Cast iron stoves have long occupied a strong place in the heating appliances market. When choosing a stove for a summer residence, preference is often given to cast iron models because of their durability, strength and high efficiency.
- Heating country house is fundamentally different from heating a residential home for several reasons.
- Most gardeners do not come to their dacha every day, but only on weekends. Within a week, the house and the stove itself have time to cool down. Therefore, a stove for a summer cottage should quickly heat up itself and heat the room, while firing a cold stove should not cause difficulties.
- Many people arrive at the site in the evening, and there is no time to light the stove for a long time. An ideal country stove should retain heat for a long time or have a safe mode long burning.
- Lighting up a cold stove often leads to the formation of condensation on its walls. Soot and soot combined with moisture form carbonic acid. Elements of the stove and chimney must be resistant to weak acids.
- The size of a country house is usually small, so the stove must be compact, while effectively heating its internal volume.
- Availability hob eliminates the need to install a stove.
- The appearance of the heating device also matters - a beautiful stove model decorates the house.
Thus, it must have the following characteristics:
- fast heating and slow cooling;
- the presence of a long burning mode;
- high efficiency and efficiency;
- corrosion resistance of firebox and chimney elements;
- presence of a hob;
- compact dimensions;
- worthy appearance
- wide price range.
Modern cast iron stoves meet all these requirements. They have different thermal power, design and additional features, decorating the life of a summer resident. Choosing a stove is a crucial step, so you need to understand the intricacies of their design and operating principle before giving preference to any model.
Species
Depending on the set of characteristics and design, wood-burning stoves made of cast iron can be divided into three groups:
- Heating devices intended only for heating
- Heating and cooking units equipped with a cooking surface
- Fireplace stoves with exquisite design.
The design of heating and heating-cooking models is generally similar. The cast iron body can have almost any shape: square, rectangular, prismatic or round. Inside there is a firebox, below which there is an ash pan combined with a blower. It can be equipped with a door or have the form of a drawer. The fuel chamber door can be solid, cast iron, or heat-resistant glass. The ash pan is separated from the firebox by a grate.
Inside the chamber there is a smoke circulation with several turns. Passing through them, the smoke transfers heat to the cast iron walls and cools itself. At the same time, the thick-walled structure of the stove heats up evenly, but does not heat up like steel. Due to this heat exchange, cast iron stoves have high efficiency - most of the heat obtained from the combustion of wood is transferred through the walls into the room.
The upper plane of heating and cooking models is also equipped with a hob. It can be continuous or consist of several burners with increased heat transfer. Such a surface allows you to avoid installing tiles for cooking - for a small country house this is a definite plus.
Fireplaces heat the room only during the combustion process- due to their open design, radiant energy from the flame spreads throughout the room, and the walls of the fireplace do not warm up well, and after the wood burns out, they quickly cool down. Therefore, fireplace stoves are usually installed in the living room of a country house or country house- they are intended mainly to create comfort and relaxation, and not for long-term heating.
If you want not only to heat the house, but also to admire a live fire, choose a pyrolysis oven with a glass door that combines the functions long-term heating with a decorative fireplace.Pyrolysis cast iron furnaces
The most efficient are stoves with a long burning effect. They can operate both in active combustion mode and in pyrolysis mode - two-stage fuel combustion. At the first stage of this process, the wood is charred and released large quantity smoke and gas. They contain, along with water vapor, flammable elements: carbon oxide and dioxide, sulfur compounds, hydrogen.
Flue gases can burn successfully only in the presence of oxygen, so its supply is regulated. In the lower part of the firebox, where wood is smoldering, the amount of oxygen is limited by its supply through the valve. At the top of the chamber, where gases burn and release a large amount of heat, air is supplied through a special channel.
Most pyrolysis furnaces can operate both in normal mode and in long-burning mode, it all depends on the position of the air damper. Fuel consumption depends on the selected mode: with active combustion, one load of firewood burns out in about an hour, with pyrolysis - in 3-4 hours, which allows you to quickly heat the room in the evening, and set the pyrolysis mode at night. As a result, the stove will be hot until the morning.
Popular models
When choosing a stove for your dacha, it is better to give preference to brands from well-known and trusted companies. Their quality has been tested over years of use in a wide variety of applications. climatic conditions, and all the shortcomings identified in this case have been eliminated in modern models.
