Overview of electric baseboard heating type

device

So, first of all explain what constitutes a warm electric baseboard.As seen in the photos below, modern baseboard heating system consists of a special silicone rubber cable, located in the upper circuit, and a heating element (heating element), which is mounted at the bottom.In addition, the system includes electronic thermostats for controlling and setting an appropriate temperature and heating registers.

should also be noted that the electric floor baseboard must be connected to the grounding system for which there is a special clamp (see photo above).Above the heating elements installed decorative moldings made of aluminum.

advantage

The main advantages of electric baseboard heating type are considered:

1. Significant savings of free space, which is especially important for installation of electric heating in a small country house or on the balcony.
2. high efficiency, which is caused by the electrical efficiency of the warm plinth (consumption of 0.5 kW at 2.5 meters linear heater) at the same time a good indicator of the room warm.As seen in the diagram below, under such a system of electric heating the heated air evenly heats the entire room area.
3. High rates of fire and electrical safety.
4. can be used in the glazed area (on the same balcony) or in a closed terrace.
5. Since electric floor plinth is mounted on the circuit all the rooms, the appearance of mold and mildew is reduced to zero.
6. mounting system can carry out even an inexperienced electrician with his own hands.
7. small cost.Price per unit of about 10,000 rubles.Given that you can save space and at the same time be able to perform the installation, you can consider it a good deal for a small object.
8. Ease of maintenance.Output electric warm plinth of the building is extremely rare and is due to poor installation, or if you choose the dubious products.Here it should be noted that to date has earned good customer reviews company «Mr.Tektum».
9. can be used as the main source of heat in the house, or as an extra.
10. without fear can be used for heating in wooden houses, greenhouses and loggias, as shown in the photo below.

As you can see, the pros have baseboard heating system a lot.The only thing that makes us think about buying - the price of modules.Then you have to decide whether to buy or not warm plinth.Another significant drawback - in wet areas experts do not recommend to use the electric floor plinth in order to electrical safety.

mounting Features

Make baseboard electric heating type is not difficult.First you need to make sure whether the wiring in the house will withstand the total load of all modules.After that, you need to take the power cable to connect the points and move on to the mount baseboards around the room.

When you perform the installation of electric warm plinth with his own hands, it is necessary to carry out a control measurement of the insulation resistance tester.To learn how to use a multimeter, we are told in the corresponding article.In the end, you just need to adjust the thermostat at a suitable temperature and check how the system is mounted.Details see the whole installation process you can on video instructions below.

That's all that I wanted to tell you that such a warm electric baseboard, what his strengths and how to perform the installation of this type of electric heating with their own hands.We hope that the information was for you interesting and useful!

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