If you know exactly what the stones chosen for the pair, it can be several times to increase the efficiency of the procedure of bath. Prefer only natural materials, consider their density and features of behavior at high temperatures.
Proper selection of stones and their use can increase the temperature readings in the sauna and steam room inside the couples hold for a longer period.
How to choose a stone?
Air stones must meet several basic requirements:
- environmental friendliness;
- uniformity of the structure (the presence of inclusions increases the decorative material, but reduces the uniformity of heating);
- free from defects, chips, stains (prostuchite stone hammers and listen if the sound is clear, that there are no defects);
- elements of the same size (increased uniformity of warming up);
- the absence of carbonates (presence of this compound in the composition of the stone say whitish spots that can be easily scratched a needle);
- absence of asbestos (lack of "lint" on the surface);
- purity (no dust or dirt, so that the pre-wash material);
- decorative appeal.
If you can not decide which to choose stone: polished or chipped, then think about what would look best in your steam bath. It all depends on your personal preferences and tastes. Experienced crushed bath attendants preferred embodiment because it has more contact area with water and thus will couple from a clutch more.
Buy or get?
Outset: Purchase minerals to bathhouse furnace fun is not cheap. So if you decide to purchase the stones in a specialty store, then be prepared for an impressive spending.
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But if you do not mind gathering, try to walk along the shore of a pond. River and sea gravel is quite suitable for the bathhouse stove. Stones of fresh water bodies have greater strength and heat resistance than the stones from the seabed. However, note that collecting requires experience and knowledge of minerals. Beginners can gain dangerous to human health, materials and does not even know about it.
Best minerals for saunas
If we compare the minerals on the basic parameters, the best are:
- ceramics (durability);
- porphyrite (heat capacity);
- gabbro, diabase (low cost);
- peridotite, dunite, jadeite (security).
In addition to these options, you can use alternatives that are not inferior to the characteristics of these materials:
- Pebbles (marine, freshwater);
- talkohlorit;
- basalt (vulcanite);
- jade;
- quartzite (magenta);
- quartz (white).