SUPRA ovens, France
Well-known manufacturer producing cast iron heating wood stoves and fireplaces since 1878. Supra has pioneered developments in the field of combustion control. Model range consists of more than 140 modifications of stoves, designed for a wide variety of consumers and for a house area from 30 to 200 square meters. Supra stoves are equipped with glass doors with a self-cleaning function, Elobik and Trivik fireplace stove models are equipped with panoramic glass.
Colmar range of stoves designed for small houses up to 30 square meters. The price for these models is about 35 thousand rubles. Fireplaces of the Gotham modification are designed for large country houses with an area of up to 200 square meters; their price is much higher and amounts to 110-120 thousand rubles.
To fire Supra long-burning stoves, you can use not only wood, but also coal, peat, briquettes and pellets, and the operating time on one load of fuel is about 10 hours, which allows you to enjoy the warmth without being distracted by worries about the stove.
JOTUL stoves, Norway
Jotul has been producing cast iron for over 160 years. heating stoves with a laconic design, externally reminiscent of a simple potbelly stove. However, they are reliable and efficient, equipped with a glass door and a hob.
Jotul long-burning stoves operate on wood; the operating time on each burner in pyrolysis mode is about 10 hours.
Jotul oven models have different thermal power and are designed for heating houses different sizes. Some of them are equipped with forced induction. The cost of Jotul stoves varies greatly and depends on the power, features and design. Prices for simple models, intended for small houses, do not exceed 35-50 thousand rubles, and exclusive designer fireplaces will cost no less than 200 thousand.
Guca ovens, Serbia
Serbian wood-burning stoves Guca have occupied a strong place in the European market since 1958. The most popular Arina model range is equipped with a long-burning mode, self-cleaning glass and high efficiency - up to 85%. The Guca Guliver model range is equipped with a hob and oven, as well as the ability to connect a heating circuit for heating the cottage.
Prices for Guca stoves vary from 35 to 80 thousand rubles.
Cast iron fireplace stoves Ardenfire from MetaLine of cast iron fireplaces domestic production from imported components. The fireplaces are equipped with heat-resistant glass and can heat a room volume of up to 200 cubic meters. The models are distinguished by simple and strict design, they do not take up much space and will fit into the interior of any country house. Prices for Meta stove models start from 35 thousand rubles.
EcoKamin stovesAnother popular one Russian manufacturer cast iron and steel furnaces- EcoKamin company. Cast iron models from this manufacturer are distinguished by a variety of shapes and functionality; they come in wall and corner versions, with top and rear chimney connections. Some models are equipped with a hob and the ability to connect a water circuit.
Wood burning stoves Bavaria with straight or prismatic glass and stone trim fit perfectly into the living room interior and are not inferior in appearance to more expensive ones imported analogues. Prices for EcoFire products start from 20 thousand rubles.
Simple cast iron stoves
Models of stoves designed for small country houses are presented by Russian manufacturers.
Country stove PCH-2 from the Udmurt Balezinsky plant suitable for a modest home up to 35 square meters. The hob is a single burner, allowing you to prepare a modest lunch or boil a kettle. It will not take up much space, its installation will not require additional reinforcement of the floor or construction of a foundation.
Heating devices from the Chelyabinsk plant are also compact, equipped with two burners and can operate on any solid fuel, including construction waste.
Prices for these stove models are affordable to any consumer, from 7 thousand rubles and above, depending on the power.
Installation Rules
Despite the fact that cast iron stoves do not require the construction of a foundation, like brick stoves, their installation and installation require compliance with certain conditions. Neglecting them can lead to overheating and even fire.The weight of a cast iron stove or fireplace can exceed 200 kilograms, the load on wooden floors in a country house - no more than 300 kg/m2. If the stove base area is small, it is necessary to strengthen the floor where the stove is installed. To do this, they construct a structure that redistributes the weight over a sufficient area of floors, from two layers of plywood or OSB, and top it with non-combustible material, for example, sheet iron, tiles or porcelain stoneware.
The distance from the walls to the heated surfaces of the stove or fireplace must be at least 25 cm in the horizontal direction and 60 cm in the vertical direction. Wooden walls It is also recommended to sheathe with iron sheets or fire-resistant plasterboard.
Connect to the stove pipe and lead out through the ceiling or wall. In this case, it is necessary to comply fire safety standards and installation rules. For cast iron stoves and fireplaces, it is necessary to use stainless sandwich chimneys or thermally insulated ceramic structures.
