Ensuring fire safety of baths and saunas

For frequent causes of fires in baths are: violation of fire safety rules, violation of the rules of operation of furnace equipment, careless handling of fire, violation of the rules of operation of electrical equipment.

               When operating a bathhouse, fireplace, stove – it is necessary to strictly observe the rules of fire safety.

 

What fire safety requirements should be remembered when operating baths and saunas?

 

               If a thin-walled metal furnace is installed on a wooden floor without a special foundation, an asbestos sheet and a sheet of thin metal are necessarily placed under it. It is possible to manufacture a small brick podium. Thereby protecting the floors from accidental loss of firewood or coals. Any metal heater should be installed no closer than 20 centimeters from the wall. To protect the wooden lining of the wall (lining), use special heat-reflecting screens. They are installed with a small gap from the wall or ceiling.

               When operating a brick kiln, it is necessary to regularly monitor its condition. Cracks, chips, falling bricks from the furnace or chimney should not be allowed. If this happens, then you should not postpone the repair of the furnace.

               Often the cause of a fire is damaged or incorrectly made electrical wiring, especially if you have an electric sauna stove. Competent and correct installation of electrical wiring is mandatory. The cross section of the wire must correspond to the declared power of the stove. The brand of the wire must correspond to the high temperature regime. The control of the electric furnace should be installed outside the steam room, in the area of dry rooms. The temperature in the sauna should be maintained automatically and should not exceed 110 degrees. If the automation is faulty, it is necessary to immediately eliminate the breakdown, because your safety depends on the correct operation of the thermostat and other components.

               The power of the "electric heater" must be chosen based on the size of the steam room. An improperly equipped stove in a bathhouse often causes a fire. Installation and installation of furnace equipment must be carried out by specialists!

               Quite often, a fire in a bath occurs due to an incorrect chimney. It happens that there is a fire of soot in the chimney. In this case, the flame can damage the roof or spread to the roof, in order to avoid this, it is necessary to monitor the cleanliness and serviceability of the chimney, to clean the blockages in it in a timely manner. It is worth remembering that wood can easily ignite at temperatures above 280-300 degrees. In this regard, the fire safety of the bath provides for the impregnation of wooden structures with special flame retardants. It is necessary to remember about the good ventilation of the bath.

               In no case should gasoline or other similar liquids be used to ignite the furnace. For this purpose, there is nothing better than an ordinary newspaper and dry birch firewood with birch bark.

               There are cases when people simply forget that the bath is heated. Uncontrolled abandonment of a heating furnace can also lead to a fire. The above points are the immediate fire safety of a bath or sauna. But do not forget the elementary "things": you can not drink alcohol in the bath, smoke, dry clothes over the stove, leave the bath unattended.

               Compliance with all these rules will help protect your bath from fire.