When a stove is mentioned in a reading or conversation, the first association is usually that wonderful feeling of snuggling up next to a warm stove or fireplace. Even if we connect it with the mountain house, while the snow is blowing and the cold winds are blowing, then the feeling intensifies and brings back some previously experienced images in a similar environment or arouses the desire to set aside a few winter days for a vacation in the mountains, walks in November and enjoying hot tea after those walks. And where else but next to a warm stove.
Depending on experience or imagination, stoves can be associated with different emotional, aesthetic and practical aspects of life. These are often idyllic and romantic images that we would like to immerse ourselves in, but also quite practical ideas of how a good stove would solve the heating of a room or living room.
Bake they are associated with the warmth of home, the pleasant and comfortable atmosphere of a family gathering. If we solved heating in another way, stoves are sometimes missing due to their peculiarities, such as the crackling and glare of flames from fireplaces and wood-burning stoves.
In addition to heating, ovens are practical due to the possibility of using them for food preparation. And in their production, more and more attention is paid to design and attractive aesthetics.
Newer stoves also have modern functions such as automatic ignition, thermostats for temperature regulation, ventilation systems…
When we talk about stoves in the household, stoves that use solid fuels and electricity are mostly used. Gas stoves are also in use, and we also remember the once popular “oil stoves” that use oil for heating.
Solid fuel stoves
Solid fuel stoves can use several types of these fuels, most often wood and coal, and more recently pellets and briquettes. Traditional wood stoves are popular due to the availability of wood and the pleasant atmosphere they create.
Coal has a high energy value and provides long-lasting heat, but it is “dirty” and releases harmful gases when burned, so it is used less for stoves than wood.
A newer type are pellet stoves that use wood pellets as fuel. They can have automatic pellet dispensers, which allows continuous burning without the need for constant filling. They are popular because of their high degree of combustion and less amount of ash.
Wood briquettes are made from compressed sawdust and wood waste, and coal briquettes from compressed coal.
The advantage of solid fuel stoves is that they are an independent source of heating, so a power outage or other energy source does not affect their function. But they require regular cleaning of ashes and chimneys, and for them it is necessary to have a large enough space for storing wood, coal and pellets.
Electric ovens
Electric stoves are used in the household for heating and food preparation and are usually two separate functions, for one purpose or another.
Furnaces for heating
Precisely because of the heating function, electrical devices for this purpose are classified as furnaces, and these are radiators, convectors, thermal panels, floor systems and various heaters.
Electric radiators can have oil in them that heats up and gives off heat, and panel radiators use heaters without liquid and are suitable for quick heating.
Convector heaters work on the principle of air heating and can have a fan for faster heating of the space.
Thermal panels emit infrared heat that directly heats objects and people, not the air. They are energy efficient and provide pleasant warmth.
Electric floor systems have heaters under the floor covering and heat the entire floor surface.
This type also includes various heaters that use heating elements and a fan for quick heating of the room. They are practical for additional heating or heating of smaller spaces.
Electricity is more comfortable for heating, but it is usually more expensive, and occasional power outages can be a problem, especially where the electrical network is not reliable.
Cooking ovens
Classic electric ovens or stoves have heating elements made of high-resistance metal that generates heat.
With a glass-ceramic plate, the heating elements are under the plate, on which the food is prepared, and its advantage is that it is easy to clean.
Induction stoves or hobs use electromagnetic induction which heats only the cookware, not the hob itself. They are efficient and enable precise temperature control.
In a convection oven, the fan forces hot air around the food, enabling more even baking and shortening the cooking time.
Microwave ovens use microwave radiation to prepare food. They are suitable for quick heating and preparation of simple dishes.
Gas ovens
Gas stoves use natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as an energy source. They are intended for food preparation, such as a gas stove, or for heating, especially where these energy sources are cheaper.
Gas stoves are efficient, but due to the risk of gas leaks and the dangers that this entails, regular maintenance and adherence to safety measures are necessary. In addition, adequate ventilation and the installation of detectors are recommended in order to detect possible dangers in time.
Stoves on heating oil
Heating oil furnaces were widely used during the favorable price of this energy source and regular supply of petroleum resins. But this has decreased with significant price swings that can make fuel oil significantly more expensive as a heating fuel than other sources.
Stoves of various types are an efficient and economical way of heating during the cold winter months. Newer, modernly designed stoves have a pleasing appearance and high energy efficiency, and are especially desirable because of the pleasant atmosphere and special warmth they provide.
Source: www.economy.rs