The diameter of the chimney must not be less than the diameter of the smoke pipe! The permissible total length of horizontal sections is no more than one meter!Operation
Cast iron stoves and fireplaces are easy to use and durable. Cast iron is not subject to corrosion and does not burn out even with long-term regular fires. Paint the surface of the stove if necessary by purchasing silicone-based aerosol paint.
To extend its service life, it is necessary to regularly clean the stove and chimney from soot, and the chamber from ash. Cleaning is usually done in the spring, before starting summer season. it can be done mechanically - with a brush, or chemically - using special bags that destroy the structure of the soot when firing the stove.
When using a hob, remember that cast iron is a fragile metal, it is susceptible to temperature changes and can crack if cooled suddenly. Do not allow cold water to spill onto the surface of the stove!
Glass doors of stoves and fireplaces are usually equipped with a self-cleaning function. If it is necessary to wash the glass from soot, you need to use special soft products that do not contain abrasive inclusions.
With careful use, cast iron fireplaces and stoves can last for decades, heating a country house and giving its inhabitants the warmth and comfort of a living flame.
You can heat your house using a water heating system. To do this, you will have to install an electric heating boiler or a boiler that runs on solid or liquid fuel.
You will also have to lay heating circuit and install radiators. You can take a different route and build a stove or fireplace in your house. Both options for organizing heating will provide warmth and comfort in the house. However, they suffer from two significant disadvantages: they are expensive and labor intensive.
An alternative to the two heating options listed are cast iron stoves for summer cottages, which are gaining great popularity. In this material we will try to talk about the types of cast iron stoves, their advantages and operating features.
What is a cast iron stove?
The simplest cast iron stoves are not much different in design from the notorious one. They consist of fuel and ash chambers, which are separated by a grate. Air is supplied inside the furnace unit and the flow rate is adjusted either by the ash chamber door or using a special damper.
Smoke is removed through a pipe adjacent to the fuel chamber. Heat transfer to environment mainly carried out by convection. A small part of the thermal energy is transferred through infrared radiation.
Advantages and Disadvantages
The industry offers two types of metal furnace units. Country wood stoves are made of steel or cast iron. Cast iron heating devices are more expensive, but have a number of advantages that cannot be achieved when making steel products. Cast iron wood stoves for summer cottages have:
- long service life, which, with correct operation can reach 30 – 40 years;
- high heat capacity and therefore retain heat longer compared to steel stoves;
- greater corrosion resistance compared to steel products; they practically do not rust with frequent “cold” fires;
- Due to the low coefficient of thermal expansion, cast iron stoves are not subject to warping and deformation.
It should be said that cast iron has an attractive appearance. Often design solutions manufacturers allow you to turn an ordinary heating device into a real work of art. Many cast iron stoves become a decoration of the interior of the room in which they are installed.
Cast iron is a fairly fragile material and is susceptible to sharp impacts, which could cause it to crack. Cast iron is also “afraid” of heat shock. Cold water spilled on a hot stove can cause the metal to crack. Therefore, a cast iron stove with a hob must have a design that prevents direct contact of the flame with the stove.
When choosing a heating method for a country house, you must proceed from the fact that using a cast iron heating apparatus it is impossible to heat the air evenly in all rooms.
A cast iron stove can provide full heating in only one room. The rules prohibit installing cast iron stove units in such a way that they heat several rooms fire safety.
Compared to brick stoves and fireplaces, cast iron heating devices have one important advantage. With comparable thermal power, cast iron units weigh an order of magnitude less. If brick stove weighs one ton, then the weight of a cast iron stove will be about 100 kilograms.
Therefore, the installation of a cast iron heating apparatus does not require the construction of a foundation. It can be installed directly on the floor. Naturally, for fire safety purposes, it must be installed on a metal sheet or platform made of non-combustible material.
What is the efficiency?
It must be said that the simplest cast iron stoves for the home have a relatively low coefficient useful action(efficiency). Usually it does not exceed 40%.
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More high efficiency have long-burning furnace units. To increase heat transfer, they are equipped with a chamber in which pyrolysis gases (flammable gases formed during smoldering wood) are burned. The air supply to this chamber is adjusted separately.
Experts are constantly working on the problem of how to improve the heat transfer of a cast iron stove. One way to increase heat transfer is to add so-called “smoke circulation” to the stove. Passing through the smoke circulation, hot smoke travels a longer distance and gives off an additional portion of thermal energy.
Sometimes, in order to increase the heat transfer time of a cast iron stove and increase the efficiency, ceramic heat accumulators are installed on chimneys.
