Despite its loud name, the heating radiator is just an ordinary battery. We have to choose not only a pleasant and beautiful radiator, but also one that can warm us in bad weather and for a long time to live.
The radiator is designed to heat the rooms, whether it is a house, cottage, cottage or office. This element of the heating system works due to the coolant (for example, water), which passes through the radiator, you can read more about heating. The coolant itself moves slowly and gives its heat to the room through the radiator.
Radiators may differ from each other in such characteristics as:
• manufacturer;
• technical details;
• view;
• The material from which it is manufactured.
The modern market offers radiators with progressive technological data that meet new technologies. In addition, thanks to the same modern technologies, the radiator can serve you a lot of time, demanding minimal care.
The best time to care for the radiator is summer time during the end of the heating season. During this period, the housing and communal services are disconnected and drained the coolant from the central heating system. In such a situation, all types of radiators are corrosion from the inside. As the prevention of corrosion impact, you can do the following: After the radiator cools, you need to close the valve on the direct and reverse laying of the coolant. Then you should open the air vent (crane Maevsky). Thus, the coolant will be in the radiator, and the pressure arising from the chemical reaction of the coolant (in the case of water) with the inner metal surface of the radiator as a result of a thermal expansion will go through the air vent. Then you just need to open the valves and close the same air vent.
In addition, the washing of radiators (except cast-iron) is recommended every two years. To rinse it, you need to close the valves and open the air vent. With drain crane and plug drain water. Then they should develop the disconnect connections and remove the radiator itself from the brackets. Then you need to wash the radiator with water under pressure through the hose. In the process of washing, the use of abrasive materials is prohibited. You should also clean the heating element from dust from the outside, which reduces the heat transfer.
If you have cast iron batteries, they need special care. First of all it is an upgrade of paint. Usually used specialized enamel for radiators and heating systems. If you decide to paint aluminum or bimetallic radiators, then you should not use metallic paints. They can significantly reduce the heat transfer of the radiator.
As you can see, just a minimum radiator care once a year will be able to prolong life with a battery not one dozen years.
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