Some still have small cottages inherited. A couple of rooms (or even one), but a small terrace. And even in the case when you use the house only in the summer months, it is sometimes cool in the evening, and the vagaries of the weather should also not be discounted.
So what to do in this case? Calling a stove-maker is very, very expensive, acquiring a “potbelly stove” is simply dangerous, and you’ll burn fuel unnecessarily,
solid fuel boilers for summer cottages will even be a bait for vandals ...
It is for such cases that the gas cylinder for cottages is ideal. Of course, we are talking about a gas convector and a heating system, and not a gas stove with burners twisted to maximum. A cylinder can be brought even in a passenger car, but there is often no main gas even in the suburbs of megacities, to say nothing of summer cottages.
The advantage of this solution is that in each living room you can install your own convector, providing comfortable living conditions in a particular room and without spending extra gas on heating the entire house. It is difficult to say something specific about power, since here everything is selected according to individual needs.
But keep in mind that with a power of such a device of 5 kW, you can easily heat a house in 48-50 "squares". And this despite the fact that these standards are designed for the winter, while when operating housing in the spring, summer and autumn, you can greatly save on their purchase. It is best to mount a gas cylinder for a summer residence on the street, strictly following the fire safety standards.
Currently, the industry produces a wide range of such products, and their capacity can vary from 5 to 50 liters. If you plan to stay longer in the country, as well as in the case of living in the northern regions, the optimal solution would be just the same capacity of 50 liters. Such a gas cylinder for a summer residence can be produced with a valve gearbox (frog), as well as with a threaded valve connection. From a security point of view, the second option is much preferable.
We highly recommend buying only high-quality gearboxes if you intend to stay out of town even in winter, when the outside temperature can drop below 25 degrees Celsius. Of course, refueling gas cylinders for giving in this case can cost you a lot of money, but in some cases it is justified.
As we have already said, it is preferable to install gas tanks outside of residential premises, but in case of their small volume, installation in pantries or boiler rooms is allowed. But it is safest to place any gas cylinder for summer residence only in a special metal cabinet mounted on the outer wall of the house. Distribution of
liquefied gas should be done only with high-quality steel pipes.
Please note that from the cylinder to the convector it is allowed to use only solid pipes, without welding and threaded connections. Welding is permitted only at branch points. Of course, the installation of a gas cylinder in the country in modern industry can be carried out on polymer pipes, but in the domestic fire regulations these permissions are not yet officially approved.
In a word, having completed such an installation and having come to the attention of the fire commission, you can get a considerable fine.