If you want to get the maximum effect from using a sauna stove, pay attention to manufacturers located in cold regions. Agree, if the consumer cannot get the required temperature in the steam room, such a company will simply go bankrupt. Therefore, manufacturers try to produce the highest quality product, especially for the places where they are located.
There are many modifications of sauna stoves, for example, Termofor or Teplodar sauna stoves, which differ from each other in various design features. Today the article will talk about devices of the same name, which were developed for cold winters and hot summers.
In the photo - the smallest model "Wasp"
Customer reviews about stoves
On the forums you can read very different reviews about Termofor stoves, but most of them are positive. Some of them:
“And I like my Angara stove. We are on Normal for the 2nd year. We heat with peat briquettes, it’s very warm and there’s not a lot of fuss with the stove.”
Bath stoves Termofor
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“We bought a MERANO stove (imported) for the house, and a GEYSER bathhouse, they are the same price. Both the house and the bathhouse are approximately the same area (5x5 and 6x4). So, the Thermofor GEYSER heats the room twice as fast, I regret that I bought such a stove for the house (I thought since it was imported, it was better)! The beauty of the stove is not the only advantage! Let’s see how it shows itself over time!”
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“I decided to share my impressions. I have a Termofor sauna stove. I recently bought it for a sauna, it’s called Vitruvia. It’s probably hard to call it a stove anymore, because it’s very sophisticated. However, the 21st century... It has a very large screen built into it, it’s convenient to watch the combustion and it’s just beautiful. Diagonal 58 cm! It does not darken, it practically does not even need to be wiped (convenient for lazy people and bachelors). The stove heats up very quickly - a steam room is what you need. In appearance, it fits perfectly into a sauna. The stove itself is small, as I chose for my cubic meters.”
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“Do you have a strange smell when firing the stove? I myself recently bought, not this one, but from a different manufacturer. Now I’m thinking: will it fade or not?”
@Alkard The strange smell is the machine oils that are used to lubricate everything at the factory. I had an odor the first time I used it. Then there were no problems.
Reading reviews about Termofor stoves, you understand that for the most part customers are satisfied with the choice.
Bath stoves Termofor. Extensive assortment
Questions about operating stoves
Which model of the TMF sauna stove provides maximum heating of the stones to produce light steam in Russian bath mode?
At the moment, of all Termofor models, the Geyser 2014 and Angara 2012 sauna stoves fully meet these requirements. Their design provides for the production of “light steam” using a closed heater.
The Tunguska 2021 model is installed in the steam room, and Normal 2 in the relaxation room. Can they be connected to the same chimney?
No. The Operating Manual for stoves does not provide for this option for installing a chimney. The manufacturer recommends installing its own separate chimney for each stove based on the basic fire safety requirements of the set of rules SP 7.13130.2013. A separate smoke duct should be provided for each stove.
Can I use chemicals or a special chimney cleaning log to remove soot from the chimney?
It is necessary to use chemicals to prevent soot deposition within reasonable limits. With low draft in the chimney and constant use of coniferous firewood, soot deposition is intense, and the “miracle log” will not replace mechanical cleaning and can even cause ignition inside.
Why does the ash drawer of the Geyser 2014 stove have no back wall, is this a defect?
The back wall of the ash drawer is initially absent in the Geyser 2014 model and in other Termofor sauna and heating stoves. It is structurally located along the entire length of the firebox and allows you to remove accumulated ash without interrupting the process of burning wood in the firebox.
I accidentally ruined the paint on the surface of the Tunguska 2017 convector. How to paint it?
Termofor stoves use KO-868 (and better) enamel produced by Certa. This paint is available for sale in aerosol form. Complete polymerization of the enamel occurs at 250 degrees when the stove is fired after tinting.
I heated the Kalina 2 stove to burn out the paint. The glass in the door was covered with soot. Is this a defect or a bad craving?
