Home / Gas boilers
Back to
Published: 29.11.2019
Reading time: 5 min
0
1478
The Siberia gas boiler occupies one of the leading places among the popular and competitive domestic boilers. All modifications have a good efficiency - 90%, are distinguished by a low specific indicator of fuel consumption, have a simple, durable and efficient design.
The manufacturer produces models with steel or cast iron, built-in heat exchangers. Multifunctional floor-standing and compact wall-mounted boilers have an average market price, which starts at 19 thousand rubles.
Floor standing boiler appearance
- 1 Who is the manufacturer
- 2 Design and principle of operation
- 3 The most reliable models
- 4 Major malfunctions of Siberia
- 5 Owner reviews
- 6 Official website of boilers with a catalog
- 7 Installation and connection considerations
About company
The owner of the Siberia brand is Rostovgazoapparat CJSC. This is a large company that produces gas equipment. The plant was founded in 1888. Location - Rostov-on-Don. The first in the USSR - in 1959, began to produce gas boilers - AOGV-80. Today the enterprise is an example of automation and robotization of production processes. The products manufactured by the plant serve for 20 or more years.
Device
• Heat exchanger material - carbon structural steel.
• Automatic block SIT, consisting of a solenoid valve, a modulating thermostat for on / off and a thermoelectric device for controlling the flame. There is re-ignition and fuel pressure stabilizer, piezo ignition and gas filter.
• Atmospheric burner. Material - heat-resistant steel. Can operate at reduced fuel pressure.
• Powder coated housing.
• Foil heat insulator - to reduce heat transfer and increase efficiency.
• Capillary thermometer.
Series from Siberia
The manufacturer offers three series:
- Premium Topline-24. Premium models are made for small buildings. Double-circuit - you can heat water for domestic needs. A feature of the series is electronic ignition. There is ionization control of fire and waste gas. There is a descaling function. Efficiency 90%.
- Comfort Siberia. Modifications 23, 29, 35, 40, 50 (heat output, kW). Any option is offered - single-circuit or double-circuit. Designed for large rooms.
- Econom Siberia. Produced since 2005. Four models differing in the number of circuits and power - 11.6 kW and 17.6 kW. The letter "K" in the marking means - two contours. It is possible to switch to liquefied gas - you can insure yourself against an accident in the gas pipeline. The cases are covered with enamel that protects against mechanical damage.
Characteristics of gas boilers Siberia
Siberia boilers have excellent technical characteristics. They appeared on the world markets quite recently, but due to the original manufacturing technology they have already managed to bypass most of their competitors.
Despite the fact that Siberia boilers are manufactured in Italy, it meets all Russian requirements. They are suitable for residential buildings as well as multi-storey buildings and industrial buildings.
Siberia boilers have high performance and excellent characteristics. In addition, one of their main advantages is complete independence from the availability of electricity.
Technical characteristics of Siberia boilers:
- The heat exchange tanks of such boilers are of very high quality and durable, thanks to the automatic welding of their parts. They can be cast iron and steel. The former have an impressive service life, the latter quickly heat up the coolant.
- Siberia boilers have two circuits. A coolant flows through one, and the other is responsible for heating water for domestic needs.
- Such devices have an insulating layer that makes them safer to use. This material is used in the rocket industry.
- The Italian Eurosit system is responsible for controlling the temperature in such boilers.
- The system of such boilers is fully automated. It has an electric piezo ignition.
- Also in Siberia boilers there is a draft and flame control;
- The burner function is selected by the automatic system itself. Thanks to this, the device consumes gas at an optimal level.
- Due to the fact that the boilers of this manufacturer are made of steel, they do not burn out even at maximum temperatures.
- All elements of the product are made of high quality and safe materials. Therefore, when gas burns, no harmful impurities for the environment are released into the atmosphere.
- The burner is easy to use. You will be able to clean and replace system elements even without special skills.
- The system can run on liquid fuel. This ability will come in handy when replacing the igniter and the main part of the boiler.
As you can see, the technological characteristics of such boilers are at their best. The manufacturer made sure that his products not only meet, but also exceed all world standards.
Technical design features
High strength heat exchanger. In its manufacture, practical materials were used - steel or cast iron, and automatic welding. Service life - 25 years.
