The best Russian heating boilers: rating, TOP 10

There is a large and justified demand for double-circuit gas heating boilers. They can simultaneously heat water for the heating system and household needs without any problems. A wide range of power options - from 7 kW for small households and apartments, to 96 kW for large premises (up to 900 sq.m.).

Double-circuit gas boilers heat an equivalent volume of water as comfortably and quickly as gas water heaters.

Wall-mounted gas boiler

Brief comparison of domestic and foreign boilers

When comparing the products of various boiler manufacturers in terms of functionality, fault tolerance and level of service, it becomes clear that the products of domestic manufacturers are not of particular quality. Products from German and Swedish companies have the best quality, followed by boilers from Italian, Czech and Slovak companies, and then products from Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian manufacturers.

However, people often choose products from the last three countries. Why? Because gas boilers produced by domestic companies, although not as convenient and without the proper level of service and maintenance, as those produced in European countries, they are still reliable so as not to cause a fire or explosion, and their prices are acceptable for the domestic buyer. To put it simply, domestic companies produce high-quality gas heating boilers that earn their value.

The store windows display gas heating boilers produced by various domestic companies. Here are some of them:

Zhukovsky Machine-Building Plant;
Rostovgazapprat;
BMZ-Vikma;
Conord;
Red Boilermaker;
Energy spare part;
ROSS;
Teplowest.

Let's take a look at some of the manufacturers.

Floor standing gas boiler

Producing countries of gas boilers

The first step in the quality rating is occupied by boilers that are produced in Germany, Austria, and France. Good quality boilers at affordable prices are produced in countries such as Italy, Spain, Belgium, England, and Slovakia. The most inexpensive category includes domestic floor-standing gas boilers.

The most famous Russian-made gas floor-standing boilers are those produced at the Zhukovsky Machine-Building Plant.
This plant produces the following series of gas boilers:
Economy series.
Station wagon.
Comfort.
In Taganrog there is a plant for the production of boiler equipment - Lemax. The models produced at the plant consist of imported components and run on both gas and solid fuel. Lemax produces single-circuit and double-circuit boiler models. The most popular models from the manufacturer Lemax: Leader, Gazovik, Plus.
There are other companies in Russia that manufacture heating equipment: the Mimax plant (Taganrog), the Rostovgazapparat company.

Zhukovsky Machine-Building Plant – time-proven quality

It has been producing gas boilers since 1967, when the plant produced the first boiler of the AGV-120 series. Now the company is one of the Russian market leaders in the production of gas boilers for domestic needs, and is well known throughout the CIS. It produces reliable products that are fully autonomous and independent of electricity. The products are intended for use in heating systems for premises with an area of no more than 610 square meters and with a power from 11.6 to 68 kW.

Manufactured floor-standing double-circuit gas heating boilers are divided into three classes: economy, universal and comfort. The difference between the classes is the level of the automation block used. Economy class products use automatic equipment produced by ZhMZ, station wagon class - from Euro SIT, and comfort class - from Mertik Maxitrol.

To avoid product defects, the production of boiler heat exchangers takes place on an automatic line made of seamless pipes. The design includes additional plates to adjust the direction of hot flows. Taking heat from them, the plates transfer it further to the heating system. Thanks to this approach, it was possible to achieve an efficiency of 89% and at the same time reduce the impact of boilers on the environment.

The design of double-circuit boilers produced by ZhMZ includes a transition from natural gas to liquefied gas due to a simple change of nozzles.

A nice bonus from the manufacturer is the instruction manual, which is included even with economy class models.

ZhMZ products

Review of the most popular models

Among Russian manufacturers there are leaders who are actively introducing new technologies and offering a wide range of products. We present an overview of heating boiler models that enjoy the greatest confidence among consumers.

"Rostovgazapparat"

This manufacturer offers a wide range of heating equipment. Consumers can choose floor-mounted or wall-mounted units, depending on the required power, and also select a single-circuit (with one heat exchanger designed to ensure the operation of the heating system) or a double-circuit version of the heating unit. Moreover, most of the boilers produced by the company are equipped with modern and very convenient automation systems.

One of the most popular models offered is the Siberia boiler. All units of this brand are floor-standing, so their installation requires an isolated room.

Boilers are produced in a fairly wide range of power, so you can choose a single-circuit unit for heating a small house or a spacious cottage, as well as a model with two circuits that allows you to use hot water.