No, this is not a marriage. When firing a sauna stove outdoors for the first time, the door must be kept ajar. This will prevent soot deposits. When installing the stove in a bathhouse and connecting a chimney of the required size, there will be no deposits.
Types of sauna stoves produced
Termofor's range of sauna stoves is impressive:
- Osa and Osa INOX are ultra-compact stoves for Russian baths with steam room volumes from 4 to 8 m3.
- Compact 2013 and Compact 2013 INOX are a wood-burning stove for a Finnish sauna, designed for steam rooms from 8 to 14 m3.
- Shilka is a wood-burning stove for Russian steam rooms of small volumes - 6-12 m3.
- Tunguska is a middle-class wood-burning sauna stove for heating rooms from 8-18 m3 to 12-24 m3 in the XXL modification.
- Tunguska 2011 and Tunguska Vitra 2011 are a new version of the popular stove. The firebox has been improved and changes have been made to the design of the heat exchanger for heating water.
- Angara is a stove for a Russian bath, suitable for medium-sized steam rooms of 8-18 m3. All the power of the stove is aimed at heating the stones in an open, unventilated heater.
- Angara 2012 is a powerful stove for a Russian steam room with a closed heater.
- Aurora is a powerful stove for medium-sized Finnish dry-air saunas (8-18 m3) with a chimney shifted towards the firebox.
- Geyser 2014 is a stove for a Russian bath with a two-stage steam generation system for steam rooms of 8-18 m3.
- Vitruvia is a fireplace stove with a large glass door (58 cm diagonally) for dry-air steam rooms of 8-18 m3.
- Sayany - mesh stove for Finnish sauna 8-18 m3.
- Biryusa 2013 is a vertical sauna stove with a closed heater. Suitable for Russian steam room with a volume of 8-18 m3.
- Karasuk is a budget stove made of structural steel 4-6 mm thick.
- Skoroparka is an original design wood-burning stove for a Russian bath, designed for steam rooms of 12-20 m3.
- Kalina is a large stove for a Finnish sauna - designed for a volume of 18-30 m3.
- Hekla is a sauna stove for commercial use. Suitable for steam rooms 30-50 m3.
Let's look at the features and main parameters that Termofor stoves of different models have.
Advantages and disadvantages
Termofor stoves have a number of advantages:
- affordable price;
- ease of use;
- safety;
- Possibility of use in any room;
- durability and reliability.
An important aesthetic advantage is that the stoves are produced in several colors: terracotta, anthracite, stainless steel and chocolate. The units fit perfectly into any interior.
If we compare the products of this manufacturer with popular domestic brands of bath units Ermak, Vulkankomplekt or Teplodar, then Termofor has more compact dimensions, high fuel economy and an attractive design.
The disadvantages of stoves include:
- high price;
- Lack of stainless steel stoves with a steel thickness of more than 3 mm in the range.
"Shilka"
The wood-burning stove is designed for steam rooms with a small volume - from 6 to 12 cubic meters. Double-walled, with an open heater at the top and a chimney located in the center. It can be made both with a hot water tank (built-in 24 l or mounted) or without it. Firebox with a volume of 43 liters made of heat-resistant steel. The combustion tunnel is extended for embedding into a wall or a regular door without extension. Provides “Russian steam room” bath mode, made of heat-resistant steel with a warranty period of 3 years.
Sauna stove Termofor Shilka
"Wasp" and "Wasp INOX"
The smallest wood-burning stove, the recommended steam room mode is Russian. Designed for mini-steam rooms with a volume of 4 cubic meters or more. up to 8 cubic meters Made of structural steel with a 1-year warranty in the Osa modification and heat-resistant chromium steel in the Osa INOX (3-year warranty). The volume of the combustion space is 26 l. Price from 7 thousand rubles.
It can have an elongated firebox for embedding into a partition or for placement entirely in a steam room without an external firebox. The tiny Osa stove gets mostly good reviews.
