Modern household appliances greatly simplifies housekeeping and improves the standard of living. dishwashers and ovens, blenders and boilers make the house cozier, speed up the preparation of dinner and allow you to free up a few hours for communication with family and hobbies. The only problem is the competent introduction of the unit into the existing interior. Can a kitchen design with a gas boiler be modern and stylish?

A gas boiler can be perfectly integrated into the interior of the kitchen, despite all the technological units.

Boilers in the interior

If you are faced with the need to purchase and install gas boiler, try to choose the unit that is most in harmony with the existing or planned interior. Boiled white, chrome or aluminum, black and even decorated with a stylish pattern, today you can pick up a boiler in almost any color. A properly selected gas boiler will decorate any kitchen.

To design a floor gas boiler, you can use the furniture section ordered for the size of the boiler.

If you manage to get a model of a suitable shade, the masking problem will disappear by itself. Otherwise, you should not give up and try to calm the desire for beauty, promising him functional perspectives. Absolutely any boiler can be successfully entered into the design of the kitchen, the main thing is to know where to start and what to strive for.

Gas heating boilers are of two types:

• floor;
• wall.

They differ in characteristics, but are absolutely identical in terms of their harmonious fit into an existing or planned interior. The only difficulty can turn out to be minimal allowable distance from the unit to the wall or furniture surface.

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Simple disguise rules

The easiest way to organically fit the unit into the interior of the kitchen is to disguise it as existing parts. To do this, you can use one of the methods.

Painting a boiler in the style of a kitchen interior is a wonderful creative way of decorating.

1. Boiler mounted on a wall between two wall cabinets, will not be noticeable, especially if the top and bottom boundaries of the objects are on the same level. But you need to remember the safety rules, because the heating device is not a design element. The distance between the boiler and the walls of the cabinets must be at least 3 cm on each side, in addition, it is worth taking care of additional protection of others wooden parts. A heat-resistant coating will help solve the problem, and heat-insulating material will not allow the contents of the cabinet to heat up. According to a similar scheme, you can fit into the design and floor boiler, but the distance to the wall or furniture facade must be at least 0.1 m.
2. The boiler, hidden from prying eyes between two cabinets, can be additionally decorated with a curtain, especially if the kitchen is decorated in a country style. But resorting to this method should be extremely careful, a flammable fabric should not have the slightest chance of contact with fire. The method is not suitable for the floor unit.
3. You can always modify the heating device, serving faithfully. Just paint its surface with the paint of the desired shade, and the boiler will become a worthy addition to the kitchen design. First of all, you need to clean the facade of the old coating and carefully process it with sandpaper. After that, apply a primer designed for working with metal, and after drying, paint with a suitable enamel. It is necessary to choose a paint marked with heat resistance and compatibility with metal.
4. If the usual one-color staining seems boring, develop creativity and paint a bulky unit. Initial stages, up to the application of a primer and a base coat of paint, are similar. After complete drying, add a twist to the design of the kitchen with a boiler, apply an original ornament or pattern using a stencil. Or maybe talent will allow you to write a real picture on the surface of the boiler?

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The easiest way to fit this bulky heater into the interior is to plan a new kitchen design, taking into account the need to install the unit.

Gas boiler, matched to the style kitchen furniture- the easiest way to enter the device.

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Everything important is hidden

If surface disguise does not inspire, it is worth turning to more complex methods of introducing the boiler into the interior. Today, almost all kitchen furniture is made to order. This makes it possible to accurately select the dimensions, choose the right color scheme and, of course, provide space for household appliances hidden from view.

Placement of the boiler in one of the cabinets requires special attention to air circulation around the boiler.

1. The boiler can be placed in one of the cabinets, but keep in mind that manufacturers put forward certain requirements for furniture in contact with heating devices, because gas is no joke. For wall models, in addition to the obligatory 3 cm gaps on both sides of the boiler, the cabinet should not have a back wall, as well as a bottom and top cover. This installation method will ensure unhindered natural air circulation. In a word, only the front door will remain from the wall cabinet, behind which the gas boiler will be hidden. For greater functionality, small shelves can be placed on both sides of the device for storing non-flammable and not afraid of hot neighborhood items.
2. It is even easier to transform the design of the kitchen if the unit is located in the corner, between the wall cabinets. A simple diagonal door will solve the problem and will not contradict the rules of safe operation. The camouflage door can be made of facade material or frosted glass.
3. Floor models should be masked with care. The distance to the walls of the cabinet or pencil case must be at least 10 cm and not create obstacles for air circulation.
4. You can hide a wall or floor boiler using metal roller shutters. The mobile design will provide easy access to the unit and will not harm the design of the kitchen. In addition, the metal will provide fire safety.

When choosing a method for masking a heater, it is important to remember that in this case the main thing is not the perfect design of the kitchen with a gas boiler, but the safety of the household.

Some of us prefer heating our apartments and houses with autonomous heating systems, the main component of which is a gas boiler. Most often, this technique is installed in the kitchen, and many owners want to hide it inside furniture cabinets so as not to spoil the interior of the room. Is it realistic to implement the plan and how to do everything right? This article will give you some tips and tricks about it.

First, it should be noted that today the industry produces a huge number of types and models of gas heating boilers. Moreover, the range of products is regularly updated with improved, more economical and safe novelties. Units have appeared that have closed combustion chambers, condensing boilers with a multi-level security and self-diagnosis system. The most common can be considered parapet and wall-mounted heating boilers. Also, in some cases, in housing where hot water is not supplied, only gas water heaters are installed to heat it.

