Repair of Russian oven - we study the patient
The structure has a fairly simple device. Usually it consists of a brick box with a chimney. Inside the box there is a niche for cooking, and also a chamber under the oven itself, in which firewood or pans are usually stacked. The niche for cooking is at a comfortable height for the hostess.
The bottom of this niche should be strong, because heavy pans or frying pans will move along it. The mouth( entrance to the furnace) can be closed with a special removable flap. Before the bottom( the place where food is cooked in the pots) there is a pole, which is a kind of threshold for the convenience of operating pots.
With regard to the pipe, it usually houses dampers that regulate the draft and maintain the required level of heat in the furnace. Often the structure may break or defects may appear on the masonry itself. However, repair of the Russian kiln with your own hands is simple. First, you need to determine the problem, and then start to solve it.
Repair of wood stoves - diagnosis and troubleshooting
The most common failures can be: small and large cracks, joints or masonry defects, lack of traction, brick failure, furnace smoldering, loose closing of the furnace door. To conduct all the work, you need to choose the appropriate tool: a hammer, nails, chisels, spatulas. Of the materials for work, you will definitely need cement mortar to repair the furnace.
Repair of wood-burning stoves is no different from repairing other types of structures. First you need to determine the extent of the defect. If small or large cracks are present on the masonry, it is necessary to clear the crack of debris and mortar, moisten the surface and cover with mortar. The solution may also be clay, with the addition of salt.
If in the oven there is a problem with the seams, in some cases the masonry is dismantled and the furnaces are repaired by moving the bricks and correcting the structural inaccuracies of the structure. In the absence of traction, first of all, you need to clean the chimney from soot accumulations.
If the chimney has an air cork, then before using the oven, burn the paper in it. The procedure is carried out until an appropriate buzz appears in the pipe. Therefore, in order that it does not smoke when kindling, you must always first of all warm it before the main furnace.
Furnace repair by your own hands - we fix the accompanying mechanisms
If problems arise with the furnace door, then you just need to disassemble the masonry, expand it, re-install the door box and fix it with mortar. After the solution has dried completely, the door can be installed.
When replacing the grate, it is necessary to clean the bearing surfaces well. Moreover, the grate or grate should be laid so that there is a gap of 5 mm between the masonry and the edges of the grate( the metal expands when heated and can damage the masonry).
If the plaster falls off, then it is necessary to remove all old furnish and plaster the stove again. Also replacement is subject to prefiring sheets, if they already have holes. If necessary, you can swap under, on which pots are placed during cooking. To do this, the base is well leveled and spread under the bricks 25x25 cm.
The repair of the sauna stove is no different from the rest of the repairs, as all heating furnaces can detect similar breakages and defects. Repair of heating stoves is a serious matter, therefore, if you are not sure that you can do it right, then it's better to trust a professional.
