Until recently, only owners of private houses with specially equipped chimneys could pass the evening by the fireplace. To residents of ordinary city apartments, this was inaccessible in principle.
But biofuel fireplaces appeared on the market, and a romantic mood, warmth and comfort, embracing a person watching the dancing reeds of a living fire, became available in any home.
Classification of biofireplaces
People who want to decorate their apartment or office space with a fireplace without a radical restructuring of the ducts choose a biofuel indoor fireplace. The selection of these products is currently quite large. But all the proposed models are divided into a number of basic groups:
- The most sought after is the classic. These are traditional firebox portals, which are most often performed in the form of corner or wall foci and are finished with special grace. The portals of these products are made of ebony, marble and other expensive materials. Look great in rooms whose interior is designed in Empire style.
- Biofuel fireplaces manufactured as separate stoves are in great demand among consumers. These options are designed for use in the interiors of country or modern. Especially for them, they are made in metal cases with multivariate finishes.
- Modern urban styles of fireplaces, characterized by the multivariance and unpredictability of their inherent forms. A biofuel fireplace without a chimney, included in this group, is overwhelmingly minimalist. No accessories and decorations. Simple geometrically verified lines. The latest materials are used for production: plastic, steel, glass, aluminum. They differ in the place of installation. The best choice for hi-tech fans.
- Fireplace - a candle. Such a mini-fireplace can easily fit into any, even the smallest apartment, bringing cosiness and unique charm to its interior. These models are made of natural stone (most often marble) and are distinguished by a variety of colors and shapes.
Classification of biofuel fireplaces at the place of their installation
Biofuel fireplaces are installed by designers in almost any place. There are models:
- Wall mounted. These designs can be of almost any size. Their use allows you to implement such design decisions as room zoning, ceiling decoration, arrangement of through niches.
- Floor-mounted. They are available in stationary and mobile versions, look great in the center of any room (island fireplace) and compare favorably with the design aesthetics of wood fireplaces.
Biofireplaces used for design tasks
- Built in special niches. Most often they visually mimic a wood burning fireplace and are decorated with natural stone (granite or marble).
- Fireplaces - table decoration. This is a mini-fireplace, which is most often made in the form of a box, cylinder or candle made of refractory ceramic materials, polished steel or special glass. These products are perfect for a festive table setting for a romantic dinner, becoming a worthy alternative to classic candles.
How similar products work
Regardless of the manufacturer and model, all biofireplaces have the same structural elements: a frame, which is an element of decor, a heating block and a tank for biofuel, in which the vast majority of models use bioethanol.
The specificity of the work lies in the fact that the fuel itself is not burned, its vapors burn. They are fed through a special channel to the burner and ignited. Biofuel fireplaces have a structurally realized possibility of adjusting the flame (burning force) and remote control.
The area around the burner is filled with refractory decorative elements imitating wood or coal. Additional decor is made up of colored natural pebbles.
The main technical parameters of biofireplaces
Choosing biofuel fireplaces, reviews on this or that model give a characteristic primarily in such parameters as:
- power. This parameter completely depends on which fuel block the fireplace is equipped with. This is explained by the fact that the length of the zone of simultaneous combustion depends on the length of the installed unit: the longer it is, the brighter and more intense the visible torch. Therefore, in large-sized fire chambers, several synchronized blocks are simultaneously mounted;
- the presence of electronic control systems is considered as a significant plus model. The presence of automation allows you to feed fuel in automatic mode, control the combustion process remotely, use CO 2 sensors and heat for monitoring;
- type of fuel used. For models of biofireplaces today helium and liquid compositions are offered. For each of them there are own models of heating blocks. The difference in chemical composition, which has one or another biofuel, the price for it clearly tracks. The more complex the composition and manufacturing technology, the more expensive it is (the average price is from 200 to 750 rubles / l). The advantages of the first is the guaranteed impossibility of the strait. When burning, the flame has pleasant colors, there are no sharp unpleasant odors. The advantages of the second are the complete absence of carbon deposits on the burner, as well as the possibility of using large fireplaces.
The value of the efficiency of biofireplaces
The chemical composition of the fuel used and the design of the unit completely exclude the possibility of sparking, the occurrence of smoke, the return of the flame, the appearance of gases or soot dangerous to humans.
Each burned liter of biofuel allows to receive about 5 kW / h, which is comparable with the use of two electric heaters of medium power. All this energy goes to heating the air in the room where the fireplace stands. This explains that the average efficiency of fireplaces of the aforementioned design is 95%.
Benefits of bio fireplaces
These are reliable and mobile products, easy to install and operate. The flame is securely insulated by a door with special glass. As the advantages that influence the growth in sales of these particular models, the following are noted:
- the ability to install in a room of any size;
- when burning, soot and smoke are not emitted, in connection with which there is no need to install a special hood;
- complete operational safety;
- complex preventive maintenance is not required;
- the possibility of getting a burn is excluded;
- can be installed without prior permission, etc.
Today, a biofireplace is a great alternative to a classic fireplace, allowing you to enjoy the game of a living flame even in the smallest room without first having to carry out complex chimney installation work.