Determine the capacity of the oven, the fireplace for your sauna
The most important technical characteristic of the stove-sauna heater is the heating capacity. It depends on it, how well the future unit will cope with its work:
- "Slack" fireplace in the bath does not provide the proper level of heating of the steam room, or it will constantly work at the limit of its capabilities. In the end, his "health" will quickly erode, and the owner will have to spend money on repairs.
- Powerful heater easily cope with the task. Yes, only its owner at purchase significantly overpaid for an unnecessary power reserve, which will remain forever in the "reserve".
As you can see, any mistake in the selection leads to unnecessary waste. Do you want to avoid them? Then remember the main rule, indicating how to choose the right fireplace: the sauna stove according to the power directly depends on the volume of the steam room.
The ratio of these two values also depends on the building material from which the bath is made. If you build a classical wooden sauna on the site, you can take the following formula for counting:
Capacity of the fireplace in the bath = 1.5 × the volume of the paired
. When the building material is brick or slag, in addition to this standard calculation, heat loss throughunprotected in the steam room. In this case, the following regularity is correct:
1 m2 of "bare" steam room wall = + 1.2 m3 to its calculated volume
If your sauna is designed for everyday reception of guests, then when selecting the oven for the calculated power value, you should add a solid reserve( ≈35-40%) due to its hard mode of operation.
Choosing the right type of fireplace for your sauna
With the power of the future unit, we decided. Now among the variety of models you need to choose the one that is ideal for your bath design. There are only two options: either you will build a classic brick oven, or give preference to a modern metal heater.
In order to definitively determine, you should know their fundamental differences between themselves:
- Weight and size. Brick kiln heavy( from 600 kg and above), therefore requires the arrangement of a separate slab foundation. In addition, it takes up a lot of space in the steam room( 2-3 m2).Metal heater, in contrast, is miniature and weighs only 40-50 kg( without stones), it can be installed directly on the concrete floor.
- Heating rate of the steam room. The brick kiln melts for 3-5 hours, but it ensures an even warm-up and a long "conservation" of heat in the steam room. Metal model - "sprinter", so in just 45-60 minutes the steam room will be ready for use. But keep in mind that the unit as quickly cools and "sin" uneven distribution of heat in the room.
- Changing the climatic mode of the steam room. Want to change the microclimate of a bath to your taste? It is easier to do this by having a multi-functional metal aggregate with built-in climate sensors that monitor fluctuations in humidity and temperature in the steam room.
- The volume of heated premises. Brick stove is more profitable for large baths( volume - more than 25 m3), but the metal model will perfectly fit even into a tiny steam room( design capacity - up to 25 m3).
Based on these distinctive characteristics of two types of heaters, you should make your final choice.
Overview of fuel types for a sauna fireplace or
furnace The final step of our guide is to review the possible sources of energy for the selected sauna oven. Both the brick and metal model of the heater can work with such a fuel:
- Gas
- Firewood
The gas unit is an advantageous purchase, but it's not realistic to carry out gas in every bath, and to equip a cylinder with a stock of this fuel, a special "red zone"on the site( which is also very problematic).
Firewood is a classic of the "genre".Woodburning stoves for a bath - it's beautiful, profitable and economical. Even the trouble with a stock of suitable logs little worries fans of the "live" lights in the steam room.
And finally, electricity - though expensive, but a popular energy carrier for metal small heaters, equipped with the latest technology. Their increased power consumption( on average 2-5 kW / h) is compensated by a variety of operating convenience: the presence of remote control and plasma information screen, programming the operating mode.
