The heating season makes a significant gap in the family budget. And, of course, every family, like any small and medium-sized business, asks the question - how to save on heating? The answer is buying a heat storage device.
What is the capacity and its main tasks in the loop
A buffer tank (storage tank) is a device that serves to create an optimal schedule for the generation and use of heat in buildings with an autonomous heating system installed. The device looks like a regular thermos if you enlarge it many times. Covered with thermal insulation. The height of the storage tank is several times the diameter. The main purpose is to optimize the entire heating circuit while simultaneously reducing the cost of heating itself. When the boiler is actively working, the thermal accumulator accumulates heat, and when the heating element is turned off, it gives it off, while maintaining the required temperature and guaranteeing hot water supply. Advantages of installing a storage tank:
- provides a high degree of comfort and the likelihood of fully automating the use of the heating system;
- reduces the number of loads of fuel material up to twice a day;
- reduces from 3 to 4 times the cost of buying fuel;
- the boiler can be serviced at a comfortable time, and there is no longer any need to get up at night to load the next portion of coal into the hearth.
When choosing a heat storage device, certain factors should be considered:
Be sure to take into account the number of people who live in the house. As you understand, it is one thing to heat water for 2-3 people, and quite another when a family of 4-6 people lives.
Remember to count every crane in the building. Bathtub lovers should understand that water costs will increase. The shape of the heat storage tank and the installation method matter.
The material is also important: it must be stable to the formation of rust.
Money question
Additional expenses when purchasing a heat accumulator: the price of the tank itself, a pump, sensors, an auxiliary expansion tank, piping and installation of all equipment. The total cost starts from about 1000 euros (it all depends on the capacity of the heating system). However, the parameters indicating considerable savings in money are also undoubted: for a start, you can protect yourself from the likelihood of the boiler boiling, which often, together with its installation and piping, is several times more expensive than a heat accumulator. Further, there is a constant saving of solid fuel material (not counting the saved kilowatts), since it is possible to burn it when the efficiency is most