As a rule, for country cottages and houses located in the private sector, this issue is not so acute, since in such buildings the owners have the opportunity to install such boilers and columns not only in the kitchen, as is most often the case in high-rise buildings. Therefore, problems with this kind of disguise arise, mainly, only for a certain category of residents of city apartments. However, some homeowners are also not against such improvements, so our advice will be equally useful for everyone who has thought about the possibility of such a “masking” of a gas boiler.

How safe is it to place the boiler inside furniture

First of all, it is necessary to consider safety issues, because the operation of all this equipment requires increased precautions. If you are just going to purchase a boiler, then it is necessary to consult with managers before buying and study the technical documentation with them. also in without fail you should talk with the specialists who will first install and then service your boiler. Gas services are very attentive to such events, strictly ensuring that there are no significant violations. Therefore, it is not recommended to do anything on your own.

When designing such a locker, you must remember the following requirements:

• furniture should not interfere with your quick, unhindered access to the boiler;
• the master performing scheduled maintenance should not experience any difficulty in removing the casing, inspecting all important components and replacing some parts if necessary;
• it is necessary to ensure the flow of air to the boiler in the volumes indicated in the data sheet;
• you should be able to quickly dismantle all the furniture covering the unit yourself;
• the distance to the nearest side racks must correspond to the dimensions indicated in the technical documentation;
• the fire safety of this design should not cause anyone to doubt.

Only after making sure that all the requirements are feasible, you can start designing a custom-made kitchen or reworking finished furniture. In any other case, it is better not to risk it. Beauty, of course, requires sacrifice, but not such.

Is it possible to close the wall-mounted gas boiler with factory furniture

Solving this issue in this way turns out to be quite problematic, since there may be some discrepancy between the dimensions of the kitchen wall cabinets and the boiler itself. If there are no problems with the height and width, then the depth of the heating unit makes many people abandon this idea, since this size of kitchen modules varies from 280 to 320 mm, most often it is 300 mm. Such a depth of the cabinet means that the facades will either not be able to close at all, or will be located close to the casing, which is also very bad - there should be a gap of approximately 20-30 mm. Most often, with the help of finished factory-made furniture, it turns out to disguise a water heater, which has smaller dimensions than heating boilers.

Let us dwell on the fact that the depth of your heating and water heating unit allows you to hide it inside the kitchen furniture. What will be required for this? First, avoid one of the most common mistakes. Many people try to choose a module with such a width that small gaps remain between the walls, believing that this is quite enough. However, as mentioned earlier, such compactness will interfere with servicing the boiler and negatively affect its operation. Considering that the height of the column is on average about 700 mm and the width is 450 mm, a cabinet with dimensions of 720x900x320 can be considered an ideal hanging module suitable for these purposes, in extreme cases, you can use furniture 800 mm wide.

Method number 1

To remake this furniture you will need:

• electric jigsaw with a nail file for chipboard;
• flexible C-shaped edge profile edge;
• furniture hinges with CLIP mechanism;
• furniture ties;
• plastic glass holders;
• decorative lattices made of wood or MDF;
• copper-plated studs 25 mm long.

Previously, it was not mentioned that the locker should be equipped with showcase facades, into which decorative lattices will be inserted. By the way, in this case it is best to purchase a second drying cabinet, it is often equipped with these components, and you do not have to look for suitable material in stores.

Before assembling such a module, it is necessary to redo the upper and lower stationary shelves. They need to be marked and cut out in these details with a jigsaw. Moreover, the bodies of the chipboard must be left just enough so that it allows you to assemble the module, the more free space around the heating boiler, the better the air circulation will be in the future. After working with a jigsaw along the cut line, you can find chips in the laminate to hide them, and at the same time to give the end part of the resulting parts a more aesthetic appearance, they should be closed with a flexible C-shaped profile. You can fix it by nailing it with copper-plated cloves. Some use Liquid Nails for these purposes, but in this case it is better to resort to the first option - it is both faster and more practical. Moreover, this side of the shelves will be turned to the wall, and no one will ever see the little nail heads.

New pads from furniture hinges should be immediately screwed to the side racks of the hinged module - it will be much more convenient to hang the facades this way. If desired, two strips can be cut off from the fiberboard back wall, which will be nailed along the edges, but it is better to limit yourself to four small pieces of a triangular shape - this is quite enough to stiffen the case. After the cabinet is suspended and connected to neighboring modules using furniture ties, all that remains is to fix the decorative grilles with plastic glass holders and self-tapping screws and snap the doors onto the previously screwed blocks.

Method number 2

Sometimes the depth of the heating wall-mounted gas boiler is almost the same as that of the cabinet, which makes it impossible to cut out the contours of the boiler in the shelves. In this case, you can abandon the usual method and solve the problem in a slightly different way. Because we are more concerned with attractive appearance the front part, then the bottom and the roof can be omitted at all - they are still most often almost invisible. Therefore, our main task at this stage of rework kitchen set is only just hanging furniture facades with decorative railings. Consider what needs to be done in order to implement this.

