Stove for a garage on the wood: making their own hands

Currently, many motorists are installing heating systems in their garages. This is necessary to improve the comfort and convenience of the facility. Agree, it is much more pleasant to repair a private car in a heated room. Often before the motorist there is a problem of choosing the optimal type of furnace. The most common and versatile stove for wood-fired garage.

The most common designs of wood stoves:

• Potbelly stove.
• Potbelly stove with a water contour.
• Brick.
• Long burning.
• Convector oven.

Potbelly stove - the most common wood stoveused to heat the garage. The simplicity of the design provided it with great popularity in the twenties of the twentieth century.Any available material will be suitable for its production: old iron barrels, propane cylinders, a simple iron box.

Potbelly stove with a water contour is a modification of the stove. The main difference is the presence of a water circuit. It consists of a piping system, valves, expansion tank, heat exchanger, pump, radiators.

The principle of operation is that the water in the heat exchanger heats up and enters the radiators through the piping system. As a result of heat exchange, heat enters the room. By means of the pump, the cooled water from the radiator is pumped to the heat exchanger for subsequent heating.

Brick oven - the most effective in terms of space heating. Due to its construction and used building material, it has a high efficiency. Such a furnace quickly heats up with wood burning and keeps heat for a long time. The principle of operation is the same as that of the stove.

The convector oven is also a modification of the stove. Its design is characterized by the presence of a system of forced convection.It consists of a fan and a collector.

The principle of operation is similar to the principle of action of the stove. The only difference is that the fan forcibly displaces the heated air from the collector to the room.

Long burning furnace - This is also a modification of the stove. Its design uses the effect of upper burning. Due to this, this design has a high efficiency. Principle of operation: burning in the firebox of the unit takes place under the load, thanks to this, the fire zone has a small area. This ensures long-term burning of solid fuels.

Like any heating appliance, a wood stove has its advantages and disadvantages.

Consider some of the benefits:

• Relatively low fuel price.
• Universality of the device during operation. You can use the heater for space heating, cooking and heating food.
• Installation and installation of a garage oven is very simple and does not require large expenses.
• For the manufacture of the unit can be used improvised materials.
• During operation does not require the use of additional installations and instruments.
• The small dimensions of the unit make it versatile when used in garages.
• The operation of such a device does not require the use of an additional type of energy (electricity).

The disadvantages of this design include:

• Such furnaces have a large heat transfer, with the result that they quickly heat up and cool down quickly.
• To maintain a high temperature in the stove, it is necessary to periodically add firewood.
• Constant monitoring of the heating process is necessary to ensure safety.

For efficient operation of the furnace, its design must have certain qualities. Since the garage room is small, the stove must be, first of all, compact. Cost-effective operation for the heater is also important. In addition, the cost of manufacturing the unit should be minimal.

It is necessary to provide for the possibility of burning different types of fuel. This will make the unit cost effective. Making the furnace the hands, you can make it the most convenient in operation. Considering all your needs, you will create a unique and unique heating device.

First you need to choose the material from which you will manufacture the stove on the wood. Your skills in working with bricks or metals will play a role here. But in both cases it must be remembered that the heater should not reduce the amount of oxygen in the room. It should emit heat for heating the room as long as possible.

The main rule in the operation of the furnace is the absence of emission of harmful substances.

The most suitable material for the manufacture of potbelly stoves is propane cylinders and a thick-walled tube. Also fit and old metal barrels. All options are possible. The main condition - the wall thickness should be at least 2 mm and a maximum of 5 mm. If you do everything according to the drawings, then this oven will serve for a long time and efficiently.

How to make a furnace - vertical or horizontal, everyone decides for himself. It is more convenient to heat a firewood with a horizontal stove. But the vertical is easy to use and takes up less space.

To make a vertical stove, divide the pipe or balloon into two unequal compartments.At the bottom we have a smaller one. Ash will be collected here. At the top is a larger compartment for laying firewood.

