Why look at expensive foreign models, if in your native country sufficiently high-quality stoves for a bath are manufactured, in addition, they have an affordable cost. Recently, the company that manufactures Tunguska products has managed to win the attention of consumers, its products have gained a strong position in the domestic market.
If you prefer the Vitra modification, you will receive equipment with a wide stone door, it allows you to stack logs even across the firebox. Sometimes it is equipped with a heat exchanger, this allows you to save on the purchase of additional elements. But the improved "Tunguska 2011" is characterized by an attractive appearance, the furnace is changed, the most loaded with the place are massive, it allowed to increase the life of the structure.
Such stoves can be used to create a bath mode called the Finnish sauna. Well-heated steam is obtained due to the high temperature of the stones. The presence of a convection hood effectively cools the walls of the furnace and carries heat throughout the entire steam room. Sometimes furnaces are equipped with a cast-iron or steel heat-resistant door. Modern furnace designs of this company are different from others, the main advantages will be discussed below.
General product reviews
The Tunguska sauna stove is manufactured by the Thermofor manufacturer; it has won the attention of consumers with its products for a long time. Products are distinguished by huge transparent screens, as well as a panoramic fuel channel, it is expanded from the furnace screen and allows you to look at the flame from the room, while you can sit in different angles. However, consumers note other pluses of these furnaces, which are expressed in the original labyrinth gas duct, it is able to quickly heat the steam room, the parameters of which reach 30 m 3 .
Steel for walls is used highly alloyed and heat-resistant, due to which bath stoves are chemically inert and almost do not burn out oxygen from the room. Consumers note that the wood stove for the Tunguska bathhouse was developed back in 2001, and until today it has been the leader in sales in the domestic market. During this time, the model has been improved and changed more than once, today it has many advantages over analogues. Among the pluses, consumers highlight the improved passage of convection flow, which goes along the upper perimeter of the structure.
The casing is continuous, there are no ventilation holes in it, it shields infrared radiation well. But you should also pay attention to some negative reviews, from which you can understand that not all consumers like that convection during operation of the oven will ruin the condition of the Russian bath, the air is dried, and the temperature in the steam room constantly rises. Some argue that the metal screen is able to dry the room, so for such structures it is recommended to organize a fireplace lining and an economizer should be installed in the chimney. This requirement is mandatory and applies to the elementary fire safety rules. An oven for a Tunguska bathhouse, which you can buy at a reasonable price in Yekaterinburg, is calculated for a room whose average area varies from 8 to 16 m 3 .
Reviews on the right furnace choice
Buyers emphasize that the oven may initially be good, but for many, the minuses in it are expressed in stereotypes. For example, most bath lovers believe that the ideal stove is a design that has an open heater and is able to increase the temperature in the steam room to 100 ° C. It is these stoves that consumers try to find in construction stores, which happens even before they begin to build the foundation for the bathhouse. Such designs are sold the fastest, but the true connoisseurs of the baths get more technically competent stoves that look more spectacular and differ in functionality.
Reviews about the model "Tunguska XXL 2013 Inox"
The sauna stove “Tunguska xxl 2013” has an updated design, which makes the model more attractive. External parts have become more decorative, among other things, they are made using modern technology. Customers like the increased reliability of the structure, it is achieved by observing the concept of thermal equal strength, in accordance with which the body-loaded elements are made of 3 mm heat-resistant steel. The side walls of the furnace, as well as the bottom of the heater, are reinforced with heat-resistant steel elements called stringers. Such stoves for Tunguska baths, reviews of which you can read in the article, according to customers, are able to heat the steam room as soon as possible in the shortest possible time, this is ensured by an improved convection flow passage. There are ventilation holes on the front panel, and the presence of a special mesh, which is located around the entire perimeter of the furnace, also contributes to quick heating. The manufacturer managed to increase the efficiency of the heat exchanger, this is guaranteed by the fact that this element is located in the furnace and is heated by radiation from the flame.
Reviews on the technical specifications of the XXL 2013 Inox
If you prefer this version of the furnace equipment, you can install it in a room whose volume reaches 12 m 3 . The maximum volume is 24 m 3 . Consumers like that these stoves use firewood as fuel, which is not only cheap but also affordable. Heat-resistant steel is used as the material of manufacture, which extends the service life. It is noteworthy that the manufacturer gives a warranty period of 3 years.
Buyers emphasize that the volume of the furnace is 61 liters is enough. The furnace works in conjunction with stones weighing 92 kg. The weight of the furnace itself is 70 kg, the maximum elbow length is 660 mm. Buyers emphasize that before purchasing this equipment, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with the overall dimensions in order to allocate a place in the steam room for the furnace. Thus, the length, width and height of the device are 990x415x810 mm. The chimney supplied in the kit has a diameter of 115 mm, and its minimum height can be 5 m. The device has a built-in heat exchanger, but this characteristic is not the only advantage, among the pluses you can also distinguish the affordable cost, which is 18,900 rubles.
