boiler room? In this case, you need to familiarize yourself with the features of this building and the methods of its construction. The requirements for the boiler house are determined depending on what type of fuel will be used and where it will be located.

So, according to the location of the boiler rooms are:

1. Detached - are separate buildings connected to the house only by engineering communications. This is the best solution, because in this case you are not limited in choosing a heating boiler, the boiler room will in no way disturb the peace of the people living in the house.
2. Attached boiler rooms are separate buildings that adjoin the house with one wall.
3. Built-in boiler rooms are always located in one of the premises of the house. In accordance with safety regulations, not every heating unit can be installed in a house.

Primary requirements

A maximum of two boilers can be used in one boiler room. The supply and exhaust ventilation, and accordingly the chimney, must correspond to the power and design of the installed unit for heating the living area.

Do not store any combustible materials and substances in the boiler room!

Walls can be built from concrete or brick. The floor can be covered with a metal sheet, porcelain tiles can also be laid on it, or simply left concrete. As for the walls, they can be lined with non-combustible mineral plaster or tile. The door of the boiler room must have fire-resistant properties. Sufficient space must always be left around the boiler for ease of operation and maintenance. The size of the room for the boiler is determined in the technical documentation. From this article you will learn how to build a universal, freestanding boiler room.

Construction of a separate boiler house

First, you should take care of the presence of a house ground loop. To do this, drive 4 metal pipes with a diameter of 57 mm around the perimeter into the ground. The driving depth is 3 m, after which the pipes must be connected to each other, this can be done by welding. Make a connection with the grounding of the house circuit by connecting with steel bars having a diameter of 12 mm.

After the strip foundation is ready, you can start building load-bearing walls, while it is important to provide a ventilation hole in the lower or upper part of the wall. The boiler room must have its own walls, which are a separate structure unrelated to the house. To prevent any missteps, buy home heating equipment, in the passport of which the fundamental requirements for construction are spelled out.

The safety of people's lives depends on how well the boiler room meets the requirements!

Now it is necessary to carry out the installation of the gas pipeline section before lowering. It is worth noting that the descent itself is done only by specialists of the relevant organization. However, provide a hole in advance during the construction of the boiler room. If the room should be large, then it is better to make two small windows in it. This will provide an opportunity, if necessary, to ventilate the room well. In addition, in this way a more uniform natural lighting of the boiler room is organized.

When building a boiler room, it is extremely important to provide for the arrangement of ventilation. To do this, make a hole in the upper part of the load-bearing wall. It is worth noting that ventilation can be not only upper, but also lower. It is most effective to make a combined ventilation system.

In a boiler room with a gas-fired boiler, a forced ventilation system cannot be installed. The minimum width of the front door is also important, it should not be narrower than 80 cm.

Top cover device

In the event of an accident, the overlap will serve as a valve that will protect the structure from explosion, which means that it must be lightweight. You can not think that it will be cold. It will be necessary to attach a hemmed ceiling to the lags. It is made of boards, 30 mm thick. After that, it is necessary to lay bituminized paper, on which a layer of sawdust should then be poured. Finish the ceiling from the inside with a heat-insulating material having a thickness of 4 mm. And then install the crate.

Boards and lathing must be treated with fire and bioprotective agents.

After the construction of the boiler house building itself is completed, it is necessary to arrange it by carrying out finishing work. Plaster all walls and level the floor.

Finishing Features

Interior decoration must be of high quality.

• Walls. Glue them with heat-insulating materials around the perimeter. Install air gap bars. In the future, the PVC panel will be fixed to the bars.
• Floor. It can be left cement, but if you want to keep this room clean, it is better to put porcelain tiles on the floor.

To arrange the uninterrupted operation of a double-circuit boiler, a place should be provided for supplying cold water to the boiler and, accordingly, outputting hot water from it to the house.

If an electric boiler is installed

An electric boiler is the safest unit for heating a house. The coolant in this boiler does not emit combustion products, which means that ventilation is not needed for its arrangement. Electric boilers are easy to install, easy to care for and maintain. The efficiency of the electric boiler in many cases reaches 99%. The units operate almost silently. The disadvantage of the boiler is complete dependence on electricity. In addition, for a house with an area of ​​200 m 2, a 20 kW boiler is needed.

Features of the premises for the installation of a solid fuel boiler

The explosion hazard of solid fuel boilers is minimized, therefore, there are few requirements for the premises intended for their installation. Fuel to the boiler must be replenished regularly, which means that access to it must always be free. The distance between the wall and the unit must be at least 10 cm. A steel sheet is laid on the floor in front of the firebox. The floor, as well as the walls, must be finished with non-combustible materials. The window for a boiler room with a solid fuel boiler is calculated in accordance with the following formula: for 1 kW of boiler power, 8 cm 2 of window area is required.

As for the chimney, special openings should be provided for cleaning and checking it. The chimney shaft must have a minimum of bends and the same section along the length. It is important to plaster the surface of the chimney from the inside or insert an asbestos-cement pipe into the shaft.

Requirements for a boiler room with a gas boiler

1. The area of ​​the boiler room must be at least 6 m 2, while its volume cannot be less than 15 m 3.
2. Be sure to install natural ventilation in the boiler room.
3. The height in the gas boiler room must be at least 2.5 m.
4. The window must have an area of ​​at least 0.5 m2.
5. For emergency drains and condensate collection, it is necessary to bring the boiler room to the sewer.
6. The chimney must be above the roof ridge. The chimney must be equipped with additional channels for cleaning.
7. It is important to install the gas boiler so that there is free space around it for convenient operation.

Now you know how to make a boiler room in the house. It is very important to comply with all requirements. In this case, the units will work properly, without posing a danger to households.

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