Heating Systems: Types, Advantages And Disadvantages
We all want warmth when the cold invades our lives. However, there is no one way to warm up. In this note we tell you everything you need to know about heating systems, their categories, advantages and disadvantages.
The purpose is to deal with the cold in areas of the planet where, either due to being further from the Greenwich meridian or due to seasonal reasons, the temperature turns out to be too low. In this way, the degrees of specific closed places such as homes, shops or offices can be raised.
Today there are many different types of heating systems, from biomass and electric or gas, to heating with renewable energy. Below we detail the advantages and disadvantages of each one.
Gas heating systems
As its name implies, this heating system involves the use of bottled or natural gas to warm the temperature in a closed environment. It is one of the most used in buildings today.
Let’s see its pros and cons:
- Benefits: because the gas comes from outside, it is cheaper than other heating systems. Also, there is no need to accumulate energy.
- Cons: because it is a system designed to work in cities and centralized in them, it is problematic to make it reach those who live outside the big cities.
Electric heating
If you do not have a gas heating system, but there is a good electrical connection, you can always use this variant. These are devices that are plugged into the current and that can be mobile or static.
- Benefits: the main advantages of these heating systems are that they do not need installation and that they generate clean energy, since they do not emit fumes or odors.
- Cons: The disadvantages are that they are less effective at heating large rooms. Also, because they consume a lot of electricity, they are more expensive.
Biomass heating system
According to an article published by the Complutense University of Madrid, biomass is called the waste produced by renewable natural resources. One of these is wood pellets : small cylinders that are made by compressing sawdust and other wood scraps.
This subtype of biomass is often used as fuel in so-called pellet stoves , thus generating a biomass heating system. What are your advantages and disadvantages?
- Benefits: the maximum benefit of this system results in that it does not generate any type of contamination for the environment. In addition, they turn out to be safe and very reliable.
- Cons: the main drawback of this type of system is that it is necessary to make a hole in the wall that faces the exterior of the house, where the smoke must come out. In addition, they should be cleaned every week.
Heating systems with renewable energy
In addition to biomass heating, there are other ecological systems to heat the environment. Heating systems with renewable energies obtain their energy through processes that involve the use of raw materials such as water, wind, earth and the sun.
Let’s see its benefits and cons:
- Benefits: the great advantage of using this type of heating system, in addition to not polluting the planet, is that they are free and unlimited.
- Cons: The problem is that they are not available everywhere and, ultimately, the type of renewable energy feasible to use for these characteristics will depend on the available source in each region. Another big disadvantage is that some of these systems are intermittent, such as solar energy, so it is necessary to have a backup system to avoid being suddenly without heat.
SARA: first-rate heating system for everyone
To conclude, when talking about heating systems it is inevitable to mention SARA. It is a heating system developed by Argentine scientists that doubles the thermal performance and is extremely economical.
In addition, the SARA system (high performance Argentine social stove) implies the self-construction of the same for people with little knowledge following basic instructions. Also with the use of very accessible materials, such as adobe, which works as an insulator and as a preservative of thermal energy.
In this way, SARA stoves can reach the most vulnerable households. And the mechanism is much safer than conventional gas stoves. A not inconsiderable option when thinking about a home heating system.