In principle, it is all very simple to do this, only the performance of this type of work must be taken seriously, be attentive and accurate. The essence of this method is to attach the doors to the side posts of two cabinets hanging on both sides of the gas boiler. From the fittings, you will need to purchase four internal furniture hinges with the CLIP mechanism. These two upper kitchen modules should be hung strictly in level so that in any place the distance between them is equal to the width of the two facades. If in any place there is a discrepancy due to skew, then it will be very difficult to adjust the doors. After the lockers are in place, all that remains is to hang the facades with bars.

For various reasons, not everyone likes internal hinges, this is due to their installation, and with the subsequent adjustment of the facades, and with the presence of additional slots. There is another way to get by with the usual furniture canopies. It is necessary to attach to the racks of adjacent modules using furniture ties side walls from the disassembled cabinet and already fasten the hinge pads to them. This is done very simply: one part is applied to another so that their edges completely coincide, then they are attracted by clamps and drilled in three places with a 5 mm drill, coupling bolts are inserted into the holes and twisted.

In both cases, our design will require a slight improvement. The fact is that due to the lack of shelves, the facades will close further than they should, resting against the boiler casing. To avoid this contact, which is highly undesirable, special small stops should be screwed in to prevent the door from moving further, since furniture hinges do not have a mechanism that fixes the facade at a strictly right angle.

Here, in fact, we have considered two of the most simple ways, allowing you to hide wall-mounted heating boilers inside the factory kitchen set. In the presence of necessary tool and small skills, all these actions can be performed independently. Naturally, such recommendations are not applicable in all cases, but in some situations they may be useful.

What changes need to be made to the kitchen project to order to hide the boiler

With custom-made furniture, things are much easier. You are not so dependent on the dimensions of gas heating boilers, being able to order a kitchen that has cabinets with dimensions suitable for each individual case. In addition, the location of the heater is no longer so important, it can be fixed in the middle of the wall, in the corner of the room, and also under the windowsill, where it is usually mounted parapet boilers- all of them can be covered with custom-made furniture.

First of all, consider options with wall-mounted gas units. If in the case of factory furniture only partial disguise was possible, then in this situation, it is possible to hide the boiler itself, and the chimneys, and all communications that supply water and gas. It is also possible to design a set, respecting the proportions, and the hinged module in which the boiler is hidden will not stand out from the rest of the cabinets. As in the above case with factory furniture, it will be necessary to follow the requirements specified in the technical documentation, keeping the distance to the nearest objects.

Employees of organizations that produce custom-made furniture, most likely, have already repeatedly encountered the manufacture of such kitchen sets, so they have some experience. But it will be better if the client also has some knowledge in this area in order to be able to jointly draw up the most suitable project. Since the choice of materials and furniture fittings in this case is much wider, then you will have much more opportunities.

The best option can be considered the second method described for factory furniture. Only thanks to the variety of fittings and individual approach to the design, we can make our design more perfect in this case. Again, you can not do a separate module, but get by with two adjacent cabinets. Since an adjustable suspension is used to fix them to the walls, it will not be difficult at all to ensure the correct position in all planes for such furniture. Thanks to the use of semi-overlapping loops, it will be possible to refuse the use of additional side racks.

As in the situation with ready kitchen it is better to refuse the upper and lower stationary shelves altogether. But if you think that they are still necessary, then you can, using rafixes, fix them on the side racks of neighboring modules. This method of installation provides the ability to both quickly install them and easily remove them if necessary. Moreover, you can do it yourself, from the tools you need one screwdriver.

How to close the chimney

As a rule, when installing a wall-mounted heating boiler, a hole is made in the wall, to which a pipe made of heat-resistant plastic is connected, if the temperature of the exhausted combustion products is higher - this is the norm for older models, then stainless pipes are used. Such chimneys also need to be closed, only this event must be carried out subject to certain requirements:

• furniture should not come into contact with pipes;
• to the smoke exhaust channel should be provided with quick and unhindered access;
• recommended to use thermal insulation material separating the furniture from the pipe;
• the entire structure must be well ventilated.

Usually a wall-mounted boiler is located near the window, so the length of the pipe rarely exceeds 600-800 mm. This means that it is enough to adapt only 1-2 hanging cabinets, and the rest of the furniture is made according to standard drawings. Most often in such cases, the upper tier of the kitchen set consists of two separate parts, which are interconnected by means of furniture ties. The first row of suspended modules has a height of several centimeters more than that of the boiler and is equipped with hinged facades that open in a horizontal plane. The height of the upper buildings is 250-300 mm, they have doors equipped with lifting mechanisms that open upwards. The same cabinets that are designed to hide the chimney channel from our eyes have a shallow depth of 70-100 mm, they do not have a back wall, and the same decorative grilles are installed on the facades as below.

Thus, without resorting to making too complex design, we get roomy functional furniture that is easy to install and easy to dismantle if necessary. This is especially important for modules covering pipes. If necessary, they can be removed in just 2-3 minutes by unscrewing about 5 tie bolts. Since this furniture has a very small mass, all actions are within the power of one person.

What to do if the boiler or gas water heater is located in the corner of the kitchen

Often, the presence of a special ventilation duct in the house allows you to place a heating boiler or water heater in the very corner of the kitchen. Then they are closed in the usual corner module with a beveled straight facade. Moreover, if a 650x650 mm module with one door, the width of which is approximately 450 mm, is sufficient for the column, then the gas boiler will require more space. A cabinet with dimensions of 800x800 mm and two facades with decorative grilles is suitable for him. Sometimes it may seem that it is enough to highlight less space, but this is misleading. Do not forget that all parts from chipboard should be at a certain distance from this equipment, and specialists could easily inspect and service it.

