What to choose and make a wood-burning stove

A stove for a summer residence is an important necessity, because gardeners have to spend time on their site from the early winter and, as a rule, until late autumn. The choice of stoves with heating today for a summer residence is large enough, compact and inexpensive systems are sold in construction stores, but you can also make a furnace for a summer house with your own hands.

What material to prefer

Today, long-burning water furnaces, especially those made with their own hands, are not preferred. Let's talk about popular common models that do not require large investments, but at the same time do an excellent job with their main task - with space heating. About why a potbelly stove for a summer residence is better than a design with water heating can be read in detail in the final part of the material.

Cast iron

The most popular is a cast iron stove, the so-called folk potbelly stove. But this material has its drawbacks - the severity of the material itself, which because of this is difficult to transport and collect. In the cold season, active melting on wood can cause the stove to crack. A cast iron stove is not suitable for regular use. From this we can conclude that it is well suited for a summer residence, but for a house with permanent residence it is categorically not suitable for long-term use.

Brick

Next up is the popularity and prevalence of the brick kiln. Here we can note its excellent heat capacity and ability to retain heat for a long time when melting on wood: after the end of combustion, the heat is stored for a long time. An important advantage of such a furnace is the mandatory manufacture of the foundation during its arrangement. If you plan to do everything yourself, the process requires experience. Masonry of a brick oven is not an easy task, it is best to consult a specialist.

Important! Please note that such a stove must be constantly heated, otherwise, if it is idle for a long time, then it will be possible to go broke on firewood. The combustion process in a brick oven is going well and the advantage is that such a stove is ideal for homes where people live permanently.

Metal

The stove for a summer residence can be welded from metal. This material is great for giving. It’s easy to make such a stove with your own hands, you do not need special skills, just look at thematic photos, videos and drawings. Most often, such a stove, a potbelly stove, is a metal box that stands on high legs.

The main part of the box is divided into two parts - this is a chamber for the furnace, as well as an ash pan. A potbelly stove is good because a heat exchanger or even a hob can be built into it. We build do-it-yourself neat shed in the country.

Note! In the case of prolonged use for space heating, metal furnaces are not durable.

Popular models of combustion furnaces in the modern market

"Matrix"

A feature of this model is the presence of a convector casing. Thanks to him, the room warms up quickly and evenly. The maximum burning time on the same wood after laying the party is up to eight hours, depending on the selected mode, that is, there can be no long-term use here, only under certain conditions.

This stove model already has a built-in hob and heat-resistant glass, which allows you to observe the burning process of the stove on wood. True, the cost of the device is quite high - about 15,000 Russian rubles.But do not think that all models are so expensive and you have to do everything yourself.

"Top Model"

The presence of a convection heater is the main feature of this model. Cold air enters the lower part of the heater, where it becomes cold from the walls of the combustion chamber and exits through the special openings of the convection pipe. Despite the fact that such a stove is suitable for heating rooms up to 150 square meters, it is expensive and costs 20,000 rubles, for long-term use the stove is suitable and will quickly pay off.

"Pechurka"

We proceed to consider budget options for stoves for heating a summer house or a private residential building. This model has a cylindrical shape, the combustion process occurs on wood, there is a convector casing. There is also a hob (food can be prepared only in a cauldron). The product is made of cast iron and is suitable for periodic use, the price is 8,000 rubles.

Potbelly stove "Vesuvius mini"

The furnace for a summer cottage is only twenty kilograms in weight, it can heat 100 square meters of the room, provides long burning on wood. You can make such a stove with your own hands (see video) or buy it in a ready-made version. Moreover, the cost of the furnace is only 6,000 rubles. Read about how build a barn on your own in the country.

"Doublet"

The stove is simple and inexpensive, for only 7,000 rubles a consumer will have the opportunity to heat a small country house, a garage or a greenhouse, even a tent or a mobile bathhouse. Transportation of the stove is simple, pipes and legs are removed into the furnace, the model has a carrying bag, with which it is sold.

Advice! This version of the stove is perfect for heating a cottage where there is no electricity or it counts. Suitable for long burning, but for continuous use - no.

"Cinderella"

The long-burning wood-burning stove has an additional hob. The shape of the product is a strict cube, there are mechanisms for locking doors and a glass hole that does not heat up. You can watch how the wood-heated stove heats up, the wood burns and the knots crackle.

A feature of this model is the hinged door of the furnace, which can open 140 degrees, so putting firewood into the furnace is easy and safe. The dimensions are compact, and the cost is low, only about 8000 rubles.

DIY stove cooking

The easiest and fastest way is to cook an oven yourself under the name of a potbelly stove. To work, you need a sheet of iron 5 mm thick (this is the minimum thickness, you can take thicker sheets). As for the thickness of the sheet, it is worth noting that it is important to consider that the surface will heat up, because the combustion chamber of the stove is inside.

Pipes with a diameter of 100 mm are also required, which will become a chimney pipe. For the construction you will need a grate, which is put in the furnace and firewood is placed on it. A pipe made of steel 25 cm in length is perfect for the pipe.

DIY manufacturing technology step by step:
1. Transfer the dimensions of the furnace from the drawing to a sheet of iron and cut them out with a grinder. Total potbelly stove will consist of six parts, that is, three pairs. The lower and upper part of the surface itself, its side walls, as well as the ends.
2. In the lid, make a circle for the pipe in 100 mm size, insert the pipe into the hole and carefully weld everything. Cook with one seam, otherwise, the appearance of microcracks will cause carbon monoxide to escape from the furnace through these cracks.
3. Assemble the structure, weld the grill, fasten the cover.
4. At the bottom of the structure, it is necessary to weld the legs, it can just be the corners of the potbelly stove. Do not forget about the door for the furnace, as well as the holes for the blower.

Water Heated Furnace

Already less common due to the large flow of water, but nevertheless, there are wood burning stoves with water heating. For domestic needs, water requires a lot, as well as energy. To heat the water, 90% of the energy is spent, and only 10% in the end goes to heating the room. It is for this reason that few owners today think of water-heated furnaces because of the practicality of such a choice.

Although, of course, if money is available, then you can choose a stove with water heating for a summer residence. But it is best suited for a house in which people live constantly, in such a situation, heating a wood-burning stove using a water-based method is practical and convenient. Doing it yourself is not worth it, it's better to buy finished products, and trust the installation specialists. It is better to give a potbelly stove for giving, and not a long burning stove with water heating. Beautiful and healthy ideas for decorating the garden do it yourself.

Not all furnaces are suitable for long burning, so when choosing what to buy or do with your own hands, you need to understand that it all depends on the purpose of use. A stove a potbelly stove is perfect for summer cottages, but it is advisable to use a device with water heating only in a private house where people constantly live and at the same time do not save on water consumption.