- Appliances with two circuits heat water in a copper flow-through radiator.
- An insulating layer protects users from burns.
- They are used in any water supply systems - both forced and natural water circulation are suitable.
- Energy independence. Do not connect to power grids.
Floor-standing boiler Siberia (video)
Siberia boilers are high-quality floor-standing equipment, originally from Italy. Its quality is beyond doubt, and the price is pleasantly surprising. Choose only high-quality gas appliances, and let you be warm!
Comments (1)
0 Alexander 12/21/2017 06:13 AM Not a bad model, I installed one for my mother-in-law in my house. It consumes a little electricity, but it works without interruptions Once I set up the system and now the boiler is working in automatic mode. You don't have to constantly run to your mother-in-law and reconfigure him.
Quote
0 Vladimir 12/04/2017 06:46 AM We need a combined boiler to heat the house in the winter. I read the article with the characteristics, but the information is not quite enough. Tell me if there are such boilers with a coal / electricity combination. How many kilowatts do you need to heat a house of 150 sq m?
Quote
Refresh comment list RSS feed of comments for this post
Features of wall modifications
They are in high demand - functional, practical, compact. Benefits:
- Gianoni heat sink made of copper.
- Polidoro is an alloy steel burner.
- Honeywell - Automatic flame modulation.
- Anti-freeze function.
- LCD display with current information and error codes that occur in case of failures.
By connecting a room thermostat, fuel consumption can be reduced.
The lineup
Several lines are presented by the manufacturer:
• AKGV and AOGV. Accordingly, double-circuit and single-circuit. Placed on the floor. Heating capacity 11-35 kW. The material of the heat exchangers, most often carbon steel. Heated areas of 125-400 square meters. Water consumption - 4-8 l / min at 35 ° C.
• KCHGO. Powerful machines 16-50 kW. They heat large buildings, warehouses, production halls. The radiator is cast iron.
• Top Line. Hang on the wall. 24,000 watts. Copper heat exchangers.Designed for simultaneous servicing of several points of water intake. Designed for houses up to 200 sq. M.
• Aqua. 18,000-23,000 watts. It is more a water heater than a heating boiler. Ignition - piezo / electronic.
Criterias of choice
• Power - the more it is, the larger the heated area. Prescribed in the labeling.
• Dimensions of the room. The calculation of the required heating capacity is carried out taking into account the dependence: for 10 sq. M. - 1000 watts. It is not recommended to use the device at maximum - this increases the wear of its elements. The value must be increased by adding 30%.
• Climate.
• Building insulation.
• DHW (hot water supply).
• Boiler type. In an apartment it is more convenient to use the hinged version, in a private house it is floor-standing.
Installation
The set includes a passport and instructions. The latter is necessary to familiarize yourself with the device, the principle of operation and the rules for using the boiler. After reading the instructions, the user will be able to learn how to turn on the device. It is advisable to entrust the installation to specialists. Installation features:
• Registration of permission for installation - from gas workers.
• Installation is carried out by specialists with a license for the corresponding work.
• The set does not include an expansion tank and a circulation pump - they will have to be purchased additionally.
• The device is placed against a wall, so it is imperative to leave a gap of at least three centimeters.
• For surface mounting, the unit needs a foundation. Usually it is made of brick. Wall-mounted models are firmly fixed.
• When connecting, there must not be the slightest gas leakage. The connections must be carefully insulated.
• If you start the unit for the first time, condensation will collect on the heat exchanger, which will disappear when the system warms up.
Known malfunctions of Siberia boilers
As mentioned earlier, the common simple design of floor-standing boilers does not imply serious damage, especially if regular maintenance of the main modules is carried out. Therefore, there is practically no demand for spare parts for Siberia boilers. Only sometimes there are cases of replacing the igniter or thermocouple (often the reason for replacing it is oxidized contacts, which can be simply cleaned up with sandpaper).