Sauna stove Termofor Osa
"Compact 2013" and "Compact 2013 INOX"
The Compact 2013 model can be located inside the steam room (without an extended firebox) and can also be equipped with an extension for storing firewood from the adjacent room. The door can be cast iron or metal with heat-resistant glass, there is a fireplace door (large panoramic glass).
The body is painted in several colors: chocolate anthracite, terracotta. The heater is open, ventilated, weight of stones is 35 kg. The volume of the firebox is 42 l, in the Compact 2013 models the firebox is made of structural steel, in the INOX models the firebox is made of heat-resistant steel. The stove is designed to heat a steam room with a volume of up to 12 cubic meters. It is possible to add a built-in and/or mounted water tank. Price from 8000 rub.
Sauna stove Termofor Compact
Model range of Termofor stoves
The “Compact” oven is designed specifically for small steam rooms with a volume of up to 12 m³. The installation of a stove of this model can be done without tying it to a wall or to a corner of the room. The heater has a modern design and looks harmonious in small bathhouses and saunas. The low price attracts the attention of thrifty buyers.
The wood-burning Tunguska allows you to heat rooms up to 24 m³. The steel alloy using chromium can withstand temperatures up to 750 °C, and loading a large number of stones into the heater makes this stove an ideal generator of high-quality steam. This model is equipped with a transparent fire-resistant screen and is made in a classic design.
"Karasuk"
Budget sauna stove made of structural steel for a Russian steam room. To increase service life, the back wall of the firebox is made of two layers of metal with an air gap between them.
The volume of the combustion chamber is 40 l, the firebox is with or without an extension, it is possible to install a panoramic door with heat-resistant glass (Vitra modification). An open ventilated heater with 60 kg of stones effectively heats a room of 8-18 m3.
Sauna stove Termofor Karasuk
"Skoroparka"
A furnace for quickly creating Russian steam conditions in steam rooms of medium volume - 12-20 m3. The fuel chamber has an unusual cylindrical shape and is made of alloy steel with 13% chromium content. The thickness of the firebox metal is 2 mm. A water tank is installed on top of the firebox made of similar steel, but 1 mm thick, through which the chimney pipe passes. Operational safety is ensured by the presence of safety valves that prevent the occurrence of emergency situations.
Bath stove Termofor Skoropark
"Sayans"
The mesh stove for the Sayany bathhouse has a specially designed firebox of complex design.
Mesh stove for bath Termofor Sayany
A large mass of stones (up to 120 kg) warms up slowly, but retains heat for a long time and softens most of the hard radiation from the hot furnace walls. The firebox with a volume of 34 liters is made of heat-resistant alloy steel. You can see the welding process in the video below. Very interesting and informative.
Materials for the manufacture of heating installations Termofor
Chrome-plated heat-resistant steel for the manufacture of Termofor stoves
The popularity of Termofor brand heating units is ensured by the excellent design and high-quality materials used in production.
- The firebox, pockets, heater are the elements of the stove that can withstand the heat load. They are made from heat-resistant alloy steel with a chromium content of at least 13%. This material has plasticity and the necessary impact strength.
- The use of electrodes for the housing allows us to obtain a durable design with an unlimited service life.
- The chemical inertness of the material used for the production of the stove eliminates such a negative phenomenon as the destruction of oxygen in the air in the room.
- Thanks to the use of heat-resistant boiler steels, it was possible to reduce the thickness of the unit walls to 2 mm. This reduced mass and thermal inertia. The Termofor stove heats up quickly.
- The grate bars are made of cast iron. This material ensures uniform combustion of fuel in the combustion chamber.
- Parts of the heat exchanger that are not exposed to strong thermal effects are made of structural steel.
- The outer surfaces of the installation are painted with silicone paint.
The low weight of the Termofor heat generator is compensated by a capacious heater, which is a steam generator.
"Tunguska"
The Tunguska sauna stove can be used to heat rooms from 8 to 18 m3. The bath mode is “Finnish sauna”, an open, unventilated heater (up to 55 kg of stones) ensures heating of the stones to high temperatures, which makes it possible to obtain good heated steam. The oven is made of heat-resistant steel with a 3-year warranty. Firebox volume - 60 l.
