Floor standing boilers
The water heater is an indispensable device in any apartment, especially when the DHW is disconnected. It so happens that the design features of the room does not allow its installation on the wall in bathrooms or, for example, in the toilet. After all, not every wall is able to withstand substantial loads, especially when it comes to large types of boilers that can hold more than two hundred liters of water.
With such a large weight of the water heater, you should not even think about fixing such units to the wall, as this can lead to unpleasant consequences. The way out of this situation is a floor standing water heater.
Types and types of boilers
Water heaters are divided into several categories. And they can also be divided into several types depending on the type of water heater heating.
Types of water heaters
Typically, floor standing boilers come in two types:
- Electric;
- Gas.
The design of standard models provides both water and electricity exclusively at the bottom of the product, while floor boilers carry out their work according to a slightly different scheme from the classic version. This is due to the fact that the floor location of such products eliminates the possibility of access to these structural elements, so the floor varieties are usually in the side of the device.
The set of boilers from popular manufacturers, as a rule, includes special legs, that can play the role of a support and provide the stability of the product. Such supports can be either removable or built-in. A guarantee that the device will remain stationary is the fact that its design provides for the presence of three legs, which provides maximum stability.
Installation of such devices differs depending on their purpose. Domestic varieties of boilers provide a capacity of up to two hundred liters, and their installation is carried out in much the same way as the wall-mounted, but in this case the fixing is not required, and the possibility to move the device allows you to choose the location according to any wishes.
Floor standing boilers are generally not available in capacities smaller than one hundred liters, but there are some exceptions. These include, for example, storage varieties of boilers, whose volume is about thirty liters.
These products are quite often placed under sinks to get access to hot water in the kitchen. Such boilers can not be fixed, and simply put directly on the floor or any other surface. It should be known that this variety is not a floor standing boiler, and is a wall mounted boiler, the installation of which mistakes are made.
Installation of commercial products should only be performed by specialists, because their volume can reach thousands of liters, which requires a competent and professional approach.
Gas floor boilers are quite economical and in contrast to flow-through heaters, they are able to accumulate a large amount of hot water. Such boilers are installed both in homes and industrial premises.
Types of water heaters depending on the type of heating
According to the type of heating boilers can be:
- Indirect heating;
- Direct heating.
They differ in that in boilers of indirect heating a small loop with water is heated and already he heats water on the main water system, at direct heating water in the boiler is heated directly by a heating element from the anode with a cathode (from electricity).
Tips for choosing a boiler
It is very important when purchasing such products to pay attention to the peculiarities of their installation, so that instead of the necessary product, do not buy a hanging variety. To confuse them is quite simple also because they look, as a rule, the same, but the principles of their work are completely different.
Floor standing boiler is required for heating really large volumes of water. A hundred-liter model is able to meet the water needs of an average family of three people. But if such volumes are not enough, then you should not even think about fixing two hundred-liter tanks on the wall, as it leads to rather sad consequences.
In most cases, the floor standing boiler is able to fit extremely harmoniously into almost any interior, which cannot be said about the wall-mounted models.
Manufacturers of floor standing boilers
Among the manufacturers of such products, the most reliable and high-quality products are produced by Ariston, Siemens, as well as Vaillant, which allowed them to become leaders in this area not only in Russia, but throughout Europe.
The prices of such products range from $450 to $1,200, which is quite adequate.
When buying Thermex, keep in mind that boilers are made in Russia, but from Chinese parts, which is the reason for the rather low quality of the products. Particular attention should be paid to this company's lack of focus on the wishes of customers. This has led to the fact that most of the reviews of these products are negative.
