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Angara stove 2012 - the ideal stove for a Russian bath

If you are a lover of the Russian bath and are looking for a reliable and durable wood-burning stove for it, we recommend you the Angara 2012 stove, which has proven itself excellent over the past few years.
In this article we will talk in detail about all the features that made the TMF Angara 2012 stove so popular among connoisseurs of a real Russian bath. The Angara 2012 sauna stove series includes products of various modifications and different capacities (more details about the modifications can be found at this link), designed for steam rooms with a volume of up to 18 m3 (find out how to correctly calculate the volume of a steam room).

All stoves from the TMF Angara 2012 series are wood-burning and are designed for the “Russian bath” mode, which means that they are equipped with a closed heater and heat the room no higher than 60–70 °C, providing the much-desired light steam.

Now let’s take a closer look at how this can be achieved.

Reviews of Termofor sauna stoves

“In 2000, I bought a house, and with it I got a 3x3 wreck. They built a washing room for me (2.5 m), made a wooden dressing room (3 m) and a covered veranda for the entire length - 5.5 m. Next to it I placed a “Eurocube” (a plastic canister for a ton of water in a metal sheathing), I cut off the top and wrapped the edges with rubber - this is how it turned out. I heat for 2.5 - 3 hours. Temperature 80. The water is hot, but not boiling. I’ll warm up for about 15 minutes, wave a little and lie down in the dressing room (I didn’t seal the gaps between the boards, there’s a good draft). Then I give it a good shake, steam it and put it in a barrel (I change the water often, there is a water supply and it is clean and quite cold). And immediately 2-3 approaches to the steam room, and you do whatever you want there. Sometimes it’s hot to breathe, but the body doesn’t feel it, it’s so light! But it was never possible to raise it above 100. But I don’t like to whip with a broom, but with a drawbar. So that the leaf first sticks, and then moves, even with a creak. In the bathhouse we wash in two steps, first I, then the girls (in the sense of family). If there are guests, we add one cape. At least even the village people, who were almost born in a bathhouse, praise me, and the city people are completely delighted. By the way, I’m urban myself, but from spring to autumn I live in the village, I just commute 20 km further to work. For some reason I liked Tunguska better.”

“I haven’t met Ermak furnaces, but I know Termofor and Teplodar, I know the management personally, I’ve been to both factories. I also studied Harvia. My opinion is that Termofor and Teplodar are certainly better. Firstly, the material of the firebox - for Harvia it is black steel, for Novosibirsk it is heat-resistant, hence the wall thickness, respectively, the rate of heat transfer, and accordingly the rate of heating of the room. The design of the combustion chamber itself is more competent in Novosibirsk; The principle of convection is better implemented, the heater is better developed. In my opinion, Termofor and Teplodar are an example of the rare predominance of domestic industry over European. We can make not only tanks! My opinion is deeply subjective, because... I myself am the proud owner of a Tunguska stove.”

Closed heater

The Angara 2012 stove is intended for a Russian bath and is not suitable for a Finnish sauna precisely because of the closed cylindrical heater located above the firebox and surrounded by a vortex reheating chamber, separating it from the open heater. This improved design helped to achieve redistribution of heat from the burned fuel, primarily in the area of ​​​​the closed heater. Thanks to this, the stones in it are heated by circular streams of fire up to 600°C quickly and evenly .

To supply water, a funnel with a narrow pipe is used, which delivers water to the very center of the heater. This is where the effect that true connoisseurs of the Russian bath love so much is achieved - the so-called light steam without overdried and overheated air. Such valuable lightness is acquired as steam passes through the entire closed and part of the open heater, during which it is split into even smaller and lighter particles.

A closed heater - together with a small open one - can hold up to 70 kg of stones.

Popular models of Termofor sauna stoves

The most popular stoves are “Tunguska” and “Angara”. Both of these models have similar characteristics: almost the same dimensions (850x500x790) and thermal power, but they have a different structure, different speed and “directionality” of heating.

Bath stove "Angara"

Firstly, the Angara has a chimney located closer to the center, which makes it possible to install it in any room, and secondly, it contains 5 kg more stones, but the stones warm up faster due to the special location and special design of the fuel chamber. At Angara, the stones are divided into two parts, between which there are special reheating chambers.

Operating principle of "Angara"

Due to this, warming up is much more active. In addition, this option for organizing the heater can withstand flooding with water. The Tunguska's non-ventilated chamber has time to dry out between uses, which does not always please their owners.

Appearance of the Tunguska stove

So: “Angara” is a quick heating of stones and a moderate temperature in a steam room, “Tunguska” is a quick heating of a steam room to high temperatures, saving firewood and not very high humidity.