Siberia boilers are one of the most popular models of the manufacturer. The single-circuit version of the boiler is popular; these are reliable floor-mounted installations with a cast iron heat exchanger. But if you need to not only heat the house, but also provide it with hot water, you should choose a dual-circuit unit. Models with two circuits can have both cast iron and steel heat exchangers.

Sibiriya boilers are completely energy-independent; even for ignition, a piezoelectric element is used, not electronics. This boiler option is an ideal choice for areas where power supply is unstable.

Boilers of this brand are designed to operate on natural gas, and the equipment is insensitive to a decrease in supply pressure.

Advice! Some models of Sibiriya units are suitable for operation on liquefied gas after replacing the burner.

The boiler automation provides:

uniform gas supply even when pressure decreases;
shutting down the unit in case of overheating or flame failure.

The boilers are easy to operate and maintain, the equipment is affordable and has a presentable appearance, so they are in steady demand.

ZhMZ

The Zhukovsky mechanical plant has been producing gas equipment for autonomous heating systems for several decades. During this time, the products managed to win great consumer trust. The plant offers reliable floor-standing units; you can choose either single-circuit or double-circuit options. All products can be divided into three classes:

Economy These models use domestic automation - simple and reliable. This option is non-volatile.
Station wagon. The models are equipped with imported automatic systems, creating great convenience during operation.
Comfort. The boilers are equipped with a perfect automatic system that fully controls the operation without requiring user intervention.

Concord

Domestic heating units of the Concord brand are produced in a wide range of capacities - from 8 to 30 kW. You can choose a double or single circuit option.

Advice! A single-circuit boiler of the Concord brand is worth purchasing if you need to provide heating for rooms with an area of 30-300 square meters. If you need to obtain hot water, you should purchase a model with two circuits and a power of at least 20 kW.

All models of this brand provide a chimney with natural draft. For control, different types of automation are used, both Russian and imported sensors are used.

One of the most popular models is the Don single-circuit boiler. This is a universal model; it can run on both gas and solid fuel.

Advice! If there is no gas pipeline in the village yet, but it is planned to be installed in the near future, then purchasing a Don boiler is a profitable solution. The boiler can be operated on solid fuel, and after supplying gas and replacing the burner - on gas.

Gas apparatus

The production plant is located in St. Petersburg. One of the most famous is the Neva-Lux wall model. This can be a two- or single-circuit unit with different power ratings.

Neva-Lux wall-mounted units are equipped with a modern automation system, and steel heat exchangers are used. Wall-mounted boilers are installed complete with a coaxial chimney; air is forced into the combustion chamber by a fan. Automation allows you to program the operation of the heating unit for 7 days, and also prevents the formation of various emergency situations.

JSC Borinskoye

Wall-mounted heating units produced by Borinskoe JSC are very popular. Compact wall-mounted boilers are an excellent choice for a summer house or small house. You can choose a single-circuit option that will ensure the heating of the house. The company's range also includes a wall-mounted version with an additional copper coil for supplying hot water.

The boilers are equipped with automation systems that allow complete automation of work processes. Among the most popular models of the brand:

Ishma. Reliable units with automatic protection against emergency situations.
KOV. Powerful, reliable boilers that are used not only in residential buildings, but also in enterprises.
AKGV. This is an ideal model for cottages and small houses.

So, Russian-made gas boilers are presented in a fairly wide range. The consumer can choose a floor-mounted or wall-mounted option depending on the required power of the equipment. In addition, you can choose a single-circuit boiler or take a model with two heat exchangers to provide the house not only with heat, but also with hot water. Modern models are equipped with reliable and convenient automation.

Rostovgazapparat is the leader of the domestic market

JSC Rostovgazoapparat is a large domestic manufacturer, which owns a large part of the Russian gas boiler market. At the end of the 1950s, the plant was the first enterprise in Russia to produce gas boilers, putting into production the famous AOGV-80 series. The products of this manufacturer have high reliability and durability and at the same time an affordable price. The company constantly strives to introduce new technologies in products and production. The products are intended for heating residential premises, power from 11 to 35 kW.

The company produces double-circuit gas boilers under three brands: Siberia, RGA and AOGV. Unlike ZhMZ products, the difference between the products of these brands lies in the quality of the automation unit used and the power of the equipment itself. Boilers manufactured under the Siberia brand use Italian automatic Euro SIT and the power ranges from 11 to 35 kW, products manufactured under the RGA brand are also equipped with Italian automatic Euro SIT, but the power range is smaller - from 11 to 17.4 kW, and AOGV boilers are produced with automatic equipment of our own design and a power range from 11.6 to 35 kW.

