How to heat a bath properly

Many beginners bath things are interested in question the right of the furnace bath with firewood. From a faithful performance of all algorithms on the kindling, the timely preparation of the furnace and the proper selection of firewood depends on how well you can melt the bath. Those who do not have experience in the furnace of the baths, it is recommended to use the following tips.

Preparation of the furnace for the furnace ↑

Before you heat the bath it is necessary to conduct preparations for the furnace. The preparatory measures include:

1. a thorough cleaning of the grate and ash chamber. Grate and ash pit should be cleaned gently from the remaining coals and ash;
2. treatment of stones with clean water;
3. check the purity and serviceability of the chimney.

Check draft in the chimney is using candle flame. To begin, you must open the flue damper in the chimney, and blew the door of the furnace. Then hold a lighted match to the furnace. You must follow the direction of the flame. So, if the flame is drawn into the chimney, the permeability of the smoke is guaranteed.

If the flame is not moving then there is a danger of clogging of the chimney, which leads to a decrease in thrust. In this case, the owner of the furnace is necessary to provide a preliminary cleaning of the chimney.

What better to heat up the sauna ↑

The traditional means of hot baths are wood. Sometimes used coal and dry manure. Each of the firelighters has its own characteristics that must be considered during firing.

Firewood ↑

As a rule, the bath is heated with branches of various shrubs and trees. If the room is located in a suburban area, then the owner of the baths have no difficulty in collecting material for the furnace.

Warning: Branches for kindling, it is recommended to prepare in advance. The ideal time for collecting wood – January and February. In winter time the tree is frozen, so chopping wood is much easier than in the summer. Wood collected in winter has a low moisture content. These characteristics contribute to increasing the shelf-life of the material.

Picking up branches, should pay attention to their smell. It is important to check that the tree was a small number of knots.

What firewood to heat the bath ↑

The most common materials for the furnace are birch, alder, as well as some fruit trees and shrubs. Choosing wood for kindling, preference should be given to:

• the wood from the trees of coniferous sorts. This wood gives the air in the bath is a pleasant pine aroma thanks to its high content of essential oils. Aromatherapy helps to prevent respiratory disorders, nervous diseases and General relaxation of the body.

Firewood for their uniform combustion, they are capable of long time to maintain the heat in the bath.

• the wood from the trees of deciduous breeds, which are divided into:

• the wood of fruit trees. Logs of cherry, Apple, pear or plum have a nice fruity flavor. They are enough to burn well and contribute to the formation of large amounts of steam. When burning firewood the tree formed by the minimum smoke amount;
• the wood of aspen. Aspen slowly inflames and burns out quickly.

• alder-wood. Alder wood reddish-brown dry quickly, so they are often harvested for heating furnace in the bath. Alder has a long shelf life and keeps its aroma for a long period of time. The alder wood is characterized by low tar content. They ignite well and long to support heat. In the furnace the logs do not form Gary;
• the wood of a Linden. Such wood supports persistent fever, but slowly breaks out in a furnace and burn quickly due to low density. After the furnace aspen is still a bit of charcoal and ash. It is believed that pairs Linden wood enhances immunity and protection from diseases of the lungs. The wood from Linden tree should not be stored for longer than 2 years;
• the oak wood. This wood provides heat and long burn. Quality oak logs when burning, exhale a fragrant vapor with pungent smell;
• the wood is birch. Birch branches when burned, produce a disinfecting effect. Birch inflames easily and evenly. The combustion produces a large quantity of tar and of tar, which protects the facility against fire.

What wood should not be used ↑

Persons who know, what kind of wood is best to heat the bath, can advise what kind of wood should be avoided. So, the furnace is not recommended to use:

• the wood that was impregnated with chemicals or other dangerous compounds.

• rotten wood that do not burn, and after combustion produce a large amount of ash;
• old logs and beams, which can produce an unpleasant odor in the combustion process.

Coal ↑

Is it possible to heat the bath with charcoal, you want to know many who cannot collect firewood or buy them at a high price. Coal is a cost effective material. When burned, it supports higher temperature than wood.

Negative properties of coal is high the smoke during heating. It contributes to the gradual clogging of the chimney and channels of the furnace. Therefore, during firing with coal it is recommended to monitor the patency of the chimney and maintaining a high level of traction.

How to melt furnace in the bath ^ the

The procedure of hot baths involves the following sequential steps:

1. construction «priming», which is made from 4 small pieces of wood. You can also make it from paper, wood chips or wood shavings. To build «seed», you need to put on the grate 2 sticks parallel to each other at a distance of about 10 cm Between the logs put the pieces of paper, which is sprinkled with shavings or wood chips. On top is placed another 2 sticks;
2. ignition «priming», which is carried out using a match or a tablet of dry alcohol.

After the ignition the door of the furnace closed, the ash pit should be left ajar;

3. toss the firewood to sustain a flame. The first portion of the wood lay 15 minutes after ignition «priming», the next batch of firewood to throw in an hour;
4. the end of the furnace. Bath is heated an average of 3 to 6 hours. When the last of the firewood burned up, you must open the furnace to verify the absence of carbon monoxide. Then you should turn off the air conditioning, the furnace and the flue valve.

The steam room must be ventilated. The window should be left open for 2 hours.

How to heat the sauna, everyone will be able to know if you are familiar with video guide, attached below.

• House framing bath with his hands
• The chimney in the bath with his hands
• Cleaning of the chimney with their hands