Types of models
Manufacturers offer several types of heating units made of cast iron. Conventionally, they can be divided into:
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Fireplace-type stove units are equipped with transparent combustion doors and side heat shields made of heat-resistant glass. When such “fireplaces” are heated, a unique cozy atmosphere caused by the heat and sight of burning logs.
A cast iron stove with a cooking burner will not only provide heat to the room, but will also allow you to boil water for tea and make coffee. Not every housewife will regularly cook food on it. For this it is more convenient to use a compact gas stove. However, this option may also not be superfluous.
Types of fuel used
The long service life of a cast iron stove is ensured by using the “correct” fuel. It is best to fire with dry hardwood firewood (oak, hornbeam, birch, etc.).
They have high heat transfer with relatively low fuel consumption. Conifers fit worse. Damp wood is difficult to light, it burns “reluctantly” and does not emit enough heat.
You should not use coal as fuel. Coal has a higher combustion temperature compared to wood. Therefore, there is a high probability of overheating the stove. When cast iron is heated above 450 o C, the structure of the metal irreversibly changes, causing its heat capacity to decrease. After the stove overheats, the unit will work noticeably worse.
How to choose?
The main criterion for choosing a heating device is its thermal power. Thermal power selected based on the area of the room or its volume. Usually manufacturers in technical documentation indicate the volume of the room that can be heated using a particular model.
Having decided on the power of the stove unit, you need to decide on its type: a simple stove, a “fireplace” or with hobs. When choosing a stove for heating your home, you need to focus on reputable, reputable manufacturers.
Among famous brands I can recommend:
- Belgian heating units EFEL,
- products from the Polish manufacturer EUROKOM,
- products Russian made from ARDENFIRE META,
- Italian EdilKamin.
How to install a cast iron stove in a wooden house with your own hands?
Wooden buildings are the most fire hazardous. Installing a cast iron stove in a wooden house with your own hands requires strict adherence to fire safety rules:
- As already mentioned, heating appliances made of cast iron are relatively light in weight. Therefore, they can be installed directly on the floor. To prevent fire, place a thick layer on the floor steel sheet or lay out a podium from heat-resistant ceramic tiles. If the weight of the stove unit exceeds 100 kg, then the floor is reinforced from below with additional supports. You can also build a concrete or brick foundation.
- On walls located close to heating unit, install heat shields designed to prevent heating wooden structures. Some furnace manufacturers include such screens in the delivery of their products.
- When installing chimneys, in places where they pass through wooden (combustible) walls and ceilings, perform thermal insulation heating parts.
Reputable manufacturers are making detailed instructions on installation of stoves and fire safety measures. If all recommendations are followed exactly, operation stove heating will be safe.
Conclusion
In this material we tried to talk about cast iron stoves for a country house, their design, advantages, installation methods and operation. We will be glad if this information is useful to you. Whatever your choice, we are confident that you will have the best cast iron stove for your home.
For people who relax at their summer cottage not only in summer, but also in winter, it is important to equip the house with a good heating device. In order to dry clothes, heat your home and cook food, you do not need to purchase an expensive heating system. Many people successfully use wood-burning cast iron stoves for their summer cottages. Installing such a structure yourself is quite simple.
If you have a country house, then a cast iron stove is clearly for you
Selection criteria
A country house only needs periodic heating, so the fireplace stove must withstand long breaks in operation. In addition, it should warm up as quickly as possible and have high heat transfer. It is also worth choosing a device that can work for a long time on one kindling and retain heat.
It is best to select a device that can operate not only on wood, but also on some other type of fuel. This is explained by the fact that in winter it is not always possible to find dry and quality wood for kindling. Ideally, choose a combined design; such models have not only a heating surface, but also a hob. So you can always heat water or cook food.
From this video you will learn the specifics of the Baron cast iron stove from Eurokom:
Wood-burning cast iron stoves for summer cottages, which have a built-in water circuit, are very popular. Such models allow you to warm water for dishes or showers; in addition, they warm up and adjoining rooms, and not just the one in which the device is installed.
In addition, the heater should not be too bulky; it is better to give preference to compact stoves that are simple and easy to use. Basically, modern cast iron heating devices intended for summer cottages meet all these requirements.
Characteristics of devices
In a home that has not been heated for a long time, dampness and high humidity, and they, in turn, negatively affect any metal devices, so the latter wear out much faster. Cast iron products are very resistant to condensation, so they are not afraid of corrosion. Cast iron stoves for wood-burning cottages will become perfect choice, they have increased wear resistance and durability.