Fast heating of the room is guaranteed not only by a large firebox, but also by a convector casing, which, firstly, effectively cools the hot walls of the stove, and secondly, distributes heat throughout the room. The oven can be equipped with a cast iron door or a steel door with heat-resistant glass. The firebox is only with removal.
The Vitra modification is equipped with a wide fireplace door that allows you to place logs across the firebox. Can be equipped with a heat exchanger.
Sauna stove Termofor Tunguska
Rules for installing a stove and chimney
Before correctly installing the Termofor sauna stove, you need to study SNiP 41-01-2003.
The instructions describe in detail how to protect the premises from accidental fire:
- place a metal sheet on the floor with your own hands in front of the fire door;
- decorate the wall adjacent to the stove with a 25 mm thick metal mesh or a metal sheet with asbestos cardboard;
- from the combustion door to the wall the distance should be 1250 mm or more.
Tip: leave at least 500mm between the top of the chimney and the ceiling. Insulate it with material that can withstand high temperatures. This way you can avoid the accumulation of condensation in it.
Installation of a stove and chimney from Termofor
If the stove suddenly starts smoking, check:
- whether the chimney umbrella is not closed;
- whether the top point of the pipe is located below the ridge of the roof;
- how the chimney of the bathhouse is insulated, and whether heating appliances or other stoves are connected to it.
Tip: make sure that the chimney does not have horizontal sections or sharp bends. Remember, the elbow of the sauna stove should not rest against the wall of the chimney.
The amount of air in the room is also important. This is especially important when the steam room has sealed doors and windows.
We recommend: Organization and repair of the boiler unit
When the installation of the stove in the Termofor bath is completed, it is recommended that the first fire be carried out with an open steam room. Then the smell of burning oil residues can disappear faster.
"Tunguska 2011"
The improved Tunguska 2011 differs not only in appearance. The current has been changed, in which the most loaded areas are made thicker, which has made it possible to increase the lifespan of the furnace. Changes have been made to the design of the heat exchanger - the water is heated directly by the flame, and not by the air flow. The Tunguska Vitra modification is equipped with a wide panoramic fireplace door.
Improved stove Termofor Tunguska 2011
"Vitruvia"
Sauna stove with fireplace door 58 cm diagonally. It has two heaters - ventilated and non-ventilated to create the lightest steam. The recommended operating mode is a Finnish sauna, the ash drawer is located on the side, and a combustion intensity control valve is located above the fuel channel. Can be equipped with a heat exchanger for heating water.
Bath stove-fireplace Termofor Vitruvius
"Kalina"
Large sauna stove for large steam rooms. The remote firebox is equipped with a panoramic door with heat-resistant glass (diagonal 54 cm). The high efficiency of the furnace is due to the complex geometry of the firebox. The long channel through which the air heated in the firebox passes transfers most of the thermal energy to the walls and stones (up to 100 kg). It is possible to install a heat exchanger to heat water in a remote tank.
Sauna stove Termofor Kalina
"Aurora"
There is an inspection hole in the back wall of the oven, covered with heat-resistant glass. Through it, from the steam room you can observe the intensity of combustion. This model - "Aurora" from Temofor - is available only with an external firebox. The volume of the steam room is from 8 to 18 cubic meters. with the “Finnish sauna” mode. The Aurora XXL modification is designed for heating decent-sized steam rooms - 12-24 m3.
The furnace firebox is made of heat-resistant steel, the heater holds 55 kg of stones and has a reinforced bottom. The chimney outlet is located closer to the firebox, which allows the pipe to be taken out not from the steam room, but from the dressing room or washing compartment, from where firewood is stored.
Sauna stove Termofor Aurora
Types of devices
Depending on the type of fuel used, all Termofor brand stoves can be divided into:
- wood;
- gas.
