Камины и отопление №54 6 № (54)’2011 Contents 4 Effective beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Having inspired romantics and poets since the ancient times, live fire remains a popular way to heat homes. After all, no wonder the classical fireplaces and stoves are still trendy: moreover, new models are constantly being launched, successfully combining the exterior beauty of the first with the efficiency of the latter. A room with a view to fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 As is known, Russia’s first fireplaces originate from the Peter the Great era and they immediately became a symbol of European lifestyle and a real luxury, affordable only for a very narrow circle of the rich people. These hearths of live fire were so unlike the traditional Russian stoves; only the highest nobles of the Russian Empire were allowed to mount fireplaces in their palaces. The North and the South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Modern design fireplaces can be divided into two groups. In the countries with a cold climate people are familiar with the icy winters, so they pay much attention to heating capacities. But for the Southerners a fire is mostly just an interior element, that’s why they always acquire refinement in the creation of new forms. Heat through the centuries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 In the past times we associated a stove with an empty keg with two holes: one of them for fuel load and the other — for connection between the unit and a chimney. Despite their original look, these products were faithfully serving many generations of people, providing good home heating in both simple huts and noble estates, and even in the palaces. A halt for gourmets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 When having our leisure time in the country side, we consider both garden barbecue and grill houses as some kind of meeting points for our family and friends. People spend their time there cooking and eating, but even more — enjoying a heartfelt conversation. Fireplace. PROFI: technical data • With German thoroughness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 • Gold, silver and iron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 • Flame at the elegant frame of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 • Fire experts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 • Stoves bringing in the comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 • Stoves, catering all tastes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 • Fighting the col. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 • Stable heat source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 • Installation of a tiled fireplace with brackets . . . . . . . . . . 134 • Next generation stoves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Reasons and after-effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 A flue construction mistakes can turn very expensive in the future: they may cause malfunction leading to irreparable consequences. Moreover, the homeowner notices flaws sometimes too late, when it begins to feel some discomfort when using the stove or fireplace. People have to spend money on the timely elimination of emerging problems or repair the smoke channel, because it does not operate perfectly able to cause a fire. Multipurpose heating and cooking stove . . . . . . . 152 A stove construction combines three devices: a heating firebox with bottom heat supply, a heating and cooking «Swedish type» stove with bottom heat supply, and, finally, a Russian stove with upper and lower heating chambers, and a cooking chamber between them. The Russian stove’s upper and lower heating chambers are connected by vertical channel, and the cooking and the upper chamber — by four holes in the dome. Popularity secrets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Natural gas is the cheapest fuel for heating boilers. Also, this fuel’s high calorific value together with the latest engineering ideas provides maximum efficiency of these heat generators. And finally, the fact that they can function in completely automatic mode leaves these units without a rival, at least for today. Emergency team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Only two types of heaters such as fan heaters and convectors can warm up the house in just a few minutes. However, the former are quite noisy, plus they burn the oxygen in the room. On the contrary, the latter does not damage a home atmosphere, and a variety of additional features and a wide range of available modifications make these devices more attractive to consumers. Heating. PROFI: Technical data • A good combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 • Effective heating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 • Comfortable economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 • New invention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 • Power in unity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 • Solar upgrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 168 154 112 68 66 34 104
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