If the dacha is planning to erect a bath, then you should think about how to assemble a metal oven for a bath with your own hands.
Of course, the quality of the bath depends largely on its design, but an important role is played by the oven, which will provide the necessary temperature in the interior.
Homemade metal furnaces in this case are the optimal solution, which can also be fully realized by hand.
Its production with their own hands, with the right approach, does not take much time, and besides, it will reduce financial costs.
In terms of its characteristics and reliability, such a furnace is in no way inferior to brick, and, if necessary, will provide the space of the bath with good heat.
In addition, for convenience of use homemade metal furnaces are additionally equipped with a special tank, in which there will always be hot water.
More details on how to make your own hands a furnace made of metal, is described in the video, which is placed below.
Metal furnace, which can be made by hand, has a number of advantages compared to a more conventional, made of bricks.
Such a furnace operates on the principle of constant burning, which means that the fire in the furnace must be maintained in a continuous mode.
In addition, it should be noted that the use of a furnace made of metal, allows you to warm the internal space of the bath for one hour.
This indicator for a brick oven is about three hours. Also, the cooling of the furnace from the metal takes place in just thirty minutes.
The installation of such a furnace in a bath should be carried out with strict adherence to fire safety measures. This is mainly due to the fact that its metal walls get warm enough, which in some cases can cause a fire.
It is advisable to install a furnace of metal in baths that have a relatively small space, since for a full and efficient heating of a room with large internal volumes it will be necessary to increase the consumption of fuel used for its heating.
Structurally, the oven, made with metal sheets, can be made in a variety of options. It can be made with both an open stove and a closed stove.
In addition, there are no restrictions on its configuration, as well as on the location.
For its manufacture, it is allowed to use the available metal materials, but only with sufficient thickness.
As the basic material for its design is suitable as steel sheet, and old drums with pipes. Also, the free location of its individual elements is allowed.
On which design the furnace will stop specifically, should be determined based on several different factors.
First of all, you should take into account the very size of the bath, and in addition, proceed from the availability of certain materials and work skills.
There are special drawings, which detail the design features of all its elements.
More details on how to make your own hands a stove from the handy metal material, is described in the video below.
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Preparing for operation
Before making a metal oven for a bath, it is necessary to prepare all necessary material and tools using the appropriate drawings.
The simplest design should consist of several separate elements, including a water tank and a firebox.
For their manufacture, a steel sheet with a thickness of at least eight millimeters is required.
In addition, a pipe of the appropriate diameter and thickness, as well as a metal rod and a grate, will be required.
It is also necessary to have strong latches, by means of which all technological doors will be closed. For the removal of all products of combustion, a chimney is required.
You should also have a faucet handy, which will later be mounted on the water tank.
From the tool for making this type of furnace it is necessary to have a grinder with which the metal of the appropriate dimensions will be cut.
Since all furnace connections must necessarily be steel, a welding machine should be purchased.
Also at the preparatory stage, it is necessary to take into account the design features of some individual elements.
The chamber in which combustion of fuel will be carried out, must necessarily have a door, and also a small technological aperture for giving of necessary air.
In addition, it is necessary to provide and a small technological hole for the removal of accumulated ash.
You should also think about the arrangement of the space for the stones and the location of the hot water tank.
Having on hand the relevant drawings and all the material necessary for work, you can start assembling the oven for a bath of metal sheets with your own hands.
Step-by-step assembly
After you have prepared all the necessary tools and material, you can start working with your own hands. To begin with, you need to make a firebox and, accordingly, a heater.
For this purpose, use a large piece of pipe. It makes a technological hole, which will be used as an ashtray, and above it are fastened under the grate.
Then it is necessary to firmly fix the door and in the opposite side from it to make another hole, through which it will be possible to cool the stones with water.
The hole for the chimney is further arranged and the chimney itself is installed directly.
It should be noted that all the fixtures and seams of the stove for the sauna should be as tight as possible, otherwise the combustion products will enter the internal space of the steam room, which means that the room can not be used for its intended purpose.
Next, you should properly equip a special water tank. It is collected from the remaining piece of metal pipe.
This piece must be installed and firmly secured using welding to the top of the heater. At the bottom of this pipe, you should install the tap for hot water.
After that, take care of the lid that will close this tank. It can be made from a corresponding round-shaped preform of a certain diameter.
This workpiece is cut in the center into two equal parts. Water from the parts make a technological hole under the chimney and tightly sealed by welding directly to the tank itself.
The second half of the pipe is equipped with hinges and a handle and strengthened on the tank. The water in the tank will be heated by the smoke, which will rise upward from the heater.
For more information on how to assemble a metal oven for a sauna without help, see the video below.
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Rules for installation
Installation of a self-made oven, which will also be made with metal hands, should be thought out during the construction of the log house.
The place where it will be located must necessarily have a finely ground foundation of reinforced concrete.
Also, its installation requires that the fire-fighting measures and rules are fully complied with, since the bath is considered an object of increased danger.
Immediately before the installation itself, a special refractory brick should be laid in two rows on a previously erected foundation. Then follows the installation by all the rules of the furnace itself.
The unit must be at least one meter away from the wall surfaces.
If the structure is completely made of wood, the surface of the walls should necessarily be protected with a special fireproof foil, under which there must also be a heater.
This will help prevent overheating and therefore possible fire on the wooden surface of the wall.
Installation of a furnace from metal in the bath also implies the installation of a chimney, which should be isolated from the interior as much as possible.
As a material under the chimney it is best to use a special sandwich tube.
In a pipe of this type, a layer of special heat-insulating material is specially laid between the inner and outer spaces of the casings.
In the case where the chimney for a metal furnace is not made of bricks, but of a metal sealed pipe, then a special passage technological channel should be arranged in the place where it will be removed from the internal space to the street.
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This hole is additionally insulated and sealed after the pipe has been firmly fixed. Experts recommend that the finished furnace be additionally coated with fire-resistant brick.
This will allow not only to make the furnace of metal more attractive appearance, but also will provide an opportunity to protect yourself from accidental burns.
In this case, this heating unit can be placed at a distance from the wall surface of equal to twenty centimeters.
In any case, for a small bath, the best option is an oven made of metal.
It does not require any serious financial costs, it is collected fairly quickly and without assistance. In addition, there will be no difficulties in its subsequent operation.