With shelves in this case, they do exactly the same as in all previous cases. They are either completely abandoned, or they are attached to the raffixes, having previously made the necessary cutouts. This time, the area of ​​the parts is much larger, so it is possible to remove more material, providing excellent air circulation inside the module. Furniture hinges must have a CLIP mechanism and can be easily removed in a matter of seconds. The ventilation window is either inside such a module, if its height is sufficient, or a little higher, but even in this case it is practically not noticeable. Many people order kitchens with a canopy and decorative cornices that completely hide the smoke exhaust system.

How to close a parapet gas boiler

The desire to hide parapet heating boilers located under the windowsill inside the furniture occurs much less frequently among their owners. But sometimes people want to do it. This is mainly due to a special look at the interior of this room, some believe that the boiler negatively affects it. But if you start to perform such a task, then everything must be done technologically correctly, the furniture should not affect the operation of the unit in any way and threaten safety.

Since the boiler is located below, somewhere in the middle of the wall, then it will be closed as a continuation of the lower row of the kitchen set. If the kitchen was originally designed to be straight, then with the changes you will get an L-shaped bottom. In the case when one corner is already available, after additions to the original design, you will have a U-shaped headset. All these additional modules take up some space, negatively affecting the spaciousness of an already cramped room, as well as reducing the overall capacity of the furniture. Therefore, you need to think carefully: is it worth it?

If the decision is made in favor of making furniture that closes the boiler, then make sure that the right amount of plastic or metal is installed in the countertop. ventilation grilles. The very design of this module is a slightly modified lower corner cabinet. One side is elongated and narrow, ending in a semicircular console. Facades with decorative grilles in this case will require three pieces, two of which are interconnected by special furniture hinges.

Only being completely sure that the boiler, being inside such a structure, will not overheat, and you can easily get to the control panel and all valves, you can begin to implement your plans. An additional guarantee of safety can be the use of a built-in household fan, which will improve the circulation of air masses inside this box.

When is it better to place the boiler in a pencil case

Sometimes the heating boiler is installed away from the kitchen unit. Communications supplying water and gas, and a pipe for diverting combustion products are suitable for it - all this adversely affects the overall interior of the room. Some cover the pipes with a drywall construction, but this only partially solves the problem. Therefore, you can try to solve this problem a little differently by ordering a special pencil case in order not only to hide the boiler and pipes inside this furniture, but also to be able to place some kitchen utensils on the shelves at the bottom of the cabinet.

There are several ways to make such a pencil case. The basic requirements for it are the same as in the previous cases:

• it should not interfere with the maintenance of the boiler;
• do not interfere with air circulation;
• the pencil case must be stable;
• it can be quickly and easily dismantled if the need arises.

You should not order doors for the entire height of the module for such a locker, it is better to divide them, making the lower part 713 mm high. The same dimensions are for the rest of the facades of the kitchen set. In addition, experience shows that by opening the upper doors, you get access to both the control panel and all the valves located immediately below the boiler. Whereas the lower compartment will only be used when it is necessary to take out or put in place things stored there.

When the boiler is suspended almost in the very corner, and the gap between the wall and its body is less than 150 mm, the design of the canister changes somewhat. One side rack should be abandoned, attaching the bottom, shelves and a narrow plank of chipboard directly to the wall. Installation is carried out with the help of raffixes, as well as other fixing accessories, which will allow you to disassemble this module in a matter of minutes if necessary.

Some customers, wanting the pencil case to look more modern and stylish, order sliding doors. This is the wrong decision, the installation of such facades will not allow you to fully open the opening. In addition, some systems do not also allow you to quickly remove the door leaves, as can be done using furniture hinges with the CLIP mechanism. It is also recommended to use a two-panel cabinet model, since too wide fronts require a lot of space when they are opened, which is not always possible in our kitchens.

What is the best way to close pipes and valves

If the pencil case is able to hide both the boiler and communications, then in the case of installing heating equipment on the wall where the hanging cabinets are located, the pipes must somehow be closed. They usually run from bottom to top. kitchen apron and spoil the whole beauty of the headset with their appearance. There are several ways to decorate them. Your choice depends on the style of furniture, and what material the kitchen apron is made of.

If you are just going to tile a working wall, and the boiler is already on the wall, and all communications are connected to it, then ideal solution the installation of a drywall box will serve, the front part of which is attached to magnets or other latches. It turns out a small U-shaped protrusion, having a depth of about 150 mm and a width of 300-400 mm. As noted, its side walls are permanently fixed, and the front panel can always be removed.

For high-tech kitchens, it is recommended to use stainless steel sheet or perforated metal. The second option is preferable because it provides better ventilation. A casing having 3 walls is made from the starting material, and it is simply installed where necessary. To avoid scratching the countertop and the boiler, its height should be 7-10 mm less than the distance from the work surface to the lower shelves of the upper tier of the kitchen set, and the edges should be neatly bent inward.

In the case when the apron was laid out before the installation of the boiler, and you did not have any tiles left for making a drywall box, then for classic models kitchens, a small MDF cabinet is perfect. It will go well with the rest of the furniture, closing communications. This module takes up no more space on the countertop than a metal casing or drywall with tiles. To shut off any valve, it is enough to open the doors. It is recommended to mount this structure on double sided tape or special furniture latches.

