You might have wondered why our Casa and Premio ovens come with a refractory concrete vent and chimney manifold, while some prefabricated ovens come with a steel vent.
There are a number of important advantages to using a refractory concrete vent with a prefabricated oven. Because the vent in these ovens is integrated with the body of the oven chamber, this area becomes very hot. When you first fire your oven, flame can reach into your vent, and as your oven dome heats, it transfers a great deal of heat to the vent.
Over time, this heat will wear out a metal vent, resulting in serious and expensive oven repairs. There is really only one reason for an oven company to use a steel vent with a prefabricated oven -- it is less expensive for the company to build it that way.
Additionally, the refractory vent is easier and safer to install, as it does not require drilling into your oven chamber and bonding the vent in place. Our refractory vent and chimney manifold are another reason why our ovens are recognized as the quality leaders in the Italian market.
Note that this is not an issue with the Naples-style Artigiano brick oven, where the vent is not integral to the oven body, but rather attached to the oven housing. The Casa/Premio and Artigiano are examples of two different Italian oven and venting styles. |
The Casa vent and chimney manifold
The Premio arch/vent, landing and chimney manifold
Some Advantages Longevity -- the refractory vent and chimney manifold will last as long as your oven, unlike the metal vent that will wear out, and have to be replaced. Ease of installation -- the vent, chimney manifold and section chimney system are installed using refractory mortar, and do not require that you drill into your oven and set complicated concrete bolts.
Security -- you don't run the risk of drilling into your oven chamber to set a steel vent, and you don't have a metal bolt heating up inside your oven chamber body. |