Gas-fired stoves come in 4 varieties with different firebox volumes . The room is heated in half an hour to an hour.
The material used is Carbon steel or heat-resistant Inox stainless steel. Several body color options are available.
NOTE!
Stoves with a remote firebox can be supplied complete with a translucent glass screen, allowing you to admire the play of the flames.
There are ovens with and without convection . The first option is good because it allows you to quickly heat up the steam room and maintain a stable temperature in it.
"Angara"
The wood-burning stove for the Russian bathhouse “Angara” has two heaters, which can hold up to 55 kg of stones. The oven is made of heat-resistant, chemically neutral steel, which allows for minimal oxygen burning in the steam room. The stove is equipped with an external firebox, a fireplace door (in the Vitra modification), and can be equipped with a regular door without glass for a firebox from a steam room.
Sauna stove Termofor Angara
"Angara 2012" - design features and reviews
This stove has a decent firebox volume - 40 liters. Made of heat-resistant steel. Designed for a steam room from 8 to 18 cubic meters. It has many modifications with different combustion inlets and body colors. The heater is a closed type, heats the stones up to 600°C. During steam formation, water enters the hottest part of the heater through a steel tube, to the end of which a funnel is welded for convenience.
Sauna stove Termofor Angara 2012
Additionally, the stones are located at the top, in the open part. You can add water with aromatic oils to them. It is useless to do this on the stones of an internal heater - the temperature is such that everything instantly decomposes into its components, and there will be no aromas in the air (it may be burnt, a little air will be released if you pour a lot of oils).
The stove can be heated with wood or converted to gas. Its high strength is due to the precise calculation of thermal loads and thick sheet materials with a high percentage of chromium.
User reviews
Customer reviews for the Angara 2012 stove are also mostly positive:
“Beauty, there’s nothing to say! But my steam room is about 28 cubic meters. It takes longer to heat and when washing I continue to heat continuously. But I can live, I’m happy!”
How to drown
Before using the oven, remove any protective films or stickers from the oven. The first fire is traditionally carried out outdoors to burn off residual oils and the smell of factory paint.
When heating outdoors, the stove should be equipped with several chimney segments for draft. Otherwise, the combustion will be unstable or the wood will not be able to light at all.
Important! If you purchased a stove with a heat exchanger or a samovar-type tank, you should fill it with water even when pre-igniting it outside to prevent the stove from breaking down.
"Geyser 2014"
Geyser is a sauna stove for a Russian steam room. A two-stage steam generation system has been specially developed. There are two heaters in the oven. The water is fed into a small internal heater where it turns into hot but heavy steam. Under high pressure, this steam enters the second heater, where it is dried, and in this form - dry and light - it enters the steam room. To prevent too much water from entering the heater, a dosing valve is built into the funnel.
Such ovens are designed for steam rooms of 8-18 m3 and are made of heat-resistant alloy steel. The 40 liter firebox is reinforced in areas of greatest load, which allows for longer service life.
Sauna stove Termofor Teyser
The Geyser 2014 stove receives reviews even more often than other models. Some of them:
“I'm glad I didn't make a mistake in my choice! Steam and heat are what you need! The water also has time to warm up. It took me a long time to collect stones for the heater; it’s not an easy task. I invite everyone to the bathhouse!”
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“I think it would be worth buying an imported stove, but I’m not free with money. So I settled on the Thermofor Geyser. While still new, everything is chick-chick in the steam room. We heat it on weekends, and other times during the week.”
How to choose the best one
To select the right model, you should proceed from the size of the room and the preferred heating method:
- If gas is supplied to the site, you can take a closer look at the gas heater stoves Urengoy Inox, Urengoy Carbon, Taimyr Inox and Taimyr Carbon.
- Power . The heating capacity is selected depending on the volume of the steam room and the manufacturer’s recommendations for each model. You should adhere to the rule - the value of the volume of the steam room should not be very close to the maximum recommended by the manufacturer for using this model. It is better to add 20 - 30% to the parameters. If the oven is constantly operating at its maximum capacity, this will negatively affect its service life and ease of use.