What decorative grilles can be used for facades covering the boiler

When choosing this material, some difficulties may arise. The thing is that not every company that produces furniture facades from MDF produces gratings covered with exactly the same PVC film. It is related to the characteristics technological process, you should not delve deeply into them, and also require the manufacturers of your kitchen set to fully match the decors. They still can't do it in this situation. Therefore, it is better to consider ways to get out of the situation.

For modern models kitchens, perforated metal is perfect, which we considered as the starting material for the manufacture of the casing that covers the pipes. In this case, you will have a harmonious combination of grilles on the facades and a box, all these elements will be located symmetrically, therefore overall design they are unlikely to damage the furniture.

Furniture fittings stores sell ready-made MDF gratings pasted over with impregnated paper that imitates the structure and color of different types of wood. But the number of decors of such products is limited. In this case, to achieve harmony for your kitchen set will help good choice glass for hanging cabinets with showcases. At huge selection glass, which exists today, it will not be difficult to choose decors in such a way that they harmoniously fit both into the set and into the interior of the kitchen itself.

You can also try to achieve an almost complete similarity of decors by applying paint and varnish to gratings made of natural wood They are also available for sale. They are more expensive, and the masters will require a decent fee for the quality work. In addition to the rise in cost, there is another negative point: not all MDF facades covered with PVC film will look great on such grilles. They are indispensable for doors made of veneered MDF.

In conclusion of the article, I would like to give one more piece of advice to those who are going to cover the heating boiler with furniture. This event is best planned in advance, even before buying all the equipment and renovating the kitchen. Then you can achieve maximum compliance with safety requirements with minor modifications. If this moment was missed, the boiler has already been installed, and you are just going to buy furniture for the kitchen, then in no case should you close the boiler or column yourself without obtaining permission from specialists.

Kuprienko Dmitry, rmnt.ru

Ideas on how to hide a gas boiler in the kitchen will help create a stylish, cozy and at the same time comfortable design in the kitchen space, regardless of its size. A feature of the placement of the boiler is the need for free access to gas equipment and compliance with certain safety requirements. Apartments are most often equipped with wall-mounted gas boilers, and private houses - floor-mounted. There are several options for placing the boiler in the kitchen, allowing you to harmoniously fit it into the design of the room. In our article - several options for how to hide a gas boiler in the kitchen, with a photo.

If you choose a wall-mounted boiler in accordance with the color scheme of the kitchen, then there is no need to hide it. Easiest to pick:

• boiler with chrome body for kitchen interior in hi-tech style;
• boiler with a white body for a kitchen interior made in white.

If this option is not suitable, then the gas boiler in the kitchen can be placed:

• in the corner;
• between kitchen furniture;
• apart from the furniture.

To hide the boiler in the kitchen, you can use built-in cabinets or decorative structures that imitate them.

1. As a masking structure for a gas boiler, you can use one of the kitchen cabinets, a little larger than the boiler itself. To do this, use a jigsaw to cut out the back wall, lid and bottom of it. And drill small holes in the side walls to ensure free ventilation.
2. When placing the boiler between cabinets, make sure that their side walls are covered with a special non-combustible material or impregnation.
3. A gas boiler can be made less visible by hanging it behind a kitchen cabinet or column.
4. If there is a niche in the kitchen, you can place the boiler in it, hiding it behind a decorative door, textile curtain or blinds. Placing the boiler in a niche will also allow without special efforts hide the gas and drain pipes. For the same purpose, you can use the pantry adjacent to the kitchen, in which it will also be possible to place a gas meter.

Regardless of the placement of the gas boiler, an important requirement is compliance with safety standards:

• possibility unhindered access to gas equipment;
• Availability natural ventilation thanks to the free space around the equipment (about 3-5 cm);
• the use of refractory materials or the treatment with a special solution of structures hiding gas equipment.

Creation of a special cabinet for the boiler

Embedding a gas boiler in special cabinet allows you to securely hide gas equipment, perfectly fitting it into the interior of the kitchen. Such a cabinet does not have a back wall, cover and bottom.

The built-in wardrobe can be made to order or independently:

1. For this, it is necessary to take measurements gas equipment adding to the measurements taken 5-10 cm of free space for natural ventilation.
2. By contacting a company that produces kitchen sets, you can order a complete production of a cabinet or only a door in accordance with the style and color scheme of the main kitchen set, and do the rest of the construction yourself. It is better to make the doors masking the gas boiler openwork - this technique will provide additional ventilation.
3. For self-creation built-in cabinet frame will need a profile, screws and a screwdriver. After mounting the frame, it is recommended to sheathe it with sheets of metal, and on top with drywall. After that, the structure is primed, painted and finished doors are hung. Laminated chipboard can also serve as a material for the manufacture of the cabinet.

Attention! Using a wall cabinet to hide the boiler, gas and drainpipes can be additionally sewn up with a special frame, not forgetting to install an inspection hatch.

A built-in wardrobe is also great for hiding a gas boiler located in the corner, between two wall cabinets of a kitchen set. In this case, you can use the design without side walls by attaching a masking door on the slats to the adjacent cabinet.

Ways to decorate a gas boiler

Attention! These methods will be especially appropriate if gas equipment cannot be hidden using a cabinet.

