Today the construction market offers us incredibly wide variety of heating appliances. When choosing the buyer, as a rule, is guided by the principle of work and the recommendation about use of any given equipment. But there is nothing more attractive and fascinating, than fire. Especially it is relevant for fans of country rest. Exactly here in unification with the nature it is possible to forget about vanity and to relax under easy crackling of the burning firewood. But what it is better to choose: traditional Russian furnace or modern fireplace?
Fireplace
The fireplace is capable to decorate with itself country house, to fit harmoniously into any interior. It will quickly heat the room, but for a while. Therefore you will need full-fledged heating services. The choice of fireplace is based on the purpose of its installation.
If it is necessary for you warmly in the house, and, therefore, you will often use the equipment, then the fireplace will become optimal variant with fire chamber of the closed type. It is possible to buy it both for giving, and for the apartment (on the top floor), town house. The design of the closed fire chamber assumes the self-cleaning and fire-resistant valve from glass closing the center. Such model of fireplace is safest and has high efficiency, economically spending firewood.
For installation of fireplace with purely esthetic purpose use "interior" fireplaces. Such models provide open fire chamber (without glass valve). Important point is obligatory supervision behind the burning center here. Special screens, grids are obligatory for protection against the "shooting" pieces of coal or clumsily thrown firewood by children. However such measures do not give full guarantee. Besides, in open fireplace it is difficult to control consumption of firewood. Therefore if you want fascinating tongues of flame and the weakening crackling of tree to please all evening guests, it is necessary to stock up with impressive armful of dry firewood.
One more type of fireplaces – fireplace barbecue set. These are the open designs which are established out of the room. They are also called street grills. Such model is relevant for the people who are often using giving for culinary feasts with shish kebabs, barbecue and so forth. When choosing such fireplace it is important to remember its regular cleaning from the remains and splashes of your cooking.
Attention!
- The fireplace needs to be established in the spacious room (not less than 20 m), passing ways of possible drafts.
- The chimney wall has to be from fireproof materials and is deprived of passes of any communications.
- If the fireplace is established at external wall, do not forget about its external (!) thermal insulation. For this purpose it is possible to use the basalt cotton wool covered with foil.
- It is important to take care of floor durability. The concrete tie or site from metal section is necessary (in wooden house).
Furnace
The furnace is good where there is no heating, but long maintenance of heat is necessary. And though warms up the room it not quickly, but the effect is quite long. To independently construct the furnace what met at our grandfathers and great-grandfathers, – business difficult and cunning. Here the reliable master is necessary. For the lack of that it is possible to choose the simplified option – to buy the furnace (household, metal).
When choosing it is necessary to consider the main requirements:
1. Efficiency of the furnace has to be 75-85%. About it it is possible to learn from the instruction. Otherwise, the consumption of firewood can cost your pretty penny noticeably.
2. Fire safety of the furnace is not less important. Learn about availability of the corresponding certificate.
3. The chosen furnace has to fit harmoniously into the room at the corresponding distance from wall and availability of flue.
Attention!
The weight of the furnace is very considerable. Therefore take care of floor durability. Floors, or the base will help to strengthen it.
Furnace fireplace
The furnace fireplace for giving is, perhaps, the most ideal option for those it is difficult to whom to be defined in the choice. This design perfectly unites advantages of fireplace and the furnace. It quickly warms up to the room and long keeps in it heat. The esthetic effect can be reached thanks to successfully picked up facing.