Камины и отопление №55 6 № (55)’2011 Contents 5 A music of flames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Music and fire have so much in common — these elements create magic, they charm us and create the mood. Calming wood crackling in the fireplace is the best melody of a home coziness. Inspiring musicians and singers to create new artworks. Style parade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 A fireplace plays a very important role in many cultures due to its magic living fire. Since the ancient times to this day throughout the centuries the fireplace styles variety has been reflecting the ideas and values of different historical periods, national differences and livelong search for something new and original, which is quite often appears to be a well forgotten old. All interior shapes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Explore new Moscow’s stylish heat venue: a new «ART-ROOM» salon is now opened to offer you the most interesting designer’s fireplaces. Two well-known Moscow salons with more than 15 years long careers — «ART-TON Fireplaces» and «Big Ben» — have merged their activities to present the best brands of European fireplaces, accompanied by the UK’s ceramic tile and sanitary ware. The «ARTROOM» salon’s production range is now expanded with English furniture and kitchens, lamps and dishes listed; it also includes properly selected products of the best British factories. A nature at the home hearth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Fireplace highlights created by Marina Putilovskaya’s design bureau. When it’s warm and tasty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Modern housing is often equipped with a fireplace, which plays a role of home communication and recreation center. But utilitarian needs must be also considered. “Fireplaces and Heating” offers you an overview of a related class of interesting kitchen equipment — cooking stoves. A home centerpiece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Classic wood-burning fireplace owners may say that this heat generator is able to heat only the area where it is installed, and maybe just one or several adjoining rooms. However, please do not conclude that this device can not be a centerpiece of a private house’s complete heating system: it’s a water circuit that can solve the problem. Fireplace. PROFI: technical information • Ecology, comfort and heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 • A stubborn stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 • Home equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 • Trough the looking-glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 • A return of a stove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 • A second breath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 • On the firing line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 • Water in a hot circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 • Automatic burning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 No chances for condensate and soot . . . . . . . . . 118 A selection of a chimney system depends on both the material the chimney is made of and the device specifications. Seeking for the alternative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Natural gas is the Russia’s cheapest and the most effective fuel, but, unfortunately, it is not available in all localities yet. However, the climate in the most parts of its territory is relatively cold so that people have to heat their homes at least six months of the year. Thus, the non-gasified districts’ inhabitants must search for alternative heating systems. The heat from the roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Solar collectors, catching the Sun rays and converting it into heat, are the basic, but not a single detail of solar thermal systems — and the last word in this phrase can be regarded as a key. The complete equipment list to ensure these heating systems’ normal functioning depends on their purposes and conditions of use. Hot invisible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Long known traditional heating radiators are now losing top positions to floor heating systems that attract the consumer’s attention with their convenience, efficiency and hygiene. The same heating principle can be also used for their original analogue — wall heating. Heating. PROFI: technical information • The heat from France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 • Newest solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 • All–in-one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 • Radiators from Cersaie: design and comfort . . . . . . . . . . 164 106 132 157 90 28 58 164
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