Operating principle of the Tunguska sauna stove

There is also a modification of the Tunguska of larger size and power, the Tunguska XXL, for large visits (12-24 cubes versus 8-18 of the standard version).

To heat large steam rooms (18-30m3), the “Kalina” model is most often used. This is a powerful stove equipped with wide panoramic glass (54 cm diagonally). The original design of the flue in the form of a labyrinth allows you to quickly warm up the room and bring 100 kilograms of stones to the required temperature. The stove has a built-in heat exchanger that allows you to connect a remote tank to heat water.

Bath stove from Termofor "Kalina"

For those who value comfort and do not like temperature changes, the Sayany mesh stove is suitable. Its unusual barrel-shaped design will fit well into a steam room. About 120 kilograms of stones are placed in this furnace, and the firebox is, as it were, lined with them on all sides.

The Sayany mesh oven has an unusual stylish design

Due to this, there is no hard radiation and you can sit quietly near the stove without the risk of getting burns. Due to the large mass of stones, the room warms up slowly, but it takes a long time to cool down.

For small steam rooms (6-12 cubes) Termofor has a “Compact” model, or rather today there are two of them - the old version and the updated “Compact 2013”. This small stove (730x715x690) quickly heats the air in the room. There is an option with a built-in tank; it is possible to retrofit the stove with a hanging water tank or a heat exchanger for connecting an external tank.

Oven for small steam rooms “Compact”

This model is available in both stainless and structural steel. The new modification “Compact 2013” ​​is distinguished by a slightly larger number of stones (5 kilograms more), a more modern casing and a chimney pipe shifted to the center.

Updated stove for a small bath “Compact 213”

The bottom of the heater now has holes for draining excess water, which will prevent corrosion and increase its service life. I'm very pleased that the price has remained the same.

For small steam rooms, “Osa” (4-9 m3) or “Shilka” (6-12 m3) is suitable, and the updated wood-burning stove with a built-in stainless steel tank “Biryusa 2013” ​​and a hidden heater has a non-standard design and vertical layout (730x410x1310).

The Biryusa sauna stove has a non-standard design - it is extended upward

To generate dry light steam, a special two-stage system was developed, implemented by Termofor in the Geyser furnace.

The principle of operation of the Geyser furnace for the formation of light dry steam

There is also a budget option made of black steel in the model range - “Karasuk”. For heating very large rooms (30-50 cubic meters) there is a Hekla business class stove. The recently introduced Vitruvia model is distinguished by a wide combustion compartment in which logs can be placed crosswise (diagonal 58 cm).

The new Vitruvia stove has a wide combustion chamber, which allows you to place logs not along, but across

As you can see, Termofor has a lot of stoves, and all of them are well thought out and originally made. But, there is one “BUT”. They cost a lot. But they last a long time and the reviews about them are almost exclusively positive.

Oven Termofor Geyser 2014 Inox

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The Tunguska stove is the leader in sales in Russia

This classic wood-burning sauna stove was designed back in 2001, and it is still the leader in sales in Russia. During this time, it has been modified and improved more than once, and today it has the following advantages over analogues:

• The passage of air convection flow has been much improved - it flows freely along the upper perimeter of the oven.
• A special continuous outer casing, in which there are no ventilation holes, well screens valuable infrared radiation from the firebox.

But, on the other hand, according to the reviews of experienced bath attendants, it is precisely this constant convention during operation of the stove that ruins all the conditions of a real Russian bath - it dries out the air and continuously raises the temperature in the steam room.

An overheated metal screen also dries out the steam room - and therefore for such stoves it is advisable to immediately organize a high-quality stone lining and, of course, an economizer for the chimney. These are the mandatory requirements for installing a Termofor stove and basic fire safety rules.

In general, a good Tunguska stove is designed for a steam room from 8 to 16 cubic meters.

"Compact" ovens - for small steam rooms

The “Compact” stove is praised quite often: despite its modest dimensions, it has been successfully popular for more than ten years. Over the past two years, it has been slightly improved: it has been given a modern appearance, the volume of the heater has been increased and the chimney has been centrally located for greater ease of installation.

The main advantages of the Compact stove are its low price and the ability to place it in a small steam room. There are also other advantages over analogues:

• Thanks to its special design, the stove heats up quickly and uses little wood.
• At the same time, you can use a mounted and built-in tank to heat water.
• A fairly large heater in which you can place more stones and heat the sauna longer.
• Easy installation of the chimney due to the central location of the pipe.
• Heat-resistant or structural steel and external decorative parts made of quality materials.
• A hole in the heater for draining water, which allows you to drain excess water if vacationers overdo it with watering the stones, and thereby prevents the formation of corrosion.

It is only important to remember this point: only INOX models have a stainless steel firebox for Compact 12 stoves. In general, when choosing stoves, you need to focus on the “L” marking - it indicates that the firebox of a certain model is made of chromium alloy steel.

