How does district heating work? That's why you're warm

At the latest when you are looking for a new apartment, you will be confronted with the expression district heating. However, you may not realize what it actually is and what you can expect with this heating method. You can find out how heating works here.

This is why your place is warm

Generally, district heating uses waste heat produced by industrial plants.

• The waste heat does not have to come from specific plants. Even waste incinerators or power plants produce, as a side effect of the actual task, a large amount of waste heat.
• This heat is used to heat water. In the process, the heat must be so high that at least 210 degrees are reached.
• The heated water is stored either as steam or in the liquid form and led via insulated pipes to the consumer. In the process, a high pressure is necessary to transport the heat to the consumer.
• As a connecting point between the producer and you as a consumer acts a so-called compact station. This is responsible for the fact that the heat is transferred to the heating circuit of the consumer. Since the water is also fed into your circuit, it is important that never falls below a temperature of 60 degrees.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of this heater?

In your home, no combustion process must take place so that your home is warm. This will save you not only space, but also the maintenance costs. In addition, no exhaust gases are produced and there is no need to have a chimney. However, with this system, you make yourself very dependent on the producer. In addition, you can not easily change the provider, which also binds you in terms of price.