When operating boilers produced by ZhMZ, the use of liquefied gas is allowed, but only on condition that the power does not exceed 18 kW. Boilers produced by Rostovgazapparat are non-volatile, with the exception of the Siberia Space model.

Boiler produced by Rostovgazoapparat

Pros and cons of gas boilers from a Russian manufacturer

Preference is always given to imported products.

It’s better to pay more and get reliable equipment than to save money and get a bunch of problems.

A floor-standing domestic gas boiler made in Russia has its own positive and negative characteristics.

The advantages include:

of course, the price of domestic gas boilers;
optimal efficiency;
huge service base - necessary or broken parts can be found in all cities of the country;

But there are also undeniable disadvantages of this equipment:

large weight and dimensions of the boiler;
out-of-date design;
lack of temperature control in the heating system.

Having studied the characteristics of gas boilers from a domestic manufacturer, you can make a choice in favor of one model or another.

Conord plant - good quality at a reasonable price

The Conord plant is another domestic manufacturer of double-circuit gas boilers and the Russian market leader in production. The first boiler was produced in 1979, and already in 2007 the number of boilers produced exceeded the 1 million mark. The key feature of the boilers from this plant is their quality, comparable to foreign analogues, but at a significantly lower price. To improve the quality of its products, the company regularly introduces new high-precision technologies into production. The products are used for heating premises with an area of 30 to 300 square meters, power from 8 to 50 kW.

Gas boilers of the Conord brand use three types of automation: domestic AGU-T-M, Italian Euro SIT and American Honeywell.

Gas boilers are equipped with either steel or cast iron heat exchangers. The power range of boilers with steel heat exchangers is higher than that of boilers with cast iron. So the power of the first is from 8 to 31 kW, and for the second - from 16 to 33 kW.

The manufacturer positions the boilers as non-volatile, due to piezo ignition and an igniter that is constantly burning.

Conord products are equipped with atmospheric burners; there is no pressurization. The manufacturer guarantees that its boilers operate even if the pressure in the main line is half the nominal pressure.

If it is necessary to ensure full operation of the second circuit to produce hot water, it is better to choose a boiler with a power of 20 to 25 kW. A gas boiler of this power will supply from 10 to 12 liters of hot water per minute.

Product manufactured at the Conord plant

Advantages of boilers from Russian manufacturers

The first thing to note is the attractive price of the products. Any gas boiler made in Europe or South Korea is significantly more expensive and this is a decisive factor. It should be taken into account that the production of gas boilers in Russia is becoming more and more high-tech, using the latest technical solutions.

Of no small importance are the features and conditions of gas supply inherent in Russia and the CIS countries. Practice shows that imported installations often do not operate reliably or cannot function at all under these conditions. While manufacturers of gas boilers in Russia adapt their products to the following factors:

Insufficient gas pressure in the line. The phenomenon is observed in remote areas with a long gas pipeline and the presence of many consumers on it.
Low gas pressure due to wear and tear of obsolete equipment at gas control points.
High contamination of gas with various impurities and corrosion products from old metal pipes.
Increased content of water vapor, which, when burning fuel, causes destruction of the metal elements of the heating installation.

Most of the gas boilers produced in the Russian Federation are capable of operating in conditions of unreliable power supply or its complete absence. This plays a big role when choosing a unit for remote regions where gravity heating systems are often used. In the simplest models, Russian manufacturers of gas heating boilers use, which further reduces their cost. Water heating units, the price of which is slightly higher, are equipped with imported automation elements. However, their number is minimal; safety automation parts ensure product compliance with regulatory documents and nothing more. The cost and ease of maintenance of the equipment are also of great importance.

The qualifications of most gas service specialists allow them to perform maintenance and repair of domestic boiler installations of simple design. For this reason, repairing high-tech products from abroad can be a real challenge, given the prices of spare parts.

Gas heating units produced in Russia have their disadvantages:

Relatively short service life.
Low quality of assembly of products and materials used.
Lack of a large number of useful and important options that provide comfortable operating conditions for the homeowner.

The most popular Russian manufacturers of gas boilers that deserve attention are the Zhukovsky plant (Zhukovsky), (Rostov), (St. Petersburg). To get acquainted with their products, it is worth conducting a brief overview of each of them.