In order to decorate the front panel of a gas boiler, it is necessary to clean it, then sand it and prime it using a special primer for metal. Then:

1. Using heat-resistant enamel, specially designed for painting metal, you can paint the boiler in the shade of the facades of the kitchen set, thereby fitting it into the overall interior of the room.
2. Using the same heat-resistant enamel, the front panel of the boiler can be turned into original art object by applying the thematic or abstract drawing you like on it, using a special stencil or painting it by hand.
3. Vinyl interior stickers, resistant to temperature fluctuations, will allow you to decorate a gas boiler without much effort, giving it a kind of zest. For a kitchen in a rustic or ethnic style, you can choose the right stickers with the image kitchen utensils, fruits and vegetables. For a Provence-style kitchen, images of shells, bouquets of lavender and other flowers may be suitable.
4. If a kitchen space has sufficient dimensions, then along one of the kitchen walls you can symmetrically install 2 false columns (pilasters) or semi-columns, one of which can be used to hide the gas boiler and pipes, and the second as a cabinet for storing dishes, small household appliances, a place to place a gas meter .

How to hide a floor boiler

A gas floor boiler installed in the kitchen is most conveniently equipped in a kitchen cabinet, which allows you to hide not only the boiler itself, but also the gas and drainpipes.

In a private house, if its dimensions allow it, a separate room can be allocated for the placement of a floor-standing boiler, or it can be installed in the corridor or in the attic.

Using a gas parapet boiler to heat an apartment, it is traditionally installed under the windowsill, hidden from prying eyes by the lower part of the kitchen set or a folding worktop. decorative panel. This panel must be equipped with a certain number of ventilation grilles.

Modern specialized stores offer a large selection of decorative grilles that allow you to decorate the interior of the kitchen without interfering with the natural ventilation process.

Advice! Decorative doors and panels that hide boilers from prying eyes can be decorated wood carving, hammered, matte heat resistant glass or a false stained-glass window, painting a heat-resistant glass door with acrylic paints.

In any case, the need to install a gas boiler in the kitchen is not an obstacle to creating a beautiful and cozy interior. The optimal method is selected taking into account the characteristics of the premises and material investments. Stylistically thought-out interior design with a geyser, even in a small kitchen, can look very interesting. To implement it, you can invite a specialist or do everything yourself, taking into account the recommendations presented.

Gas boiler in the kitchen - photo

AT modern apartments hosts use non-standard solutions to create comfort. For example, gas boilers are used as equipment to supplement unreliable centralized heating and hot water supply. In such cases, gas-fired heat generators are usually installed in the kitchen. Let's talk about how to concisely fit them into the overall design.

Ways to hide

So, the owners purchased a wall-mounted gas boiler. It is planned to install equipment in the kitchen, in parallel with the conclusion of a special coaxial pipe chimney immediately behind the main wall, horizontally to the street. Let's see what ways there are to hide the mounted unit.

If the boiler fits into the general environment, it is not necessary to hide it

1. Of course the most the best option- place the heat generator in a specially made cabinet, which, by design, completely repeats all the links of the kitchen set.
2. Can do metal carcass, sheathe it with drywall, hide the boiler inside this niche, and then hang the door. It should also repeat the appearance of the facades of the headset.
3. There is an option to finish the front surface of the boiler: paint or paste over with a film.
4. Finally, it is enough just to hang the heat generator somewhere on the side of the headset, if its color matches the dominant tones. In this case, the gas unit will look in accordance with the overall style of the kitchen.

But the decision on the design of the part of the room with the boiler must, of course, be made before the installation of the unit begins. At the same time, it is necessary to think over the lining of communications in advance. How to cover the gas pipe and electrical connection? We will also talk about this in the process of presenting the instructions.

And now let's proceed, in fact, to the description of the procedures for "pouring" the boiler into the big picture.

Hiding in the kitchen cabinet headset

If a decision is made to place the gas apparatus in a hinged element corresponding to the headset provided, then a stumbling block immediately appears. When the boiler is attached inside designer furniture for the kitchen, the main problem- the need to manufacture a cabinet according to individual dimensions. Next, we describe the process of manufacturing such a link from chipboard.

Tools and accessories that will be useful for the job are listed below:

• Roulette;
• Electric jigsaw;
• Furniture self-tapping screws;
• Electric drill with drills and a crown for wood;
• A set of hexagons;
• Chipboard board;
• two slats;
• Standard kitchen facade, that is, a door of the desired color;
• Two furniture hinges;
• Kit for a canopy of a locker;
• Iron and furniture decorative tape-edging.

Let's start the procedure:

Gas boiler inside the headset cabinet

How to close the boiler with drywall

This method is similar to the previous one, only instead of walls made of chipboard, drywall bases are mounted, and then a facade is also hung on them. To make such a design, we need accessories from the following list:

• Metal profiles for fixing drywall;
• GKL plate;
• Facade of our kitchen set;
• Hinges for fixing this door;
• Screwdriver;
• Self-tapping screws.

We proceed to the implementation of the procedure before installing the boiler.

1. Parallel to the proposed walls of the boiler, departing from them by 5 cm, we mount the frame from the profiles. The technology for assembling such structures is simple: metal elements are connected by means of self-tapping screws and are also attached to the kitchen wall.
2. We cut sheets of gypsum board to size and fasten them to the assembled frames.
3. In one of the obtained side walls we make recesses for attaching hinges. The latter must be screwed to the profile.
4. Now you can install the boiler.
5. The last operation will be hanging the facade.