Features/Advantages

• Reducing the height of the combustion chamber made it possible to significantly increase the volume of a closed heater without increasing overall dimensions.
• The floor of the firebox is protected by a special screen that prevents the flame from glowing around the base of the stove.
• You need to understand that this stove is not a record holder for the speed of heating a steam room. But an additional 30 minutes is nothing compared to how it consistently maintains the desired 60-65°C and 60% humidity.
• Thanks to the enlarged closed heater, which accumulates heat for steam generation, the stove can easily produce 60% relative humidity at 60-65°C, which is not possible for all gas and wood-burning metal stoves.
• The maximum heat load from the burning gas falls on the heater, and the walls heat up moderately . As a result, thermal radiation from the stove is extremely minimized, so it is comfortable to be near this stove, even when operating at full power.
• Traditionally, for Termofor gas stoves, the control mechanism for burners and gas automation is covered with a beautiful and ergonomic glass screen.

Angara oven - with a new concept

The latest Angara models have a new closed heater. In it, thanks to the circular flow of flame, the stones are heated to a temperature of 600°C! This furnace competently implements the so-called concept of thermal uniform strength - when the parts most exposed to mechanical and thermal stress are 1.5 times thicker than others.

Hot water in the “Hangar” is heated not through the wall of the furnace, but directly from the flame - which greatly speeds up the process of heating the water. It is only important to follow all safety rules when installing such a stove from Termofor.

And in order to understand the secret of the operation of such stoves, it is important to understand for yourself two basic principles of the implementation of the heater:

• Principle 1. Fire is inside, and stone is outside. The old “Angara” once worked on this principle, and to increase heat transfer in it, the heater had good ventilation.
• Principle 2. Fire is outside, and stone is inside. In this stove, the central part is given to the heater, which the fire seems to lick from all sides. Here there is no need to ventilate the heater - the stones heat up quickly and efficiently. And the heater itself no longer shields the steam room from fire, which is why it also warms up quickly and can be used in literally an hour.

Advantages: Normal appearance, there is a heat exchanger. Relatively inexpensive. Disadvantages: When heated: the door lock jams, the fireclay brick cracks, the steel leads from below under the firebox brick. Bad thermal paint. Very weak heat exchanger.

I wanted to buy a fireplace and accidentally came across this model. The heat transfer power of the fireplace itself is 9 kW, as well as the heat exchanger with a heat transfer of 7 kW, as the seller promised. The instructions say that this fireplace has a long burning time and consumes 3 kg of wood per hour. This played a decisive role in choosing this product.

The stove is really elegant. That's all! No miracles. An ordinary potbelly stove with glass and a heat exchanger, without smoke circulation, that is, from the firebox directly into the chimney through the heat exchanger. In principle, a fireplace cannot have high efficiency. Another thing is that you can regulate the combustion speed/temperature. Suitable as a decoration, it is nice to look at the flame, especially in winter, to quickly raise the temperature in the room and as an addition to the main boiler. It cannot be used as a boiler due to low efficiency and a weak heat exchanger. The radiation power of the fireplace itself, 9 kW, is similar to the truth, but the power of the heat exchanger... not quite. In order to release a power of 6 kW into the coolant, you need to fill the entire firebox with firewood and open all the dampers to the maximum, and you won’t have time to throw firewood into a steam locomotive, not 3 kg per hour but probably 8. The real power is 4-4.5 kW with normal combustion, and low combustion is when all dampers are closed, this is 2-2.5 kW/h. If you have an electric boiler and they work in pairs, then it will not be superfluous if 4 kW goes into the system, provided that you heat for 3 hours, this is 4.5 rubles * 4 kW * 3 hours = 54 rubles saving electricity in the coolant. But if you have natural gas heating, then you simply cannot buy a fireplace with a heat exchanger. Due to the violation of the aesthetic appearance of the pipes that should be led to the fireplace.

Important for the heat exchanger: Do not forget about the need to adjust the water supply to the “return” +55...60 degrees Celsius. To do this, we assemble a circuit with a distribution or mixing thermal valve:

And don’t forget about the relay thermostat to start the pump. And an uninterruptible power supply. If the fireplace is lit like a steam locomotive and the electricity suddenly goes out and there is no backup power or it suddenly fails, then with inactivity the temperature will rise to 120 degrees, the safety valve will work, steam will flow like from a steam locomotive into the room, and it’s good if there is water in the system and not antifreeze. What to do in the event of a power outage if there is no power to the pump: Without waiting for the coolant to reach 100 g P.1 Close the blower damper from below P.2 Close the pipe damper Then the flame will begin to go out. Place the coals with a scoop into a metal basin and overboard :)