Products of the Zhukovsky plant

This manufacturer has been producing boiler equipment for about 40 years. The series of gas boilers for heating private houses includes over 30 models, sold under the brands AOGV, AKGV and KOV. Most of them are produced in three trim levels:

Economy - the minimum configuration, which includes Russian-made safety automatics.
The Universal package is equipped with foreign-made safety automatics.
In addition to foreign automation, the Comfort package is additionally equipped with overheating protection, improved thermal insulation of the housing and an indicating thermometer.

The range of thermal power of manufactured units for the home is from 11 to 68 kW. Household Russian gas boilers of the ZhMZ enterprise for the most part have a design that operates without power supply. It includes a cast iron heat exchanger and a single-stage burner that operates at atmospheric pressure. The ignition method in the budget and medium configurations is manual; in the Comfort version, the igniter is ignited using a piezoelectric element. AKGV modifications have an additional circuit for preparing domestic hot water for household needs.

Heating systems Conord

Russian gas boilers with a steel heat exchanger and an atmospheric gas burner device are sold under the CONORD brand. The units are equipped with two types of gas safety valves:

automatic valve SIT made in Italy;
valve with thermohydraulics.

The line of heating units includes 21 models, covering a power range from 8 to 30 kW. Some of these models are equipped with a hot water supply circuit with a flow-through heat exchanger. All modifications are equipped with a traction control sensor, upon the signal of which the automatic valve shuts off the gas.

Under the DON brand, a Russian-made combined-type floor-standing gas boiler is produced. These are 2 models with a power of 20 and 40 kW with a steel combustion chamber in which an atmospheric burner is installed if you need to work on gas. Without it, the unit burns wood or coal and is completely independent of electricity.

Boilers production

Under the Neva Lux brand, you can purchase an inexpensive wall-mounted Russian gas boiler from this company located in St. Petersburg. The products are not much inferior to their foreign counterparts, since they have a wide package of options and security and automation functions. The heat exchangers in the units are made of steel; there are modifications with a flow-through heat exchanger for DHW needs. The method of air supply is forced, by a fan - a smoke exhauster through a coaxial chimney.

The burners used in Neva Lux boilers can change operating modes at the command of the controller. The power range of manufactured wall-mounted boilers is from 10 to 35 kW. Automation and control components are made in Europe, which makes the operation of the heating installation economical and reliable. The set of boiler automation functions is as follows:

burner flame control;
traction control;
circulation pump;
function to protect the pump from jamming in the summer;
fan speed adjustment;
touchscreen;
automatic electric ignition;
Possibility of programming for 7 days.

ROSS – young people love everything

is a modern developing enterprise from Kharkov. The company was founded in 1991. Its relative youth since its founding does not prevent it from occupying strong positions in the Ukrainian and Russian markets. The ROSS company, like the Conord plant, relied on quality comparable to foreign analogues at a low price. The products are used for heating premises with an area of 70 to 960 square meters, power from 7 to 96 kW.

The company produces floor-standing double-circuit gas boilers of three classes: “Premium”, “Lux” and “AOGV”. Products of three classes use Italian Euro SIT automatics, and Luxury products also use Italian NOVA automatics. The differences between classes are in the heat exchanger and rated power. Thus, boilers of the “AOGV” class use copper heat exchangers from the Italian company Giannoni, and the boiler power varies from 18 to 24 kW. Lux class boilers use a rectangular steel heat exchanger of our own production, and the power range is from 7 to 96 kW. Premium class boilers have a cylindrical heat exchanger made of boiler steel, and the power ranges from 8 to 21 kW.

It is worth noting that thanks to the cylindrical shape of the heat exchanger and the use of seamless smoke tubes, it became possible to reduce the number of welds in the heat exchanger and eliminate the possibility of leaks occurring inside it.

Products of the ROSS company

When working with gas boilers from this manufacturer, the use of bottled gas is allowed.

Units of the “Premium” and “AOGV” classes are non-volatile. The same cannot be said about Lux class boilers. Among them there are non-volatile boilers and those that require power from the network.

The best single-circuit floor-standing Russian gas boilers

Single-circuit gas boilers are designed for heating premises using coolant. However, they do not provide the opportunity to provide hot water. The seller offers a fairly wide range of similar domestically produced equipment. Let's try to look at several of these brands and models.