In contrast to service complaints, operational difficulties are more frequent. Most often, owners are faced with the following phenomena:
+ Ignition or main burner does not ignite
Make sure you light up the boiler according to the previously described algorithm. If you follow the instructions exactly, the most common cause is reverse thrust or no thrust at all. To check the presence of draft, bring a lit match to the window at the bottom of the boiler, on the burner module block: if the fire goes towards the boiler combustion chamber, then everything is in order with the draft; if it remains unchanged or leaves the boiler / goes out, then there is not enough draft or the boiler is blowing in the wind. What to do if a gas boiler blows out in a strong wind
Another common cause is a clogged pilot or main burner. It is necessary to disassemble the boiler by removing the burner module and carefully clean first the igniter and then the burner. Be careful not to allow even the slightest scratches or deformations.
+ The igniter (wick) goes out
If the pilot ignites but dies out after 5, 10 or 15 seconds, it is almost guaranteed to be backdraft. Check its presence with a lit match, as described in the previous case. In most cases, the cause of the back draft is an incorrectly designed chimney: insufficient or excessive length, lack of a protective deflector, etc.
+ The boiler does not pick up temperature (usually more than 60 degrees)
The most common cause is a clogged gas valve (on the gas supply line). Unscrew the gas pipe nut in front of the boiler automation and carefully blow through the pipe, as well as the mesh in it.If the temperature rise has not returned to normal, make sure that the boiler's heating capacity is sufficient to replenish the heat loss at home and that it does not operate at the maximum available to it. For example, measure the gas consumption per hour of operation at maximum power and compare with the factory indicators: if your flow rate is equal to or greater than the factory one, the boiler really does not have enough power.
+ Errors E01 and E04 for mounted boilers
Error E01 indicates the absence of a flame. This can happen if the gas supply valve is closed, there is a pressure drop in the gas line or a short-term power outage (even 1 second long). Error E04 indicates a pressure drop in the system below the critical mark (0.7 bar). Most often this happens due to air locks, a leak, a malfunctioning expansion tank or relief valve. We have already described all the possible reasons for a drop in pressure in one of the previous articles.
How to use the equipment?
Without violating the operating rules, you can significantly extend the service life of gas appliances:
• Do not turn on a boiler with a broken burner or a clogged chimney.
• The chassis must be grounded.
• When using antifreeze as a heat carrier - instead of water, you need to purchase only a certified product. The content of ethylene glycol is prohibited.
• Water should not be heated above 95 degrees.
• When installing the unit near a wall covered with a fire-hazardous material, a steel or asbestos gasket must be made.
• Switching on the device is only allowed after filling the system with water / antifreeze.
• Clean chimney and filters annually. Make sure all connections are tight.
Advantages of Siberia boilers
The Siberia boiler is a product of an Italian manufacturer, which in terms of quality can easily compete with most European companies. It is thanks to the impressive list of advantages that Siberia is the best-selling Russian brand of gas boilers.
Siberia produces mainly floor standing gas boilers. Such products have more power than wall-mounted ones and can be used to heat large houses.
Siberia boilers have gained great popularity in the domestic consumer market due to their excellent performance and high quality. Therefore, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the main advantages of such equipment.
The advantages of the Siberia gas floor boiler:
- Sufficiently long service life. Siberia boilers are made exclusively of high-quality materials that wear out slowly and rarely fail.
- The cost of such boilers is lower than that of European models of similar quality. Also worth noting is the cost-effectiveness of servicing Siberia boilers.
- Such a device is controlled exclusively with the help of automation. Thanks to this, gas boilers from this company are safe and easy to use.
- Such boilers are easy enough to install. In addition, they are relatively compact for floor standing equipment.
- The burner of such boilers is made of heat-resistant steel. At the same time, the choice of models of Siberia boilers is really huge.
The advantages of these devices explain their popularity. Most of their owners like such boilers and, judging by the reviews, do not have pronounced shortcomings.
Model overview
Siberia17K
Outdoor installation. Simple construction. Minimum of functions. Having learned how much the 17 K modification costs, as well as the technical parameters, consumers willingly purchase it. Two contours. Heating capacity 17.4 kW. Heats an area up to 200 sq. M. Efficiency 90%. Open combustion chamber. Fuel consumption - 1, 21 kg / h and 1.76 m3 / h - liquefied and natural gas, respectively. Mechanical type of control. Protection - gas control. Weighs 59 kg. Width 28 cm.The height and depth are standard for Siberia - 85 and 56 cm, respectively.