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The condensate that occurs on the walls of the firebox in the chimney during melting is mixed with volatile substances smoke and settles on parts metal device, gradually destroying them. Such exposure does not cause any harm to cast iron fuel chambers. The only problem that the summer resident faces is that the surface is quite difficult to clean from the deposits that form.
But as for the heating rate, cast iron appliances are inferior to metal ones heating structures. The fact is that thick walls do not allow the stove to warm up quickly. Although this cannot be called a minus, since they cool down much longer, and accordingly, their heat transfer lasts longer than that of steel devices.
In addition, it is presented wide choice cast iron wood stoves for the home, which are compact and have a presentable appearance. Almost all modern models have additional lighting, water tanks and a hob.
Cast iron Lava stove “Ferlux Lawa”:
Advantages and Disadvantages
Like any others heating installations, cast iron stoves have their advantages and disadvantages. As for the advantages, the following characteristics can be distinguished:
- Low cost. These fireplaces are several times cheaper than other heating devices.
- The stove can already be purchased at finished form, so you don't have to collect it. It is enough to carry out basic actions: choose a place and connect it to the chimney; anyone can handle this.
- Cheap wood is used for kindling, so this stove is considered very economical. In addition, you don’t have to worry about harmful substances getting into the air. chemical compounds, which are released during the combustion of another type of fuel. In addition, such devices work perfectly on other wood waste, as well as on coal.
Stove for a country house:
In addition, cast iron stoves do not have any electronic filling, so the possibility of failure of such a fireplace is excluded. Even devices that are equipped with forced draft fans have high rate reliability, which makes them leaders among all furnace structures intended for heating the cottage.
Naturally, such popular heating devices also have their drawbacks, although there are not many of them. These include:
- The fragility of the material is the main disadvantage of a cast iron stove for a wood-burning cottage. During transportation or installation, parts must be handled carefully and avoid impacts.
- Instability to temperature changes. This is also a significant disadvantage; the fact is that due to a sudden change in temperature, the stove may simply burst. Even ordinary cold water spilled onto a hot surface may damage the integrity of the device. That is why the heating and cooling of the structure should be gradual.
- Heavy weight. Although such stoves are compact, the overall design is quite heavy. Standard heating device with a power of 9 kW will weigh about 70 kilograms, and some models even more. Therefore, when installing, you need to take care of a reliable and durable base.
Long burning cast iron heating stove S43 (Nestor Martin):
In addition to the above points, such cast iron installations unsafe. Therefore, when igniting and during operation of the stove, you will have to constantly monitor it, especially if there are small children in the house, because you can easily get burned. During operation, the cast iron surface becomes very hot, so the device must be installed away from flammable objects. It’s better to completely clean the space around the stove.
Installation work
Basically, all models of heating devices made of cast iron consist of three elements: a combustion stove, an ash chamber where combustion waste enters, and a chimney.
Since this design is equipped with a grate, almost all the ash and ashes enter the ash pan on their own. The air flow required for combustion is controlled using the ash door.
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The assembly process of a cast iron heating device is carried out according to the following scheme:
- At the very beginning, you need to choose the place where the structure will be installed. It must be taken into account that there should be at least half a meter of free space on the sides and behind it, and at least 1.25 meters will be required on top and in front.
- Fire-resistant material must be placed under the stove unit and the combustion door. It could be ceramic tiles, metal sheets or brick, this will protect the house from fire. It is advisable to upholster the wall behind the device with such material, especially if the country house is built of wood or upholstered in plastic.
- After all fire safety measures have been taken, installation work begins. The oven is placed and fixed on the refractory material.
Long-burning stove-fireplace “Selenga”:
Then they begin to install the chimney; it must be connected to the device. Carry out these actions strictly according to the instructions, each specific model has its own connection type. You can use such a cast iron stove only after the collar flange has been thoroughly calcined.
Operating principle
As a rule, all wood-burning cast iron stoves have the same operating principle. Some models, which are equipped with a fireproof glass door, allow you not only to heat the room, but also to admire the view of burning wood. Appliances with a convection heating method are usually also equipped with a hob on which you can prepare a delicious lunch. There are devices in the form of an improved potbelly stove, which can also often be seen in a country house.
Cast iron heating systems are popular due to the fact that they do not need to be heated every three hours; it is enough to throw firewood into the stove in the morning and evening, and your home will be cozy and warm all day and night. In addition, the design can be modified, and then it will work on the principle of pyrolysis combustion.
