How to prepare the cottage for recreation on weekends in the winter? Winter garden operation!
Almost every one of us associate with summer cottage. Less often in winter. But is not it romantic to come to the country during the winter New Year holidays, take a steam bath, jump in the snow and warm up by the fireplace or stove, sipping hot tea and delicious! But with the advent of cold weather be sure to prepare the house for preservation until the spring process. How to combine a winter garden on the weekends operation at subzero temperatures on the street and conservation garden in winter, I'll tell you in this article!
Features garden winter operation
There is such a thing as a "comfortable living conditions." To us it was easier to define the requirements that apply to the periodic use of the house in the winter season, we have to deal with the conditions of a comfortable stay. The three main components of a comfortable life in a country house: warm, hot and cold running water and electricity! But there is a small correction - the recurring use of the house in winter. In simple words - arrivals on weekends and holidays. That is, we need to quickly enter the house in operation, despite the fact that he had promorznut.
In connection with the foregoing, the special requirements for heating and water supply system. How correctly to prepare the system for the winter season? If your country house mounted a full heating system, the the basic rule in this case is that this heating system has been completely filled with antifreeze coolant instead of water! In that case, if we ignore this rule, and leave the water in the system, then in winter, the freezing of the house, pipes and radiators can break.
The heating system of your home country, should be simple, frost and effectively and in the shortest possible time to warm up the whole house. Otherwise, each visit to the country at the weekend will be accompanied by a filled fuss and with a water discharge, headache, and a continuous negative.
Golden Rule:The key to successful commissioning of the suburban house in winter time - the simplicity of all its systems, sharpened by a fast start on arrival at the place!
Similarly, should proceed with the water supply system. Remember! In the event that the water supply system, Namely: valves, pipes, siphons, draining barrels, filters, knee toilet and other plumbing fixtures, will waterAnd you uedite, and the house will have time promorznut, this the water will freeze and break the plumbing!
What to do in this case?
Output Variant of this situation - maintaining a constant temperature in the building plus (+ 5-7 ° C). In this case, set as one of the options, electric heaters or infrared heaters, the thermostat which is set to maintain a minimum temperature in the house. Many people set up a special programmable thermostats, with which you can set the temperature in the house for each day of the week, separately adjust the temperature during the day and night temperatures and many other useful function. Just heat the house this option is suitable for those who have in the country no stove or fireplace.
Arriving at the cottage in winter weekend, this option will allow you to in a short time to adjust the desired temperature in all areas to an acceptable! BUT not engage defrost home.
But this option has two minuses!
One big minus - the volatility of the system. In the event that the electricity is shut off (and it is not uncommon in the CHT and DNP), your home in the cold quickly promorznet.
Another minus - is a constant concern host testify that everything is okay with constantly plugged in electrical equipment!
In future articles, we will see exactly the methods of warming suburban home as well as additional principal, operation of water supply systems in the winter!
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