Dimensions of the Russian stove

Despite the fact that this device began to be used many years ago, it remains in demand even today. Although modern technology, it seemed, should have supplanted stoves a long time ago. However, thanks to the effective performance of their functions, people are still not indifferent to them.

What is a Russian stove and how does it work?

The design itself is a box consisting of important elements, designed both for preparing various dishes and for heating rooms. In addition, it has some features: massiveness - it takes up quite a lot of space in length and height, the heating base is combined with a stove and the presence of a stove bench. Therefore, the third function will be considered to be replacing a bed or sofa. As for the principle of operation, it is a fairly simple process. After the user lays out firewood - the main fuel for the device, air mass circulation begins to occur. It gradually moves through the lower part. Further, the material that was previously deposited slowly flares up, and from this the temperature of the atmosphere slowly increases.

After some time, the resulting product is collected and removed through the upper mouth. And only then does it fall into the chimney.Indeed, it will take a lot of time to let the stove warm up, since it is large in size. But it's worth it: the heat it gives off will remain in the house for a very long time.

Dimensions of a standard Russian stove

It is worth understanding that there is no generally accepted and unique design standard for dimensions. The size is determined depending on how much heat is needed to heat the entire desired area. And of course, for the most accurate calculation there is a special method. If you calculate incorrectly, then it is possible to overdo the heat transfer or vice versa. That is why you need to carefully find out the thermal output from each object that is in the house, counting all the walls, doors and passages. There is an approximate method. With its help, you can find the ideal parameters of the future unit.

• To do this, you will need indicators of the volume of the kitchen (the place in which you are going to place the stove) and multiply by 21. And the result is a number indicating heat transfer.
• The radiation of each square meter in the device is equal, by average standards, to 300 kcal per hour. Therefore, the previous result obtained must be divided by 300. You will get a measurement in square meters. It can be rounded. To get the perimeter of the stove, divide the above number by the height that your room heats. Next, divide the answer by 2, and the result will be length and width.

Using the method described above, each person can obtain the most accurate parameters that are necessary to build a stove in a particular space.

Dimensions of a Russian stove with a stove bench

Previously, when all people were engaged in subsistence farming, the size depended on the skill of the stove maker, however, the result was always a device with huge dimensions. This was needed for cooking for a large family and for sleeping. At about that time it was 1.8 m by 3 meters. Now the parameters have decreased relatively much. The smallest ones barely reach 1.7 meters in length and 2.3 meters in width. There are also larger models: 2.3 and 1.5 meters, respectively.

REFERENCE! It is important not to forget that this area and the personal preferences of the owner somehow influence the result of the choice regarding the size of the structure.

To give the bed even more volume, you can attach a trestle bed to the main part. In addition, there are designs with a fireplace in which the original dimensions practically do not change. But the fireplace will open into the adjacent room.

Features of operation

ATTENTION! If you have never exposed the structure to use, it must be dried after completion of construction.

This issue should be approached carefully and painstakingly. Then give the device time to burn out for one and a half to two hours. First light a small fire inside. The presence of an air lock will be determined by the appearance of smoke. In this case, it should be removed as follows: in the evening, create a small flame on the view.

This procedure should be done throughout the week. It is advisable to increase the number of chips or splinters placed every day. When there is not a single wet streak left on the bricks, this will mean that your invention is completely dry. Handling the stove requires its own skill everywhere. This applies to both tossing logs and ignition.