Cast iron wood burning stove Canaria Liseo Made in Germany:
This is done quite simply: a metal damper is installed in the combustion chamber, which limits the supply of oxygen. In this regard, the wood begins not to burn, but to smolder. The burning wood begins to release flammable gases, which, together with the smoke, penetrate into the second compartment of the firebox. Hot secondary air also enters there. The gas, after contact with this hot stream, ignites and releases extra heat home, which ensures a fairly long combustion.
But for all this to work, it is necessary to heat the stove with dry wood, the humidity of which should not exceed 25%. Otherwise, pyrolysis gas simply will not be produced in the required quantity, so the combustion process simply will not occur. IN winter time Finding dry wood will be quite problematic. Despite this, cast iron heating systems are very popular in suburban and country houses due to the low cost of construction, durability and high-quality and long-lasting heating.
For people who visit their summer cottages not only in summer, but also in winter, having a heating device in the house is very important. Cook food, dry clothes and, finally, simply heat your home - for all this it is not at all necessary to buy expensive equipment and install complex system heating. You can get by with purchasing an inexpensive wood stove, which is not difficult to install even for a non-specialist. A cast iron fireplace stove for a summer cottage is perfect for this purpose.
Long burning stoves - description
What qualities should a country heating system have? wood burning appliance?
- Since a country house requires only periodic heating, the fireplace stove must withstand long breaks in operation, as well as quickly heat up and have high heat output.
- It is also desirable that the device can long time work from one kindling and retain heat for a long time.
- It is recommended to choose a fireplace stove for your dacha that runs not only on wood, but also uses other types of fuel. This is explained by the fact that it is not always possible to find high-quality dry wood for kindling at a summer cottage.
- Better to buy combined models, having not only a heating surface, but also a hob.
- Designs with a built-in water circuit are very convenient, allowing you to heat water for washing dishes, taking a shower, and also for heating neighboring rooms.
- A wood heater should be compact, convenient and easy to use.
Modern cast iron heating devices for summer cottages are mostly meet these requirements.
Characteristics of cast iron fireplace stoves
Dampness and high humidity are inevitably present in unheated rooms, negatively affect all objects made of ordinary metal, which leads to their rapid wear. Cast iron, due to its resistance to condensation and corrosion, is distinguished wear resistance and durability.
Condensation that occurs on the walls of the fuel chamber and in the chimney pipe during the kindling and rapid heating of the stove in winter mixes with volatile substances in the smoke and settles on metal surfaces device, which leads to their destruction. A cast-iron fuel chamber, unlike a steel one, can easily withstand such exposure and the only difficulty lies in cleaning the cast-iron surface from the deposits that form.
If we talk about the rapid heating of the heating device and the air in the room, then cast iron stoves are slightly inferior to steel stoves: the thick walls of the stove heat up slowly. But this may also be an advantage of cast iron stoves - once heated, the device cools down for a very long time, that is, it is able to give off heat for a long time after the end of the fire, unlike a steel stove.
Household cast iron stoves for the home have enough presentable appearance and quite compact. Many models have additional equipment that increases their functionality: water tanks and hobs.
Advantages and disadvantages of cast iron fireplace stoves
Cast iron wood stoves have enough a wide range of advantages and benefits, which is what made them so popular.
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Disadvantages of cast iron fireplace stoves:
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Furnace design
Most models have a simple design and consist of three parts:
- A combustion chamber equipped with a cast iron or transparent fire-resistant glass door.
- Below, under the fuel compartment, there is an ash chamber, where, after burning wood, combustion residual products (ash, ash, unburnt fuel elements) enter.
- The chimney, which occupies not the last place in the design of wood-burning stoves.
Thanks to the grate built into the firebox, residual combustion products fall into the ash pan naturally. The air flow required for combustion is regulated by opening/closing the ash door. Many models of cast iron stoves for summer cottages are additionally equipped with a hob for cooking and heating food. There are models equipped additional pins or grates that prevent coals or firewood from accidentally falling out when the door is opened.
Appearance and installation of cast iron fireplace stoves
Installation stages cast iron stoves for summer cottages:
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The operating principle of a long-burning fireplace stove
The operating principle of wood-burning stoves made of cast iron, despite some differences in their modifications, is the same. Some models equipped with a transparent combustion door, which allows you not only to heat the room, but also when sitting in comfortable chair watch the play of flames in the firebox. Home ovens that use the convection heating method in their operation can additionally be equipped with hobs for cooking. The third type of heating devices for summer cottages, known as Buleryan stoves, is a well-improved potbelly stove.