Next, do the following:

• Cut out rectangular holes in both parts. The resulting rectangles are not discarded, use them as doors in the future.
• For the most part welded grate. This may be reinforcement or any metal rods of the required size, with a diameter of 12-16 mm. The gap between the grate - 20 mm.
• We mount and weld the bottom.

• We make a hole at the top of the tank under the chimney. We make a pipe from a sheet of metal and weld it to the hole at the top of the container. It is better to make a branch pipe under standard chimneys so that later there will be no problems with its installation.
• We weld the hinges to the cut-out doors and install them on the stove. The unit is ready.

To make a horizontal stove, it is necessary to weld the ash box from below. You can make it out of sheet steel. We make holes in the lower part of the furnace so that the ash will wake up in the ash box.

In the upper part of the heating device (as well as on the vertical stove) we manufacture a chimney pipe. Weld the hinges on the door and install it from the end of the product.The furnace is ready for operation.

Convector oven design - the usual stove without long-burning, but with forced airflow for uniform distribution of heat in the garage. The unit is a stove with a built-in mini-fan in the rear. It forces air through the guide tubes. These can be hollow metal pipes, profiles or sheet steel boxes.

There the air is heated and blown forward. The garage space is heated quickly and efficiently. The stove is ready for space heating.

Many people believe that the best heating device for a garage is a long-burning stove. At the heart of its design is a vertical stove. The main differences are the lateral arrangement of the chimney in the upper part and the presence of a removable top cover with a piston. Cut the hole in the top cover and insert the piston. It puts pressure on the wood inside the stove, providing "top burning".

Laying down a brick oven in the garage is very simple. It is necessary to have a scheme of masonry and have the skills to work with bricks. Be sure to strictly follow the ordering scheme. For masonry, use fireclay mortar or clay with the addition of cement and sand.

Before installing a brick wall, it is necessary to make a foundation with a height of 200 mm. From the refractory bricks lay out the combustion chamber. The door and the blower are located on the front wall. The grille is placed inside the device on the protrusions of brick.

For the manufacture of the furnace you need 290-300 bricks. Laying spread on fireclay solution. Between bricks leave gaps. This is necessary for thermal expansion. The formation of cracks on the body of the heater due to the temperature difference will be minimized.

In order for the kiln to last a long time, the brick must be well burnt and without cracks. If it is necessary to increase the height of the heater, this can be done by repeating rows.

To make a furnace with a water circuit, you first need to build a heat exchanger. Different materials can be used: steel sheets or steel pipes. Also require skills to work with metal and plumbing.

To supply hot water and return the return of cold, at the top of the lid of the stove we cut two holes. Behind the furnace we install a water tank, which can be made from a sheet of metal or an old steel barrel.Pipe connections for piping set in the holes of the water tank.

We begin the installation of the pipeline. Consistently connect the pipeline with radiators and expansion tank. The size of the tank should be chosen 20% more than the volume of water in the entire system.

If the closed water circuit is assembled correctly, the water heated in the heat exchanger, according to the law of thermodynamics, goes through the pipeline to the radiators. After heat transfer, the water is collected in the heat exchanger again.

Having installed the furnace in the garage, you need to check its performance and fire safety:

• Firewood cut into the size of the stove is placed in the combustion chamber. Fill it in 1/3.
• The air cap must be closed.
• We kindle firewood in the firebox. We start the operation of the furnace.

The heater must be installed at some distance from flammable liquids. At least once every two weeks it is necessary to carry out sanitary cleaning of the stove. The diameter of the chimney must be greater than the diameter of the exhaust port. This design does not allow accumulation of soot.

All options are unique in their own way.Production costs can be minimal if you use the available material. You can also provide for the operation of the unit on different types of fuel. In addition, you yourself can come up with a design of the heater. This will make it unique and unique.

With any heating device your garage will become cozy and comfortable.

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