The disadvantages of this method include the inconvenience of installing a heat generator, as well as the excessive thickness of the drywall side walls produced in the described process.

Other options and communication masking

In addition to the methods considered, there are still the simplest ones, when you can finish the front surface of the boiler or it matches in color. Here are some suggestions for these methods.

If you decide to paste front part heat generator with a special film to match the color of the headset, then you need to act very carefully. In order not to get air bubbles, on such a coating it is necessary to start gluing from above and carefully smooth every centimeter. At the end of the procedure, the protruding edges of the film can be carefully trimmed with a clerical knife.

The disadvantages of this method are obvious:

• It is difficult to find a film with a color that is identical to the kitchen set.
• This coverage is not durable.
• You can lose the service warranty for the boiler.

As for painting the front wall of the boiler, this option is perhaps only suitable for old equipment that has been hanging in the kitchen for a long time. After all, it is unlikely that someone will decide to repaint a new unit under warranty.

But if, nevertheless, a decision is made to cover the facade of the boiler with enamel, you must first clean the surface sandpaper and degrease with white spirit. Since the body of the thermal unit is usually metal, it is better to use nitro enamel.

In many design options, the gas boiler is simply hung on the side, in the far corner, or somewhere between the cabinets. Its color may even differ from the tone of the headset, but the unit will still organically fit into the overall style. For example, if the gas boiler is white and the set is of a different color, but at the same time there are white elements in the kitchen, then everything can turn out quite well.

Open gas boiler

We haven't touched one more important point: how to hide the communications of the heat generator? But here everything is simple. It is enough to “sew” a gas pipe and an electric cable, as well as other possible lines, into a decorative box. Elements for such designs are standard and are sold in building hypermarkets.

An original solution would be to design an installed box as an additional highlight for a kitchen set or a pole to hold any canopies. However, it must be remembered that to gas pipe there should always be easy access.

Photo gallery: design solutions

One of the options is a cupboard for tea, spices and a boiler Due to the clear geometry, the boiler does not seem superfluous An original solution with a niche on the side of the kitchen Boiler and communications inside a large cabinet
Boiler inside a stylish headset

We talked about how to hide or decorate a gas boiler in the kitchen. Starting this process, give free rein to your own imagination. Based on our recommendations, you can come up with your own design or improve one of the above methods. After all, there are no restrictions on the flight of thought.

Many of those who are going to equip their home or cottage heating equipment, are wondering whether it is possible to install a gas boiler in the kitchen, or only a special room should be used for this purpose. It should immediately be said that the rules for installing heating boilers of this type allow their installation in kitchen area, but at the same time, certain requirements should be strictly adhered to in order to ensure the safe operation of such equipment in the kitchen.

Advantages and disadvantages of using gas-type boilers

The high popularity of gas heating equipment, which, subject to certain requirements for the premises, can also be installed in the kitchen, is due to a number of reasons. These include:

• long service life;
• high reliability of boilers of this type;
• the possibility of using for heating rooms characterized by a large area;
• sufficiently high efficiency;
• the ability to choose a model from a fairly large assortment in a certain design and with the required set of options;
• ease of operation, management and maintenance;
• availability and low price of the energy carrier used - gas;
• rather low cost of equipment.

Meanwhile, gas equipment also has disadvantages, which include the following parameters.

• Such equipment can only work if there is gas in the pipeline connected to it.
• It is possible to install such equipment in a private house or in a country house only if the appropriate permission has been obtained for this.
• If the gas pressure in the pipeline drops, then this leads not only to a decrease in the efficiency of the boiler, but also to the formation of a significant amount of soot during its operation.
• Sufficiently high complexity of installation of both the boiler itself and the chimney and ventilation system.

Varieties of gas heating equipment

Modern industry produces a fairly large variety of types of equipment for equipping a gas boiler or for installation in any other non-residential premises, which allows users of such devices to optimally select them in full accordance with their requirements and financial capabilities. So, depending on a number of parameters, boilers can be:

• single-circuit or double-circuit type;
• with a combustion chamber of a closed or open type;
• equipped various systems ignition;
• with a boiler for heating water of external or internal type;
• floor-mounted or wall-mounted.

In addition, of course, kitchen heaters differ in their power.

Differences between single and double-circuit gas boilers

Single-loop and double-circuit boilers for the kitchen differ not only in the number of circuits in their design, but also in functionality. So, single-circuit type equipment can only be used for heating, and a double-circuit gas boiler can also be used to heat water for domestic and household needs. Meanwhile, if you equip a single-circuit boiler external boiler, then it can also be used to heat water for hot water needs in the kitchen.

Gas boilers with closed and open combustion chambers

The air in boilers with an open combustion chamber comes directly from the kitchen, and the exhaust gases naturally escape through the chimney. Installing a boiler of this type in the kitchen is not the best option, since when it works in the kitchen, the amount of air decreases, which is especially critical if the volume of the room is small. Boilers with a closed combustion chamber operate on a somewhat different principle, air is supplied to them from the street through a special coaxial-type chimney and the gases formed during the combustion process are discharged through it. The installation site of a boiler with a closed combustion chamber can even be kitchens small size(6–8 m 2), where it is allowed to install them inside furniture cabinets kitchens.

Differences in gas boilers by type of ignition

On the heating appliances, depending on the model, automatic and manual ignition systems can be installed. In devices of the first type, the burner automatically turns on at the moment when gas begins to flow into it, and when using the type with manual ignition, accordingly, you will have to carry out such a process yourself using matches or a lighter.

