Selecting the oven for a bath - for the layman not a simple question. Criteria and the options are many. What materials are preferred? What size to buy (or make your own) design? Count on a fuel?
This is only part of the aspects that you need to understand before purchasing the stove. The article discusses these and other moments. Relying on them, and on your own preferences, you can determine the choice of heating bath unit.
Types of furnaces on materials
Construction made of brick and metal. In that and other material has pros and cons.
brick
Furnaces for the pair of bricks - the traditional solution. Many owners of private baths are now more attracted to products factory - it is easier and faster. But professional potters recommend not to depart from tradition.
Such structures are massive. Can weigh tons and more. A full unit of this type in a small steam room not accommodate. But minikonstruktsii, even though they are less powerful, readily available, and owners of small buildings.
Advantages brick options:
- good heat dissipation and long - warmed construction can give off heat to 8 hours;
- a high degree of fire safety - in the bath can bathe without fearing for the health and life;
- soft warmth - a brick oven for small steam heats the room perfectly and user, but the heat does not cause discomfort;
- opportunity to warm a large area;
- excellent decorative effect - design variations are endless.
Disadvantages:
- need for an apparatus basement - a consequence of considerable weight; small stove in a powerful basis do not need;
- the need for highly qualified stove-maker - masonry stoves technology significantly more complicated than ordinary masonry;
- Furnace construction eaten bath space; but there are options, designed for vertical masonry - useful area is preserved;
- thermal inertia - such aggregates melt within a few hours; so get ready for bath procedures need to advance;
- considerable cost - professional services are expensive; but if you put your hands, turn the money minus the time - you can save money, but to spend a lot of time.
metal
Those who do not fit the furnace for the sauna made of brick, can choose from an abundance of metallic variations. Similar designs are divided into iron and steel.
Pros iron options:
- high heat;
- anticorrosive effect;
- no problems during downtime;
- huge choice of models - strong and beautiful.
"Iron" Disadvantages:
- a lot of weight; in this case may also require device foundation; the foundation is not required to be as strong as in the case of masonry, but the presence of the pedestal is recommended;
- poor treatment compliance - if there is a need to modify the unit, will make it difficult or impossible without certain tools;
- intolerance to sudden changes in temperature;
- considerable cost.
Now about the features of the steel models.
Pros:
- ease of installation;
- no need for foundations;
- possibility of manufacturing handicraft embodiments;
- rapid heating;
- the simplicity of the furnace;
- space-saving;
- availability;
- a large number of factory models.
Minuses:
- lower lifetime than the cast iron modifications;
- relatively rapid cooling;
- low level of fire safety;
- low power; a middle unit is enough to heat the steam bath are small, but it is recommended the installation of multiple furnaces for heating saunas overall;
- poor protection against thermal shock - must be shielded, which protects from the negative effects of infrared rays.
Among steel models are very popular chrome steel products. Their main advantage is that the burning of oxygen in the steam room is minimized.
The simplest embodiment of the metal structure - stove. The availability of funds and / or the desire to build a better quality machine, it is better to ignore burzhujku. But with a modest budget and lack of qualifications - is a great option.
What oven private baths best? The answer depends on the capabilities and needs. Brick embodiment is preferred, if not required operational kindling. Metal solution suitable for those who do not wish to communicate with the building wraith or want to prepare a quick steam room.
Tip! Choosing the stove, you need to evaluate and analyze a large number of parameters. Only in this way operation of baths will bring the greatest benefit and pleasure.
Oven with a heat exchanger
Oven for homemade bath with a heat exchanger for water - solution for buildings that do not have hot water system or the ability to heat water using electricity. The task of the heat exchanger - to heat the water and to "forward" its hydraulic tank and / or radiator. Very convenient - and the bath is heated and the water. All the rational design of the heating efficiency is maximum.
Target cell - not only heating of water in the shower. Circulating through the tubes, parallel to the water heats the room - more basic or anteroom if design features allow for this.
There are two formats of heat exchangers:
- external - it Chimney element; in this case the tube is surrounded by a sealed module;
- internal - mounted in the sidewall of the furnace or at the bottom of the unit element.
Regardless of the size of the furnace with a metal water tank, heat exchangers are filled with a liquid - plain water or antifreeze. The circuit operation of the heating element is simple - the heated fluid is circulated through pipes and the tank, or giving heat to the room acting as a self useful component. Circulation takes place either naturally or by means of a pump.
Recommendation! Experienced potters are advised to do the design with a length of pipe is not more than three meters. Great length significantly reduces the efficiency of the heat exchanger. Performance shown is enough to equip a bath with an autonomous system of water and heat.
Furnace with open and closed heater
Without heater stove loses functionality and turns into a place for normal washing. Stones best accumulate and give off heat, so the stoves already our ancestors were equipped capacity with stones. There are two formats of furnaces - open and closed heater.
Design with open stone
Such ovens take up little space and involve rapid heating of the room. The maximum one and a half hours (usually faster) stones are heated up to 300 degrees. This temperature is sufficient to envelop the pair pleasant hot steam.
In the operation of such oven maintained at "sauna" state periodic podlivaniem water on the stones. For owners of small steam rooms is a great option.
Design closed-stones
Oven for home bath heater with a closed more responsible concepts of classical sauna procedures. The format allows you to create a traditional atmosphere. Kamenka located inside the furnace - the stones are heated by contact with the walls of the tank, surrounded by burning fuel.