Undoubtedly, heating a stove 1-2 times a day is much more convenient than every 3-4 hours, therefore, in order to ensure long-term combustion of fuel in the stove, stove specialists, having slightly changed the design of the device, began to introduce a design that uses in their work pyrolysis combustion principle.
The essence of the process is that after burning wood in the combustion chamber, using a special damper that limits the supply of oxygen, it is transferred to smoldering mode. Due to this, the wood emits a mixture of flammable gases, which, together with the smoke, rise under the arch of the main chamber or into the second compartment of the firebox. Hot secondary air flows in the same direction, passing through a channel along the hot wall of the combustion chamber. Gas coming into contact with air under the influence high temperatures, is easily flammable and gives off additional heat to the room.
Thus, long-burning stoves and fireplaces for the home capable of working up to 6 hours without human intervention. However, for this, one very important condition must be observed: the wood must be dry ( permissible humidity- no more than 25%), otherwise pyrolysis gas will be produced in very small quantities, which is not enough for the afterburning process to occur. Considering that it is quite difficult to find completely dry firewood outside the city, some doubts arise about the usefulness and efficiency of such a design, nevertheless, cast iron heating devices are widely used in country cottages and country houses, due to the duration of its operating cycle.
Price
Cost of installing a cast iron heating device for a home varies from 10,000 RUR to 30,000 RUR, depending on the modification of the furnace. For example, the cost of installing a regular cast iron fireplace stove will be slightly different from the cost of installing a fireplace stove made of the same material.
Wood-burning cast iron stoves for summer cottages are a very good intermediate solution between the expensive solid fuel boiler and no less expensive brick oven. In addition, a modern heating device made of cast iron, coupled with a combustion door made of fireproof glass, looks quite impressive and fits perfectly into any interior.
Typically, cast iron stoves are made as one piece. This is the secret of their strength: the absence of various fasteners and welds makes the product as strong and durable as possible.
It is also much easier to produce various types of decorative elements using the casting method, which is why wood-burning stoves made of cast iron are much cheaper than their counterparts made of other materials.
Another advantage of cast iron stoves is their long service life.
They tolerate it well sharp changes temperatures The service life of furnaces made of this material is 40% longer compared to analogues made of steel.
Wood-burning cast iron stove POV-57 - army
The wood-burning cast iron stove POV-57 was first tested in Russia and designed for the army. Therefore, its appearance and operating features are quite specific. The manufacturer of this product is the Russian Military Industrial Complex.
Typically, a typical cast iron stove of this design, cast entirely from cast iron, can efficiently heat a room of up to 40 m2.
That is, it will be quite enough for heating studio apartment. Almost anything can be used as fuel: brown or hard coal, anthracite dust, ordinary firewood and just garbage.
A potbelly stove (called POV-57 in common parlance) made of cast iron will even allow you to cook dinner or simply warm food.
A typical POV-57 stove is shaped like a cylinder, has a fuel combustion chamber, an ash pan, and a section for storing firewood. The factory version is coated with special heat-resistant powder paint, and then enamel.
Its overall dimensions are very small. Height is 525 mm, width - 320 mm, depth - 330 mm. Weight is 43 kg. The cost of one copy usually ranges from 6 thousand rubles.
Country stove PCH-2 BLMZ - an amateur gardener's assistant
The country stove, solid cast iron, marked as PCh-2 BLMZ, was designed in Russia and is produced here. It is produced by many manufacturers, so there are various modifications for both a large country house and a small dacha.
The model in question has a power of only 5 kW. But this is usually enough to heat a small country house, garage, or basement with a volume of up to 100 m3.
Externally, despite its cheapness, the stove looks quite presentable: there are four twisted legs, often decorative ornaments on the door and side walls.
Present hob with one burner, you can easily cook food on it: hob Due to its small thickness, it heats up very quickly.
An important feature is compactness. The depth of the fuel chamber is 540 mm, the width of the stove itself is 350 mm, the height including the legs is 560 mm. Another difference is the relatively low price. It rarely exceeds 9 thousand rubles.
The Sologne model solid cast iron stove was designed in France, but today it has gained great popularity in Russia. Produced by a manufacturer called Invicta.
The heating device in question heats the room by convection. The area that can be heated using this stove is 80 m2 with a ceiling height of no more than 2.5 m.
