Understanding Sauna stoves

Date: 2025-01-14, 21:00
Organizer : Lithuanian Bath Academy

Sauna stove or furnace is said to be the "heart of the bath". Its heat determines the purpose of the sauna, and its beating determines the progress and healthiness of the treatment. Put a weak or too powerful heart in the body and the body becomes disabled. We see this a lot today, with many saunas where it is very difficult to create a good microclimate for people to bathe and wake up. The fashion for quick-heating sauna-drying rooms has spread. Quick-heat baths are destroying our nation's bathing heritage, just as fast-food restaurants are destroying our national cuisine. They no longer provide the conditions for nurturing the unique characteristic of the Lithuanian sauna - the sensitisation and cleansing of the body with the natural vapours of indigenous plants.

In this seminar we will talk about the deep tradition of wood-burning stoves dating back to prehistoric times. In the past, children learned about the stove by watching Mummy putting the Gabi-fire on the hearth. The fire was sacred and the stove was her home. A home should be cosy and safe. What kind of home is needed for a sauna fire? In this workshop we will answer this question.

Kruone - recosntuction of a primitive sauna stove. The photo was taken after the Day of Bath Culture in summer 2021 in Lithuania.

When we talk about the furnace, we start with its meaning. He who knows the meaning knows what he is doing. He will no longer be tempted by "quick and efficient baths", but will continue to search for his own roots, his family and his tribe. Once we understand what a stove means, we will understand what it means to "raise steam", "pour steam". What steam is and what it is for in a sauna.

A man and sauna stove. Photo by R. Kavaliauskas.

We will talk about the sauna stove as a secret and the oldest energy-producing device. In the time since man's journey from the stone axe to orbiting lasers, the sauna heater has changed very little. Is it really that perfect, or are we not clever enough?

Heating of the sauna.

In this workshop we will try to understand how sauna stoves are built and how they work. What are their types and the basics of their construction. Finally, what are the practical advantages. How to heat them. Which sauna stove to choose. The seminar is part of the compulsory training programme for sauna professionals and is highly recommended for those planning to build or renovate a sauna, as it provides answers to the most important challenges of choosing and building a sauna stove in a simple and concise way.

Heating up the sauna stove.Thermoimage photo of a smoke sauna.

Understanding the sauna stove and hearing the heart of the sauna is a matter of honour for the sauna master !

Delivery of the stove to the customer. Finland.

Seminar content

• Overview of the history of the furnace
• the furnace in mythology
• archaic bath stoves
• principles of operation of a sauna stove
• classification of sauna stoves
• fire and combustion
• fuel for stoves
• main types of stoves
• advantages and disadvantages of stoves from the point of view of the sauna heater
• Intermittent firing stoves
• drip stoves
• electric stoves
• safety issues
• basics of stove making
• installation of stoves
• Tips for operating stoves

Your questions will be answered at the end of the seminar.

Construction Block Seminars Schedule

1. Sauna Maintenance and Care: January 7, 9 PM (video recording is available upon request)
2. Sauna Microclimate: January 8, 9 PM (video recording is available upon request)
3. Understanding Sauna stoves: January 14, 9 PM (bulk registration only)
4. Sauna Construction, Planning and Building: January 15, 9 PM (bulk registration only)
5. Bonus webinar "Sauna Plan Analysis": January 28, 9 PM (free for participants of all other webinars)

Important Note:These webinars are part of the "Sauna Construction Expert" and "Professional Sauna Master" study programs. The introductory topic "Sauna Operation Basics" is also required for the "Family Sauna Master" course.

Bonus: Participation in the January 28 webinar is only for participants for all other webinars.

Important!

• Time. The time for all „construction webinars“ is 9 PM EET (Vilnius and Helsinki time) or 7 PM GMT (London and Dublin time).
• Records. All webinars will be recorded. If you are unable to attend some of the them or would like to watch them again, the recording will be available after the event. 

Themes covered

• Sauna stoves

  A theoretical topic covering:

  • The history of the sauna stove.
  • Convection ovens.
  • Accumulation stoves.
  • Electric stoves.
  • Steam generators.
• W630

  Webinar Understanding sauna stoves

We opened participation to anyone.

Time. The time for all „construction webinars“ is 9PM EET (Vilnius and Helsinki time) or 7PM GMT.

Platform. Participants will be prpvided to the link to our trusted webinar platform, which works on every mobile and PC (no instalation or app is needed)

Credit for training topics. After participating you will be presented with the recording of the webinar. You will also get access to you personal questionaire where you will answer questions about this topic.

39€.

Important bonus - students that have theme „Steam sauna basics“ approved get 40 loyalty points after participation in this webinar. Points can be used for registration in our future seminars. 40 points equal to 10€ reduction in price.

Time. The time for all „construction webinars is 9PM EET (Vilnius and Helsinki time) or 7PM GMT.

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