Types of fireplaces

Today, the fireplace is not only a source of heat and ventilation, and aesthetic center for home decor. In suburban homes arrange wood fireplaces, and in apartments where there is no possibility to withdraw the chimney, install gas or electric fireplaces. Using modern technology and materials such as glass - clear, tinted or textured - made the border between classical and avant-garde is practically invisible. In addition to the traditional location of the fire at the wall, there was a mass, and other options. Let us assume transparent fireplaces, separate space. These models are made Dutch firm Boley and the French company Arkiane. Or floor models in the form of an Egyptian pyramid, a pioneer campfire, which can be placed directly in the center of the room. There are fireplaces, like animated paintings in a baguette-frame, and even in the form of a street telephone booth. You warm up or so, for beauty? In the first place now - the decision of decorative and style-forming tasks, and the heating function of such a focus has long faded into the background. There are models in which the absence of the external exhaust pipe may first be put to a standstill. Only at closer inspection turns out that the exhaust pipe before the fire still is there. She just laid in the floor to the chimney in the wall or behind it. Such designs provide great scope for creative work space, can hold different floors with a height difference, a podium or steps. Advantages of wood burning fireplaces are obvious: the game live fire, the crackle of logs, a romantic setting ... Wood-burning fireplaces on the market - is already finished construction of the furnace flue and liner (portal). True, the chimney creates a problem. Because of his wood-burning fireplace can be installed in city apartments (an exception may be only the upper floors, and even then not always). But in a country house of such a fireplace is always welcome. Although with its purchase and maintenance of all easy. First of all, bite the price fireplace. Today, the most simple model wood-burning fireplaces are the thousands. If, moreover, to pick up and the original headliner, the price could rise to 50,000. Another problem stems from the fact that install wood-burning fireplace in the room is rather difficult without damaging the already finished interior. In addition, it is necessary to take into account the structure of intermediate floors and roof trusses, for a fireplace chimney should be straight. Therefore, choose a place for a romantic fireplace is desirable at the stage of building a house. Wood-burning fireplace requires the owner of constant care and attention. It is necessary to remove the ashes, clean the chimney regularly to comply with fire regulations, collecting and somewhere to store firewood. And while we should not expect a thorough warm-up room, as when burning wood in a fireplace in the room is only 20% of the heat, and the rest is "good" simply flies in the tube. Perhaps that is why, in the opinion of market specialists woodburning fireplaces, homeowners often do not use them 2-6 times a year. Urban version of the gas fireplaces are cheaper, safer and easier to install, and heat them in comparison with areas on the wood much more. Device that supports the fire, is a conventional atmospheric gas burner, equipped with automatic control system. The effect of live-fire is achieved using artificial logs, which are made of environmentally friendly fire-retardant material that perfectly simulates real wood. Such fireplaces are most useful where there is a gas - in urban apartments. Most models can even be connected to the cylinder gas. And most important - such fireplaces require no special installation chimney: it is enough to derive a flue pipe or directly to the street. Of course, all work can be done only with the authorization of the gas facilities. If done correctly, then heating with a gas fireplace is convenient and safe. According to statistics, the owners of such stoves use them 100-150 times per year, ie, the entire heating season. Electrical simulation in the early 80-ies the inventors have proposed inhabitant "flushing" fire electricity. And from the very beginning electric fireplace looks almost no different from the historical prototype. Current products have a thermostat that keeps the room temperature set point. Heart is so the heater - heating element. Everything else is a delightful props, allowing (through naturalistic scenery) to play in the homes of the performances: "The evening before the fire." Electric fireplaces have a lot of pluses. All models offer the advantages of traditional heater minus the smoke, ash and sparks. For example, a flame effect fireplaces Dimplex is so real, that being a man inexperienced, did not immediately determine that this is nothing more than an imitation. Install electric heater can be in any room. And without a special design, the flue and ventilation equipment. And the price is quite affordable. In any case, the electric models are 4-5 times cheaper than wood-burning fireplaces. And they are easy to install, suitable for all types of premises, have good heat transfer, requires no supply of wood and kindling. , Only one outlet, but with mandatory grounding. Tips stoker is not recommended to open windows and doors during the firing. Before the ignition spark should burn out of paper and open flame "penetrate" the cold air entering the chimney. At the time of starting the fire with dry wood chips flame must be open, a height of 40 centimeters. After 15 minutes, start to lay a small Polenz firewood in the form of a "well". About an hour and a half after each firing to rake and dispose of cooled ashes, and ashes. If you do not, corrosion will corrode metal, stone and brick. Twice a year, always clean the chimney of soot, smoke and tar, which may cause a fire. Stoke the fireplace best wood hardwood. Conifers - shoot sparks. Use the logs with a diameter of 10 cm and do not fill the firebox for more than a quarter of the volume.