Each of us wants to have a warm and cozy home. But, if for residents of high-rise buildings this is usually a matter of uninterrupted and high-quality operation of the central heating system, then for the owners of private houses is the arrangement of their own heating system. Among the various options for heating a private house, one can distinguish separately, combining both practicality and aesthetics at the same time - this is a stove-fireplace installation with a water heating circuit.
Furnace-fireplace with a water circuit for the house
In terms of its design features, such a heater is a solid fuel boiler (firewood) and has an exterior decoration in the form of a fireplace with an open or closed type firebox. The difference from the fireplace in its classic understanding is that between the walls of the furnace there are tubes of a heat exchanger - a coil, through which water circulates, acting as a coolant. By means of connecting pipes, the heat carrier from the coil enters the closed heating circuit of the house, which includes the radiators and the expansion tank (in some cases the circulation pump is additionally installed). Necessarily a water fireplace, also called furnace-fireplaces with a water circuit, is connected to the chimney for the discharge of the combustion products of the fuel. In wood stoves, fireplaces with a water circuit, it is necessary to have a grate in the bottom of the furnace, through which the air necessary for combustion comes in, and an ash pan. Now about the external execution of the stove-fireplace. If it is a built-in fireplace, then its furnace is made of metal without any aesthetic delights, and the external portal is either an open "entrance" to the furnace, or a door that meets much more often, from a special refractory glass. Very impressive cast-iron stoves-fireplaces with a water contour, made by the method of artistic casting and reminiscent of furnace-burzhuyki. Furnace-fireplace with a water circuit can be folded and made of bricks. In this case, the internal wall of the furnace is made of metal, and the outer wall is laid out of bricks (facing straight and figured, tiled). Between them a serpentine is turned on. Brick stoves-fireplaces can be laid out in the form of a classic fireplace with all its attributes or, if it corresponds to the style of decoration of the room, in the form of a Russian stove. But in any case, the installation of a water fireplace should be entrusted to a high-class professional - this will determine the effectiveness and safety of his work.
Advantages and disadvantages of a stove with a water circuit
The main advantage of water fireplaces can be considered simple operation and the use of relatively inexpensive fuels for work. Their external design can be matched to any interior and can be installed in almost any room, subject to compliance with fire safety rules. It should also be said that the stove-fireplaces can be used as an alternative or backup type of heating. In this case, they are connected without any problems to the existing heating system. Despite a lot of positive qualities, furnace-fireplaces with a water circuit, nevertheless, have a number of disadvantages. Firstly, this lack of automation - to start the heating system you need to kindle a fireplace. Secondly, because of the low efficiency of the heating circuit of such a system, water fireplaces are not recommended for use in very cold climates as the only source of heating - it is necessary to combine types of heating.
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