Such fireplace-stoves are ideal for a dacha or a country cottage. Even if the family does not live there all the time, but comes, for example, for the weekend, they allow you to heat all rooms very quickly without much effort. Modern models are designed so that you can get enough heat for heating with low fuel consumption. Their main advantage is that you can start heating them at any moment when you need to warm up the house and get a quick result.
Modern models of heating devices have design differences. That is why they can be divided into several conditional categories. Parameters for comparison can be the following characteristics:
– wall thickness (thin-walled, thick-walled models);
– where the gases obtained from fuel combustion are directed;
– shape of the structure;
– heat transfer method.
In terms of heat transfer, stoves for bath and home can be injection-type, characterized by long burning, or direct-type, which are also called potbelly stoves.
The shape differs among models. The body of a potbelly stove can be round, rectangular, or triangular (the latter designed for corner placement). Square models fit conveniently in any room, while round ones look great in living spaces, creating an original interior. Modern Italian wood-burning La Nordica stoves, for example, are made in various geometric shapes and surprise with their unusual stylish appearance.
Popular are sauna stoves that allow you to set up a sauna in the house. They can run on electricity or on ordinary firewood. In any case, they consist of the following elements:
– chimney;
– firebox and ash pit;
– flue gas passages.
Firewood only seems like an outdated fuel at first glance – today it is becoming popular again. Many fireplace-stoves use firewood, which creates a unique atmosphere in the room. Moreover, it is an environmentally friendly fuel. Due to the popularity of wood heating, a wood-burning stove with a water tank has become a common fixture in any bathhouse, and wood-burning models for home heating are also widely used.
Modern heating structures can be installed directly on the floor without a special foundation. They are compact and serve as interior decoration. It is also important that they are absolutely fireproof.