Since the elements responsible for the formation of steam, are hidden from the user, this is reflected in a number of benefits options:
- Steam is not heated very quickly, but evenly - stay in a room more comfortable;
- culminating stones temperature - 500 degrees; This is almost twice higher than in the opposite case;
- heat transfer from the heated stones very long - up to 4 hours; if staying in the sauna room is planned durable enough audio kindling to maintain acceptable temperature throughout the procedure;
- in spite of the higher temperature, there is no overheating of the room.
Periodic water supply is carried out through a special door covering the aperture to the inside of the heater. After the liquid supply stones to form a lot of steam. Being closed, the elements promote the formation of fine steam. Formation of it to the proper state occurs in the camera - the outside through the door he was already out "ready." With this pair is enveloped in light, hot and dry "condensate".
Each variant has its fans. Professional approach more in line with a proprietary format. But there are many fans of hard steam that is inherent in an open variant.
power furnaces
capacity of the furnace should be individualized for each bath. The main mistake - the desire to choose a very powerful structure. But the selection of the "weak" of the unit to anything good will not.
Excess capacity - is hot air and stones, which can not warm. Being cold, stones do not have to steam any sense. In the opposite case, heating equipment will last a long time - in an attempt to heat the room to a suitable temperature, heater will operate for wear.
The required capacity of the unit is determined based on the volume of steam. Calculations are not very complicated. To find suitable parameters, it is necessary for a particular situation:
- learn work space dimensions (height, width, length);
- find an area of bare areas of the steam room;
- add these square and multiply this number by a factor of 1.2;
- add up the amount of space and the total area of open areas;
- multiply the result by 1.5, if the room has a door made of glass.
The final number will show the working volume of the room. for: based on the capacity of the furnace depending directly determined 1m3 - 1 kW.
Type furnace fuel
Fuel type heating structure is divided into:
- wood;
- gozovye;
- electrical;
- combined.
Woodburning
Option primarily for those who bath is located on a standalone site, cut off from the mains power supply. Power outages - also an occasion to reflect on the independent main Okaz oven.
Advantages of this solution:
- wood - fuel, which can be reserved without any problems; shoplifting logs are relatively inexpensive, and if the site is located in the forest zone, and fuel does come free;
- financial savings on the connection to the central power grid;
- pleasant atmosphere, which is created by burning logs;
- a wide variety of models.
Disadvantages:
- longer heating as compared to embodiments operating on different fuels;
- the need for regular tossing logs;
- the need for regular cleaning of the ash chamber.
electrical
This is the most common option. The main disadvantage - the dependence of the main power supply. Or relatively expensive, if "extracted" electricity independently. In addition, the use of the generator - it's not very convenient.
Minor drawback - the lack of atmosphere inherent in wood heating. If the aesthetic component does not matter, this disadvantage can be omitted.
Advantages of "electricity":
- Availability - there are models of different price categories;
- rapid and uniform heating of the premises;
- a sufficiently high degree of fire safety;
- small size;
- there is no need to sum up the pipe cleaning smoke ducts and other manipulations inherent in other embodiments.
gas
The fuel - gas (balloon or trunk). The equipment includes a fuse and a thermostat.
On a note! Gas furnace - dangerous. Recommended to buy them in retail outlets. Mandatory verification of registration certificate - heating unit must meet all necessary standards. By purchasing the oven "on the side", the buyer runs the risk of low-quality product, install, threatening troubles.
Advantages of gas equipment:
- financial savings;
- rapid heating of the steam;
- there is no need to monitor the state of the fuel (which is important, for example, the furnace for the bath on the wood);
- small size; in other embodiments, the present firebox and ash pan occupying space; here these elements there - gas equipment can be installed even in a modest area of the steam room;
- the possibility of a comfortable temperature regulation.
Minuses:
- risk - it is necessary to continuously monitor the technical condition of both the oven and bottles (if any balloon embodiment);
- the need to be connected to the main gas pipeline or the regular purchase of cylinders.
combined
Such modifications are designed for two types of fuel. One of the popular combination of options - the device working with wood and gas. In contrast to the gas unit, it does have the firebox for firewood. In this case, it is possible to connect to the gas equipment.
Additional criteria of bath stoving
The above are the main criteria that should be used when choosing a design. You can also come from other considerations.
steam source
The most common (conventional) steam source - the heated stones, to which water is supplied. But sometimes the amount of natural steam is not enough. Those who are committed to building this hot "fog" in the steam room, it is recommended to purchase and install the oven with a steam generator. With the latter can be guaranteed to provide room acceptable amount of "water" - a light and dry.
Location of the firebox
According to this criterion, heating the structure in a bath classified into ordinary and with extended firebox. The latter option makes it possible to heat the steam room from an adjacent room. It makes bath procedure even more secure, and the atmosphere of the bath more comfortable.
conclusion
What furnace private bath are suitable in a specific case must be determined after a thorough analysis of a number of aspects. It is important not in a hurry - the erroneous choices affect not only on your wallet, but on the comfort and safety of users. The furnace is designed for long-term operation, so you need to approach the choice very seriously. Especially, the criteria is really a lot.
It is highly recommended not to be limited to an independent investigation of the matter. It is advisable to consult with an experienced professional who will point to the omissions and failures. Such an approach would establish or construct is designed such that best meets the individual needs.
