The material will help you choose a heating system for the bath. The subtleties of installation of finished heating equipment are described. And also the process of making a furnace with your own hands from a steel pipe and brick. Content:
- Choosing a stove
- Brick heater
- Cast iron construction
- Electrical equipment
People who have a good income often build a bathhouse with their houses. After all, this room is equipped not only for recreation, but also for health promotion. The "heart" of any bath is the stove. Its construction is not a new process at all, but you need to know some subtleties so that your steam room is always warm and cozy.
Features of the choice of stoves for a bath
There are several types of steam ovens: wood, electric and gas. Devices can be made of steel, brick or stone. One or another type is selected depending on the coolant. Therefore, if you do not have gas in your village, then you will have to heat the steam room with wood or electricity. One of the simplest is the heater, it can be built on a foundation or without it. This device has high efficiency and heat dissipation. Even with the help of a small stove, you can heat not only the steam room itself, but also the rest room. There are stoves with open and closed stones. Therefore, if you like a lot of steam, give preference to the design with open stones.
Electric ovens consume a lot of electricity and require replacement of electrical wiring. But among the advantages of such heating equipment is the ease of installation. After all, an electric stove does not need to build a foundation and a chimney. They have a modern design and can be controlled via a remote control. When choosing a furnace, you need to pay attention to the performance of the unit. The passport indicates the number of cubic meters that the furnace can heat up. Don't ignore the size of the structure itself.
Manufacturers use material of different thicknesses for the manufacture of cast iron stoves. Of course, the thicker the walls, the more you will enjoy the bath, but you should understand that more heat will go away. Indeed, to heat a thick cast iron sheet, you need a lot of coolant.
Brick oven for a bath
Such a product can be made independently or purchased. Stoves have been known for a very long time, because bricks hold heat well, and rest rooms will always be warm and dry. It should be noted that the heaters are of the "cold" type, because the material heats up for a very long time. Accordingly, a lot of heat is spent on heating the walls themselves. With a weight over 75 kg, a foundation must be built to equip the heater. The heat carrier for a stone stove can be gas or wood. The type of fuel depends on its availability in the region. The design of gas and wood-burning stoves has a number of differences, but outwardly they are very similar. It is worth noting that there is more fuss during the construction of a gas oven, since it is necessary to obtain the appropriate permits from the gas service and ventilators.
To install a brick oven with your own hands, you will need the following materials:
- refractory mixture (or clay mixture);
- asbestos;
- brick;
- concrete;
- furnace casting;
- roofing material.
In addition, blueprints for a sauna stove are required. You can find them on the net and "adjust" to the features of your building. Here you can find the exact dimensions of each component in the structure.
Instructions for making a foundation for a brick oven:
- Dig a hole. Its depth is 1 m.
- Place sand, bricks, sand and rubble at the bottom of the groove.
- Install the formwork and fill everything with concrete.
- Wait until the mixture hardens completely. After that, carry out waterproofing measures. For this, a "bedding" made of roofing material is usually used.
Next, the laying of the first row is carried out. On the third row, the door is fastened. Then 4 more rows are laid out. After that, a hole is made in the brick for the grate, and then a heater and a chimney are built. The entire surface of the bath is treated with sandpaper. Finishing is carried out at the request of the owner of the premises. This can be cladding with stone, ceramic tiles or tiles.
Experienced stove-makers have long been using ready-made furnaces for the construction of stoves, which are lined with bricks. At the same time, the appearance of the device is stunning, and there is less hassle. The price of a domestic firebox ranges from 12-30 thousand rubles. In this case, you will have to spend money on lining the firebox.
Cast iron stoves for a bath
Cast iron is much better than steel, as it is thicker and retains heat for a very long time. Although it takes a lot of heat to warm up cast iron. This is ideal if you are going to use wood as fuel. In addition, modern cast iron products are beautifully designed and do not require cladding. The cast-iron stove consists of several units: a firebox, a protective casing, a compartment with stones, a water tank, a chimney. If you have purchased a product weighing more than 200 kg, then you will need to build a foundation. The order of work is the same as in the manufacture of the foundation for the heater. If the product is lightweight, then the base is optional. Note! The distance from the walls of the room to the surface of the product must exceed 0.5 m. Steel sheets must be attached to the walls around the heating equipment and tiled with ceramic tiles. If your sauna is made of wood, be sure to saturate it with fire retardants.
All these measures are necessary to prevent fire. Work on the installation of finished equipment is carried out according to the instructions from the manufacturer. It is necessary to mount and insulate the chimney. Many bath owners are sheathed cast-iron stoves with bricks. This will keep you warm for longer.
If you have a small budget, you can make the "heart" of the bath yourself using metal. The easiest way to make a metal furnace is from a large diameter pipe cut. A line with a radius of 160 mm is ideal. To make a furnace from this piece of metal, the cylinder must be divided in half along the inside. Walls are welded around the front and back of the pipe. Two doors are mounted on the front of the circle. The lower one is for ash, and the upper one is for laying firewood. Closer to the back wall, a hole is drilled for the chimney, its diameter is 120 mm. A metal frame must be welded onto the cylindrical base from above. This is a container for stones. A similar product can be made from conventional steel sheets.
Features of installing an electric oven in a bath
Such heating equipment is mainly installed in saunas. It is impossible to water the electric furnace with water, that is, it does not give steam. But it warms up the room to a temperature of 100 ° C. Installation of such structures is carried out according to technical documentation. First of all, you need to take care of the quality of the wiring. It must be made of materials that are resistant to high temperatures. Please note that some powerful heaters operate from a 380 V network, so you will have to run a separate cable into the room directly from the transformer box. If this is not possible, purchase ovens that operate at 220 V. Take care of the correct cross-section of the cable that will power the oven. This value can be calculated from the capacity of all equipment. Important! It is necessary to connect an electric oven for a bath to a separate machine. Moreover, the junction boxes and shields should not be in the steam room, but in the dressing room.
Give preference not to ordinary single-wire machines, but to RCDs. In such devices, the phase and zero are separately disconnected. You cannot twist the wires inside the bath, all the segments must be solid. Pay special attention to the connection of the wires in the dressing room. Due to the high temperature, the strands of aluminum and copper are rapidly oxidized. It is desirable that all wiring in the room is copper. Don't forget about grounding. The wire from the switchboard to the oven must be placed in a metal casing. The foundation for such a furnace is not needed, since the weight of the structure is very small. But before installation, the base for the device must be laid out with ceramic tiles. It is recommended to install electrical equipment in the corner near the door.
Features of installing a stove in a bath are presented in the video:
As you can see, getting your own sauna is not that expensive. If you wish, you can save money by building a stove for the steam room with your own hands.