Siberia KCHGO-25
Single-circuit floor-standing convection type boiler. Heating area up to 270 sq. m.Estimated price is 37,700 rubles. 25,000 W - heat output. Cast iron heat exchanger. 2.45 cubic meters / h of natural gas. Operated mechanically. Gas control. 115 kg - weight.
AOGV-17.4
Outdoor installation. Does not respond to pressure drops in gas pipes. Non-volatile. Heat insulator with basalt fiber. Auto control. Steel radiator. Heats up to 180 sq. m. SIT. Equipped with a magnetic valve that resists dirt. Piezo ignition.
TopLine 24
Wall execution. Copper heat exchanger. Productivity is 12 l / min at 25 ° C - it decreases with increasing temperature. Depending on the power of the device, it is possible to heat an area of 30-200 square meters.
AOGV 11.6
Budget modification. Estimated price - 10,000 rubles. One circuit. 11.6 kW - heat output. The efficiency is 87%. Outdoor installation. There is no auto-ignition. Open camera. It is non-volatile, like all Siberia gas devices.
Which boiler model is better to choose in the end?
Siberia 23 in the interior of a private house.
The choice is quite simple: with a limited budget, these are definitely classic floor-standing boilers with a steel heat exchanger (Siberia 11, 17 and 23K are in greatest demand). If the budget allows, it is better to choose a floor stand with a cast-iron heat exchanger (KCHGO series), it practically does not differ in characteristics, but it is much more reliable (in view of resistance to corrosion) and stronger, it can be installed in a closed-type CO.
We recommend choosing the hinged Top Line only if the space is very limited or if you want to organize control through a programmable thermostat, which, with proper operation, will greatly save gas consumption.
The main thing is to decide on the required boiler power. For an average house in the climatic zone of the Moscow region, with 2 bricks and a ceiling height of 2.7 m, the minimum required heating equipment power is calculated from a simple rule: 1 kW for every 10 m2 of area. We also recommend setting a 15-20% margin.
For example, for the above-described house with an area of 130 m2, the minimum required power is 130/10 * 1.2 (20% of the stock) = 15.6 kW. That is, a version with a heating capacity of 16 or 17.4 kW is required.
When choosing a double-circuit option, it is recommended to add another 5-10% of the margin to the obtained value. This calculation method is relevant for more than 90% of cases. If the house is well insulated (for example, foam plastic with a thickness of 10 cm or more) or is located in the southernmost point of a country with a warm climate, the result can be adjusted downward by 5-30%.
How to accurately calculate the required boiler power Individual calculation, formula and correction factors
Lemax or Siberia - which is better?
Choosing a domestic inexpensive boiler, the consumer has to compare it not only with European counterparts that surpass it in price, but also with products manufactured in Russia. Siberia and Lemax are products of domestic enterprises. Lemax is a trademark of the Taganrog plant. This is a young production facility that has been supplying its products to all regions of the Russian Federation since 2002. Both brands have an efficiency of 90%. Siberia wins over Taganrog competitors in the rating of demand - consumers in Rostovgazoapparat products are attracted by efficiency, heat transfer, appearance and ease of management. Both plants produce non-volatile models with steel and cast iron heat exchangers. Reviews of Lemax products are neutral - not "premium", but quite reliable and unpretentious for their cost - a steel device with a capacity of 10,000 W costs 13,000 rubles, a cast iron 19,000 W -30,000 rubles.
Reviews about boilers Siberia
Siberia boilers are not only highly popular, but also excellent reviews. The owners of such devices are mostly satisfied with their purchase and have no complaints about it.
Reviews about boilers Siberia:
- I have been using the Siberia boiler for four years now. Mostly satisfied with the equipment. However, at first, due to the reverse thrust, the igniter worked very slowly.However, after cleaning the chimney, the problem disappeared. (Ivan, Moscow)
- The Siberia boiler has been in my house for the same second year. So far, I have no complaints about the product. However, the burner has to be cleaned periodically, otherwise the system starts to "slow down". (Angelina, Rostov)
- I really like the Siberia boiler. For all the years that I have it, I have never failed. At the same time, its economy is sometimes surprising. I advise everyone. (Yaroslav, Voronezh)
As you can see, Siberia suits almost all consumers. The only condition is a good chimney and timely cleaning of the elements of the device.