- Design features . If you like to watch the flame play in the burner, then you can purchase a model from the Vitra line. These stoves are distinguished by the large size of the viewing glass in the combustion door.
- Method of heating water . You can choose a model with a samovar tank installed on the chimney or take a closer look at stoves with a built-in heat exchanger, which allows you to move the water container from the steam room to the next room. For a small bathhouse for a couple of people, it is enough to install a model with a built-in tank.
- Firebox length . The extended combustion channel allows you to open the door into the adjacent room through the wall and load firewood there. This will keep the steam room clean. But, if you don’t want to go out once again to add firewood, you can choose a stove with a shortened combustion channel and loading firewood directly into the steam room.
Installation of a sauna stove without helpers
Installation recommendations from Termofor
Each Termofor oven includes detailed installation instructions. And it is highly advisable to adhere to all recommendations: a sauna stove is a potential source of danger. There could be a fire, you could get burned or get burned. And all this is due to incorrect installation.
First you need to decide whether your furnace requires a foundation. If the joists and floorboard are strong enough, and you are not going to make a brick screen around the stove, you can do without a foundation. Then you need to lay a steel sheet on the floor boards, the size of which is 30 cm larger than the size of the stove in all directions. It is advisable to take galvanized metal, ideally stainless steel.
As you can see, there are no insurmountable obstacles to installing the Termofor sauna stove. Only, it is advisable to lay one or two rows of bricks, ceramic tiles, asbestos sheets, basalt cardboard, etc. under the sheet of metal. Although the floor from the stove does not heat up as much as nearby walls, it is better to protect it carefully.
Installing a stove with a remote firebox is somewhat more difficult. It is important to remember that it is unacceptable to leave an elongated firebox in a wall made of logs without additional thermal insulation! At the point where the firebox exits into the dressing room, a cut-out is made in the logs of the partition so that the distance from the firebox and stove body to the wooden elements is at least 0.4 m. The free opening in the partition is filled with brickwork. Additionally, the tree will have to be protected from high temperatures with a layer of heat-resistant thermal insulation (use temperature no less than 800-1000oC).
Fire safety requirements must be met by passing the pipe through the ceiling. Termofor recommends using sandwich pipes - they are currently the best option: inexpensive, have good characteristics and are quite durable. In addition, sand or slag is added around the pipe in the attic. All other elements of the installation are no longer vital - connecting the water supply, laying out the heater.
Installation Features
The weight of Termofor stoves reaches 250 kg, so for installation it is necessary to build a reliable base. The floor is reinforced with additional joists or a concrete foundation is poured at the location of the heating unit.
Expert opinion
Lovkachev Boris Petrovich
Bath master who knows everything about steaming
An important structural element of the stove is the chimney. When choosing this part, you should pay attention first of all to high-quality products from well-known manufacturers.
To create reliable draft and ensure heating performance, it is recommended to operate stoves with a chimney height of at least 5 m. Reducing the height is unacceptable, since it can lead to instability of draft, a decrease in power and the danger of combustion products being released into the room.
Important! Many buyers of Termofor stoves note weak draft and the impossibility of installing horizontal sections of the chimney of more than 1 meter due to severe deterioration in draft. Therefore, when choosing a specific model, think about the possibility of meeting all the requirements for the chimney device described in the review and given in the instructions attached to it.
Competition between Termofor and Teplodar
On the domestic market, the main competitor of the products is ]Teplodar[/anchor]. When choosing between these manufacturers, the buyer must be aware that any competition between suppliers of furnaces and boilers is beneficial for him. Of course, when competing for the sales market, companies improve the quality of their products and constantly modernize them.
Nobody dares to categorically answer the question of which is better: “Teplodar” or “Termofor”. It’s just that some qualities of products from one company will exceed similar parameters from another, and vice versa. The choice will be up to the client.