Gas boilers with external and built-in boilers

Naturally, it is much more convenient when a boiler is used along with a gas boiler, in which water is heated, designed to meet domestic and household needs. Such boilers for the kitchen, as mentioned above, can be external and built into the boiler itself. Devices with built-in boilers are compact in size, such options are easier to install, but the volume of the tank that is built into them is quite small. Boilers with an external boiler can have almost any tank volume, but such devices, which should be taken into account when choosing them, take up more space, and in order to install them, it will be necessary to equip additional communications.

Rules for installing a gas boiler in the kitchen

In order to put the boiler in the kitchen and not experience problems with such equipment in terms of its operation and maintenance, one should strictly adhere to the requirements specified in SNiPs. These requirements for the installation of a gas boiler, which should also be followed when replacing an old appliance with a new one, stipulate a number of parameters, which include: the location of the equipment relative to plumbing fixtures, windows and hoods; the distance at which the side walls of the device should be located from the walls of the room; installation height of a wall-mounted gas boiler from the floor, etc.

According to the above parameters, the installation of a gas boiler in the kitchen is allowed if the kitchen is not used as a living room.

The most common today are two ways to install gas equipment in the kitchen:

1. Installing a gas appliance in a special box, which, in turn, is mounted in one of the furniture elements in the kitchen. Having decided to choose this option, it should be borne in mind that installing the boiler in the kitchen in this way, according to safety requirements, is not possible in all cases.
2. Installation of a boiler equipped with a decorative front panel. This is convenient, because modern market We offer a wide variety of gas boilers with different options decorative finishes, which makes it possible to optimally match the boiler to almost any interior.

Gas boiler built into the kitchen cabinet

Basic requirements for the installation of gas heating boilers in the kitchen

The layout and equipment of the kitchen, if it is planned to place a gas heating boiler in it, should immediately provide for the requirements for the installation of such equipment. Such requirements, in particular, determine the following parameters of the kitchen:

1. The presence of a door in the kitchen, which is necessary for its isolation from the living quarters of the house.
2. The presence of a window opening in the kitchen and its dimensions. The requirements for this parameter are the minimum.
3. Availability of supply and exhaust ventilation in the kitchen.
4. The presence in the equipped kitchen of electrical outlets and gas supply pipes and the distance from them to the installed heating boiler.
5. The presence of a smoke exhaust system in the kitchen.

Basic standards for placing a floor gas boiler

It should be borne in mind that the requirement regarding the presence of a door in the kitchen in which the gas boiler is installed is very important, since the room in which such equipment is operated must be isolated from the living rooms.

In addition, it is very important to leave a certain distance from the wall of the boiler itself to the wall of the room, since the air around such equipment must circulate freely, which is very important to ensure the safety of its use.

The presence in the kitchen, in which a gas boiler is installed, vents and ventilation systems

The list of requirements relating to kitchen premises in which a gas boiler is used clearly states that windows that are installed in such premises must be equipped with vents without fail. Thus, according to this requirement, if metal-plastic windows are installed in the kitchen room, in which there are no vents, then this is a violation of safety standards. Meanwhile, in the overwhelming majority of cases, representatives of gas services do not pay attention to such a violation of requirements.

The need for a window in the windows of a kitchen room equipped with a gas boiler, as well as a convection hole in the door leaf, is explained by the fact that the air in such a room must constantly circulate so that it does not create a high concentration of volatile substances dangerous to human life.

In the event that the gas boiler will be mounted in the interior kitchen cabinet, then you should especially carefully ensure that such equipment is located in the path of air flow in the kitchen room. In addition, with this option for placing a gas boiler, it is necessary to provide for the presence of convection holes in the doors of the kitchen cabinet itself, in which the heating equipment will be located.

When operating a heating gas boiler of any type inside the kitchen room, the air in such a room is burned in any case, which explains the requirements according to which kitchens with gas heating equipment must be installed without fail. ventilation system.

In addition to the very fact of the presence of such a system in a kitchen with a gas boiler, certain requirements are also imposed on the rules for its installation.

• The hood that will serve the gas boiler must not be connected to the kitchen exhaust duct, it must be installed in a separate duct.
• The diameter of the ventilation duct to which the gas boiler exhaust will be connected must be calculated taking into account the performance of the heating equipment.
• In the room in which the gas boiler and the exhaust ventilation system for its maintenance will be operated, a certain air exchange must be provided, the specific value of which is specified by the requirements of SNiPa 31-01 of 2003. According to the requirements of this normative document, when operating gas boilers with atmospheric burners, double air exchange is taken into account, and when using equipment with a closed combustion chamber, single air exchange is taken into account.

Video: requirements for natural ventilation when installing a gas boiler in the kitchen.

Recommendations for choosing a gas boiler for installation in the kitchen

Before studying the requirements for the installation of a gas boiler in the kitchen, you should decide on the choice of the equipment itself. So, the main parameters that you should pay attention to when choosing are:

• power;
• the number of circuits in the design;
• type of combustion chamber;
• type of instalation;
• type of heat exchanger used;
• the volume of the tank of the built-in or external boiler;
• brand under which the equipment is produced.

In addition, when choosing heating boilers, one should take into account such parameters as fuel and electricity consumption, as well as the amount of water that such a device can heat per unit time.

Video: how to choose the right wall-mounted gas boiler.