Lemax Leader-25: the most powerful review model

located in Taganrog. The line of models is represented by three main options - “Premium”, “Prime”, “Leader” and “Premier”. If we talk about Lemax Leader-25, then, judging by the reviews, this is a reliable unit with the following characteristics.

coolant t°C (max)	Coolant pressure (max), bar.	Gas consumption, m3/h	Dimensions, mm	Weight, kg
95	4	3	515×856×515	115

Few models can boast a maximum coolant temperature of over 90 °C, and therefore this option deserves to be included in our current top gas boilers. The area of the room that this unit can heat is 250 m2, and its power is 25 kW. The heat exchanger is made of cast iron, which ensures smooth heating and cooling. But the disadvantage of such a heat exchanger is its heavy weight.

"Lemax Leader-25": the unit is pretty good

gas boiler Lemax Leader-25

Lemax Premium 12.5: another representative of the model range

The Lemax line of models is widely represented on the Russian market, and therefore in our rating it is impossible to get by with just one option. Lemax Premium 12.5 is designed for significantly smaller rooms than the previous version. It is capable of heating an area of 125 m2. The combustion chamber is open type and the heat exchanger is made of steel. But what characteristics does it have?

"Lemax Premium 12.5" - slightly lower performance

coolant t°C (max)	Coolant pressure (max), bar.	Gas consumption, m3/h	Dimensions, mm	Weight, kg
90	3	1.5	416×744×416	55

The difference in indicators is significant. Let's consider what real owners say about this unit.

Review of the Lemax Premium 12.5 gas boiler:

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Review of the Lemax Premium 12.5 gas boiler:

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gas boiler Lemax Premium 12.5

"Rostovgazoapparat AOGV 11.6": another representative of Russian production

This model is designed for heating an area of up to 125 m2. Equipped with mechanical control, the combustion chamber is open. This boiler is capable of operating on both liquefied and natural gas. Here are its main characteristics.

“Rostovgazoapparat AOGV 11.6” - the indicators are almost the same

coolant t°C (max)	Coolant pressure (max), bar.	Gas consumption, m3/h	Dimensions, mm	Weight, kg
85–90	5,9	1,18	410×865×410	49

Reviews about the model can be called, if not enthusiastic, then definitely positive.

Review of the gas heater "Rostovgazoapparat AOGV 11.6":

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Review of the gas heater "Rostovgazoapparat AOGV 11.6":

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gas boiler Rostovgazoapparat AOGV 11.6

Lipetsk unit "Borinskoye AOGV-11"

This floor-standing gas boiler can be called an analogue of the previous version. There is the same manual control and lack of auto-ignition. There are only minor differences. With the same power and heat exchanger material (steel), the area heated by the unit from Lipetsk is slightly smaller. It is 116 m2. But this has a positive effect on the weight of the boiler.

The appearance is different, but the characteristics are identical

coolant t°C (max)	Coolant pressure (max), bar.	Gas consumption, m3/h	Dimensions, mm	Weight, kg
90	5,9	1,17	395×865×395	49

It turns out that the difference is minimal, which means the boilers can be called identical. Therefore, you should pay attention to the cost (it may differ in different regions), if the owner likes such characteristics.

Review of the gas boiler "Borinskoe AOGV-11":

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gas boiler "Borinskoye AOGV-11"

Teplowest – innovations available to consumers

Another large Ukrainian manufacturer of double-circuit gas boilers is the Teplowest company. It strives to introduce modern technical solutions into its products, while simultaneously maintaining prices that are acceptable to domestic buyers. The boiler power ranges from 18 to 30 kW.

The heat generators use Italian automatic equipment Euro SIT and, depending on the series, are equipped with one or two heat exchangers. In the Optima series there is one, in Optima+ there are two.

The difference between Teplowest products and products from other manufacturers is the choice of method for removing gas waste. The range includes equipment with an open combustion chamber (removal of waste gases due to draft) and with a closed combustion chamber (using a fan or coaxial system).

Wall-mounted boiler Teplowest

Types of Russian-made gas boilers

The entire range of gas boilers is produced in the Russian Federation. These are models with one or two circuits, floor mounted and wall hung, traditional type and condensing.

Floor-standing models are popular among the population. According to statistics, out of 700 thousand gas boilers purchased annually in the Russian Federation, 500 thousand are floor-standing.

Manufacturers focus on the latest innovations in Western industry. The latest technologies are used to help achieve high performance, automation and electronics from the best foreign brands.

In terms of the number of functions and performance, the quality of the materials used, our gas heating boilers are comparable to the best imported models. Sometimes, of course, build quality and reliability fail, but this is compensated by low cost, traditionally good maintainability and an extensive network of service centers.