No more worrying about lighting the fire with an electric stove for a bathhouse or sauna

Into an electric sauna stove no need to add firewood, during operation of the device you don't have to worry about safety And combustion products, which the device emits into the atmosphere.

The main feature of the stove is its compactness. Unlike the standard installation, the structure can be placed even in a small steam room, which will allow you to save space and make the bathhouse more comfortable.

Schemes of stoves for baths and saunas: standard, with a steam generator, with a heater, electric-wood

The design of an electric sauna stove will be absolutely safe to use only if during the construction of the device fire safety regulations will not be violated.

Warp standard furnace diagram - the so-called Heating elements. They are located at the very bottom of the case. To the left of them is the outlet, the task of which is to heat dry air.

Right in the middle of the device there is a special tank in which stones are located. Almost at the head of the device there is a neck into which water is added. On the right at the top there is the same opening for heating dry air as at the bottom.

Device design with steam generator is also quite simple. There are only several important components: a sensor to warn of possible danger, a liquid tank, a pump that moves steam emissions and water, a block in which water is prepared for further use, a section in which steam is generated. For the convenience of users, various indicators and a control panel are placed on the outside.

The third version of the device is stove with a heater. It is extremely convenient to use, because its owner does not need to do practically anything for the structure to function. The owner's task is set the parameters he needs.

Photo 1. Schematic diagram of the structure of a bath electric stove with a heater. Inside the device there is a heating element, which transfers heat to the stone filler located around it.

There are also Electric wood burning devices for baths and saunas. The main fuel in them is firewood, but as it burns out and the temperature drops, an electric heater is turned on. The heating elements maintain the required temperature in the room and in the heater. The main advantage of such a device is its versatility: if necessary, you can heat the fire exclusively with wood or electricity.

How to Make a DIY Electric Sauna Stove That Can Be Watered

If you are going to use a stove with a metal body, be sure to ground it!

When you first connect the device, check the resistance. It should not be higher than 5 Ohm.

To assemble the device yourself, you need to follow several important rules:

1. Necessary draw a sketch of the room, in which the unit will be located, then you need to determine the place where the owner will build the stove.

1. It is being implemented accurate calculation of the number of heating elements. Their number directly depends on how powerful your device is, what size it is, and what power the electric heater produces.
2. Let's begin assemble an electric heater. Fix the heating elements to the frame and connect them with special jumpers. Prepare steel sheet thickness 3 mm. Attach it with bolts or by welding.
3. We lay out the stone filler so that there are no cracks, holes or gaps between the stones.
4. We are posting casing to protect the oven from damage. As a rule, it is made of the same steel from which the base of the stove was made. If desired, a brick wall can be placed behind the device.
5. The device will start functioning after you connect the heating elements correctly using parallel and serial connectionsFor ease of use, you can place a thermostat on the body of the stove - it will control the temperature.
6. We check the operation of the device.

Safe Installation Rules

Absolutely any electric stove requires compliance with fire safety regulations during installation.

Firstly, the place where the device will be installed, must be very durable.

​Secondly, all surrounding objects (including walls, benches, etc.) should be at a distance at least 27 centimeters from the stove.

Thirdly, the premises must be well protected by thermal insulation. The last rule is isolation of the chimney from the roof and ceiling.

More detailed conditions for the installation of electric furnaces can be found in the rules prescribed in the document. "SNiP 41-01-2003".

Useful video

Watch a video review of the electric stove for baths and saunas from the manufacturer Harvia: how it looks and works, what malfunctions may occur.

How to make your steam room safe?

Opening your own sauna is not that difficult. It is enough to buy the basic materials, equip the room and properly connect the stove. The only problem - fire safety, which cannot be ignored.

When you are going to install the stove, pay attention to strength the place where the device will be located, on safe distance items from the design, on security of premises and on isolation from the chimney.