Reviews about 2011 Inox stoves
The stove for the bath "Tunguska 2011" will cost the consumer 14,900 rubles. Like the model described above, this one has decorative exterior parts, but the thickness of the furnace elements, which will be subjected to the greatest thermal and mechanical loads, increases by one and a half times. Buyers like the side walls of the firebox reinforced by stringers. Consumers also choose this model for the reason that it is fireproof, because the equipment is fully certified and meets the requirements of the European standard. It is noteworthy that this Russian product is one of the few that is also delivered to the US markets. For the production of the furnace, modern equipment and automation systems are used. If you still have not decided whether you need a Thermofor Tunguska sauna stove, then you can refer to the results of the all-Russian vote, from them you can find out that the Thermofor company became a national brand in 2014.
Reviews about the stove brand "Tunguska 16 Terracotta"
This model is even cheaper, the price is 13600 rubles. Consumers prefer this option when an oven for a sauna or bath with a volume of 18 m 3 is needed. As consumer features, the presence in the furnace furnace of high alloy steel, which contains chromium in an amount of 13% or more, this allows to increase the service life. Through the cast-iron grate, air is drawn into the furnace, this allows you to inflate the fire, which guarantees a high combustion temperature. Fans of the Russian bath note that they like the presence of a casing, it acts as a convector and allows you to evenly warm the room, the burning effect is reduced. The heater is quite deep and non-ventilated, but for heating water you can install a hinged tank, which increases the comfort of using the furnace.
The fuel channel of the furnace can be installed in a wall with an adjacent room, so you can heat the furnace from it. Consumers especially note the ease of use. The bathhouse furnace for the Thermofor Tunguska bathhouse has rather compact dimensions, height, width and depth are 795x415x830 mm. The heater has a volume of 28 l, the device weighs 60 kg, and the diameter of the chimney is 115 mm. Not only dry firewood can be used as fuel, but also briquettes, as well as wood waste.
Reviews about the stove brand "Tunguska XXL Terracotta"
Such stoves for the Tunguska bathhouse, reviews of which quite often only the most positive, do not have a stained-glass window. This also applies to the built-in tank, which will have to be purchased additionally if necessary. You should not expect the presence of a built-in heat exchanger. However, this model has many other positive features, among them it is worth highlighting a rather impressive volume of the heater, which is 37 liters, as for the volume of the furnace, it is equivalent to 80 liters.
Consumers note that it is very convenient to operate this model with long logs, their sizes can reach 650 mm. Overall dimensions are limited to 1000x415x795 mm. Such ovens for the Tunguska bathhouse are suitable, reviews of which you can read in the article, for rooms the volume of which does not exceed 12 m 3 . The mass of stones used can be 90 kg, while the diameter of the chimney is 115 mm. Consumers note that the weight of the device is quite small and amounts to 60 kg, but for unloading, loading, and transportation it is best to enlist the help of another person.
Reviews about the stove "Tunguska Vitra"
The stove for the Tunguska Vitra bathhouse has a translucent screen, the diagonal of which is 43 cm. According to customers, this allows you to observe the fire without even being near the stove. The volume of the heated room can reach 16 m 3 , but the depth, width and height are 850x500x790 mm. These parameters, as well as the weight, which is equivalent to 57 kg, will allow you to correctly calculate the space for the installation of such a furnace. The mass of laid stones reaches 55 kg, but the volume of the heater is 22 dm 3 .
Furnace installation
Do-it-yourself installation of the Tunguska furnace in the bathhouse must be in compliance with fire safety rules. During factory assembly, the integrated heat exchanger must be located to the left or right of the furnace. There are two places for mounting the heat exchanger, so it can be rearranged if necessary, you can do it yourself. To do this, the screws that secure the convector cover are loosened, it must be removed and raised up. The heat exchanger is to be removed in the next stage, it is lifted up along the rails and installed on the other side of the furnace. At the final stage, a convector casing is put on, after which all screws are screwed fully. The heat exchanger must be moved before the installation of the furnace.
Ovens for the Tunguska bathhouse, the reviews of which were given above, should be installed on the floor of difficultly combustible or non-combustible materials. You can protect the floor surface with a metal sheet, which is located with the long side along the structure. The dimensions of this canvas should be 700x500 mm. A distance of 1250 mm or more must be provided from the furnace door to the opposite wall. When such stoves for the Tunguska bathhouse are installed, reviews of which will probably allow you to make the right choice, the floor in front of and below the furnace must be protected from fire using sheet steel on asbestos cardboard. The distance from the bottom of the oven to the floor should be 100 mm. As an alternative solution, a platform is laid under the furnace, the thickness of which should be 1/4 of the brick.
Conclusion
The furnace for the Tunguska XXL bathhouse or any other model must be installed with a chimney, which has a minimum number of bends for safety. If the pipe is straight, then this solution is preferred. The height of the pipe must be counted from the grate to the mouth. The pipe should rise 500 mm above the flat roof, if it is a roof ridge or parapet, then the pipe should be removed from these elements by a distance of 1.5 m. If there are higher buildings near the building, then the chimney displayed above their roof. When installing this component in buildings with roofs made of combustible materials, it is necessary to install a pipe with a spark trap made of steel mesh, the holes of which should be 5x5 mm.