The maximum power is as much as 8 kW, and this is a lot for such modest dimensions.
The stove is cast in the shape of a cylinder and has a very pleasant appearance and color. Covered with special heat-resistant powder paint.
Many decorative elements indicate the French origin of this product. The overall dimensions of the stove are modest: height is 915 mm, depth – 510 mm, width – 410 mm. Weight is 58 kg.
Both wood and coal can be used as fuel. The cost of such a stove can range from 34 thousand rubles. up to 36 thousand rubles.
The Polish stove from the manufacturer Eurokom, model Gustav, with a stove has excellent performance parameters.
The presence of a hob allows you to cook in the absence of gas or electricity, because the panel will provide quick cooking and heating food.
The power is 12 kW, so it can warm up and maintain a constant temperature in a room up to 120 m2.
Only wood or brown coal can be used as firewood. The walls are double, which is the secret of uniform heat supply.
In appearance, this cast iron stove is more reminiscent of a fireplace. The design is unique and somewhat brutal.
The door is equipped with special heat-resistant glass, so the oven acts not only as a source of heat, but also light.
Its overall dimensions are quite modest: height – 680 mm, width – 650 mm, depth – 440 mm. Weight is 110 kg.
Cost – at least 34 thousand rubles.
The birthplace of the brand called “Meta” is France, but the model of the cast iron wood-burning stove-fireplace “Lyon” has long been produced in Russia.
The stove in question can easily heat a room of up to 100 m2. Its power is about 10 kW.
The firebox is designed in such a way that even when the flame goes out, the cast iron continues to give off heat. Only ordinary firewood and brown coal briquettes can be used as fuel.
The design of the fireplace stove bears a true imprint of the spirit of France, and each line speaks of the origin of the product.
Special heat-resistant glass built into the door allows you to not only heat the room, but also illuminate it.
A convenient ash drawer makes it easy to dispose of combustion products. The overall dimensions are quite typical for a stove of this type: height is 690 mm, width – 560 mm, depth – 425 mm. Weight is 98 kg.
The cost of this model reaches 31 thousand rubles.
Another stove from the homeland of the Musketeer
The Meta company came to us from France and has proven itself well in our country. The Marseille stove-fireplace is produced in the Russian Federation.
The power of a wood-burning cast iron stove, despite its rather modest overall dimensions, as much as 7 kW. That is why it is able to heat a room of up to 70 m2.
The door uses Japanese-made fireproof glass Neoceram N-O.
The stove door and other movable elements fit as closely as possible to the closed openings, which allows you to avoid the risk of smoke entering the room.
The design is conservative, but it looks very elegant. Strict lines make it possible to use it in almost all modern styles.
The hole for connecting the chimney is located in the upper part of the housing.
Overall dimensions are small. Its height is 800 mm, depth – 360 mm, width – 410 mm. The weight is 80 kg, so there may be some problems during transportation.
The cost of this model is 26.5 thousand rubles.
A Polish manufacturer called Eurocom has long been producing the Oscar cast iron stove model for residential and country houses. Manufacturing is carried out both in Poland and in Russia.
Wood is usually used as fuel. Its power is 7 kW, so it can easily cope with heating a room up to 70 m2.
The door is equipped with heat-resistant glass, there is a system called “clean glass”: contamination of the inner surface of the door with ash and other combustion products is excluded.
Using a special air supply regulator, you can control the combustion temperature in the combustion chamber.
The appearance brings to mind the 18th century; asceticism and conservatism are visible in Oscar's design. Antique shaped legs and ventilation holes only strengthen this impression.
The surface is covered with special heat-resistant powder paint. Height is 610 mm, width – 470 mm, depth – 410 mm. The cost of relatively similar models is low - 22.2 thousand rubles.
Eurokom Torn WG stove (coal and wood)
Eurokom produces excellent cast iron heating stoves, and the model called Torn is no exception. It is produced in the Russian Federation.
Its power is 7 kW, while the area of the heated room is at least 70 m 2. The efficiency is 70%, and the combustion temperature of wood is 282 0 C.
The Torn oven is compact and has a miniature appearance. The peculiar ornaments surrounding the stove create the impression of the presence of antiquity.
The long handle on the transparent door allows you not to worry about getting burned when igniting and adding firewood. Painted in dark color special paint.
The height is 640 mm and the width is 460. Therefore, it can be placed even in a very small room without fear of accidentally setting something on fire. The cost of Torn WG is 22 thousand rubles.