Heating and cooking stoves with a fireplace: features of

In this article we will talk about what constitutes a heating cooking stove with a fireplace, how it functions and what are the laws governing the construction of these facilities.

Multifunctional stoves that combine the capabilities of a heat generator and a kitchen stove are very popular. According to statistics, such facilities make up about 80% of the total number of heating equipment used in country houses.

A cooking heating stove with a fireplace is characterized by a number of advantages, including:

• The low price of the finished structure, in comparison with the cost purchased separately cooker and heating system.
• Availability of materials, required for construction work.
• Ease of operation and maintenance such furnaces.
• The possibility of building structures with a wide range of functionality, including a hob, fireplace stove, a place for drying mushrooms and berries, a chamber for baking bread, etc.
• Availability and cheap fuel, since, along with firewood and coal, household waste, branches left after cutting trees, sawdust, etc. can be put into the fuel chamber.
• High efficiency (on average 60%), in comparison with the parameters of conventional cookers. As a result, there is an effective opportunity to reduce the time required for cooking.
• Excellent appearance, as a clean brickwork will decorate your cottage.

The main types used in country houses

In the domestic market of heating and cooking stoves, the fireplace is represented by several popular varieties, among which we especially note small heating and cooking stoves with ovens, the Swede oven, the Volkov design, traditional Russian buildings like Teplushki and Housekeepers, Professor Potapov’s patented development "Baby".

All of these structures differ from each other in size, configuration, feature set and performance. In order for you to have a correct opinion about the characteristics of these devices, we will tell about some of them in more detail.

Construction Swedes

The Swede combines such facilities as a heating furnace of small size and a stove. The construction of the structure can be supplemented by an oven.

Due to their constructional features, oven equipment can be used for simultaneous heating of the room and for cooking food. In the warmer months, the Swedish oven can be used exclusively for cooking. To this end, during the construction process, an extractor hood is made in the cooking chamber, which allows the room to be cleaned of cooking odors.

Moreover, two chimneys are immediately made in the furnace. One of them, with a longer duration and a longer maze, is used during the cold season. Another chimney is almost a straight pipe and is used in the warm season.

Important: In order for one chimney to work separately from another, special dampers are used, which alternately block one of the two pipes.

As a rule, a stove of this type is used immediately to heat two rooms. The part in which the hob is arranged, goes to the kitchen. The back side enters an adjacent room and is used exclusively for heating.

The popularity of this design is largely due to the fact that in country houses large furnaces are not built, while the construction of medium and small dimensions is just what you need.

Developments Volkova and Potapova

Continuing the theme of multifunctional furnaces made of brick, we consider the following modifications:

1. Construction I.F. Volkova is a medium-sized heating and cooking stove with the following characteristics:

• Dimensions - 244 * 90 * 110 cm.
• The functional equipment includes such devices as an oven, a hot box, a cooking chamber with an extractor hood and a stove.
• During the work of two fire chambers the daily thermolysis makes up to 4 kW.
• Production materials - fireproof solid brick and metal parts for the equipment of the heating panel of a fire chamber, etc.
• A possibility of operation, both in summer, and in the winter mode.

1. Design V.A. Potapova is an alternative to the Volkov furnace, existing in two versions - a large-sized structure and a small-sized furnace. Equipment features are as follows:

• Dimensions - 116 * 64 * 190 (large) and 51 * 64 * 182 cm (small);
• The functional equipment includes an exhaust hood, an oven, a cooking chamber equipped with a cast-iron stove.
• A small version with a two-time firebox demonstrates performance up to 1500 kcal / hour, while the full-size version - about 4000 kcal / hour.
• The building material is fireproof and red brick.
• Operation in the summer and winter mode is possible.

Important: In addition to the listed author's modifications, current developments are furnaces designed by Kuznetsov, Zhirnov and Rod.

Features of the masonry work

Instruction for masonry work begins with the preparation of appropriate materials and tools. (See also the article Ordering a Heating Furnace: Features.)

So, we need the following:

• brick (fireproof and red) - the amount is calculated in accordance with the selected project.
• masonry mortar materials - clay and artificial quartz sand.
• materials for the preparation of concrete for pouring the base.
• steel corner.
• steel or cast-iron doors for the device blowing and firebox.
• cooking plate made of steel or cast iron.
• for gate valves.

The tool will require a masonry trowel, a construction wooden mall, a plumb line, a water level and an ax in order to split a brick.

Masonry work with their own hands are performed in stages. First laid concrete base. Next, the time required to set the strength of the concrete base is waited (up to 28 days). After that, in accordance with the chosen scheme, laying is performed.

As a guide for the masonry work, you can use the diagrams in this article.

Conclusion

Now that you know what the stoves are, they are suitable both for heating and for cooking, it's time to decide on the option that is suitable for your country house. More useful information can be found by watching the video in this article.