Камины и отопление №51 6 № (51)’2011 Contents 1 Ceremonial fireplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 There are a lot of beautiful fireplaces in the residences of heads of the states. As a background for official photographing, they create a status, solemn atmosphere, and their design reflects national traditions. The format of «official meetings at a fireplace» means maximum openness and non-official home coziness. Home fire magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Today most of people prefer to purchase fireplaces with the closed firebox as they’re the most economic and effective units among all heating devices and they allow control the burning process. However the traditional open fireplace has now a vast number of admirers all over the world, and Russia is no exception. Clay and the craftsman hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 The tile has been a beautiful interior decoration element for more than hundred years already, and today it has an undoubted revival. Their former simplicity and minimalism are not at current interest as before: active construction of country houses, cottages and summer residences (being quite often heated by wood stoves or fireplaces), has brought back on top a fashion for bright and beautiful facing for these heating devices. Brick or coal clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Durability, sustainability, tightness, ability to accumulate heat and to resist harmful factors in extreme operating conditions — these are our requirements to the device we call «a hearth». The way it will match these expectations pretty much depends on the materials used in a stove or fireplace construction. Fireplaces. PROFI: technical info • Design, comfort and efficiency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 • Technologies to serve a quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 • To make a right choice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 • To follow modern requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 • In Italian style. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 • Tiles: problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Beauty and heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 The first International architectural and construction exhibition «Beautiful houses», organized by the exhibition company «World Expo Group» and «Beautiful houses press» Publishing House, has successfully passed in the «Crocus Expo» Fairgrounds from November, 2nd till November, 5th, 2010. 262 exhibitors, including 110 architectural bureaus, design studios and private architects took part in this important industry event. Fireplaces Salon 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 The 7th International FIREPLACES SALON takes place in Moscow at the Crocus Expo Fairground on 23–26 March, 2011. This venue will be a home to the very best manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and designers from across the globe exhibiting to both trade and consumers. Between a hearth and a stove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 For many centuries a man has got used to associate a stove bench only with the stove itself: that is a certain massive design occupying a lot of place, but providing a feeling of comfort in cold seasons. But a fireplace is perceived as a source of heat and coziness, however more compact and graceful one. And now it gives an interesting option — a warm bench. Three year marathon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Vladislav Gitsenko, sculptor, ceramist, specializes mostly on manufacturing of art products from coal clay, faience and porcelain, and also on fireplace, furnace, ladder and interior design. His skills’ bright example is a complex facing of «Russian wood» — the stove project realized in the co-operation with artist Svetlana Meshkova. Condition one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Almost any chimney exposes very harmful operation conditions, such as high temperatures, thermal contrast with environment, chemically aggressive fuel combustion products and condensate. Safety of both the house and its owners directly depends on this chimney system’s ability to function properly, getting through its main purposes. Not just gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Setting an independent heating system in a private house, the owners face a problem – what alternative heating source to choose. Most of people consider liquid fuel boilers as the units with high power potential and capable to become quite a good replacement to their gas analogs. Three advantages of one method . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Air heating, a short for a room space heating with the warm air, features high efficiency providing considerable savings, such as significant working costs decrease, including electric power bills. Heating. PROFI: technical info • Air heating: a responsible approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 • Gas boiler cycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 • Hydraulic separator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 130 38 22 24 50 94 48
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