We make an electric boiler by our own hands

Life in the suburbs has many advantages. But she also has her own shortcomings. So, many problems happen with the organization of heating. Gas is expensive, and fuss with solid fuel boilers and furnaces does not appeal to everyone. The output can be an electric boiler. You can make it with your own hands without spending a lot of money on it.

Constructive elements

The most important component of the boiler is a heating element, which converts electrical energy into thermal energy. The boiler itself is made from any container of suitable shape and volume, and one should not forget about the need to connect sensors to it, which will not only simplify the operation of the equipment, but also make it much safer.

The simplest version

Home craftsmen can make an electric boiler with their own hands from anything, but more often they choose options that do not require much labor and money. The simplest method is to mount the heating element directly into a heating pipe of suitable size.

Of course, its diameter should be much larger than that of the rest of the pipes. In addition, it must necessarily be removable and provide for easy and quick access to it. The possibility of dismantling is useful to you in the event that you need to replace the burnt out heating element.

A more effective way

Despite all of the above, the simplest electric boiler will have to be done by itself. The fact is that only a separate heating circuit is able to produce the maximum efficiency, which is enough to heat even a relatively large house.

You can make such a device from the usual trimming of a pipe of the appropriate diameter. Remember that in the case of installing a heating circuit, you do not need to chase the volume of the storage boiler, since in this case most of the energy will be wasted.

Note that in case of need of heating a small two-room apartment is even enough to cut a pipe in 219 mm in diameter, and its length can not be more than half a meter. Of course, on both sides it must be completely hermetically sealed. So, before making an electric boiler with your own hands, be sure to take care of a good welder.

Wiring

In the top cover you need to weld a branch pipe, which the boiler will connect to the radiators. In the lower side part, the same branch pipe intended for cold water intake must be welded.

For small rooms, we would recommend using a 1 kW heater, which operates on a 220-volt network. The heating element itself can be mounted either from the bottom cover side, or slightly to the side of the side branch pipe with cold water. Thus, the installation of an electric boiler by one's own hands is not a particularly complicated process.

Refinements

It should immediately be noted that the option to mount the TEN directly into the heating system is not particularly reliable. However, both described designs can work without any problems round the clock.

Of course, this mode of operation is possible only if you additionally include automatic fuses in the circuit, which can turn off the power in case of overload or other unforeseen situations.

In addition, automatic tuning of the operating modes will seriously save energy. Thus, making an electric boiler by one's own hands is not only realistic, but also possible for any master who has at his fingertips simple materials and tools.