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Samovar's Anatomy - the charcoal-burning samovar. |
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The parts of the samovar beginning from the bottom up are as follows:
1.Nearly all samovars have a four-legged square-shaped foundation. This keeps the samovar from damaging the furniture with its heat.
2. Above that, we find the "neck" of the samovar, or "sheika"in Russian. The neck thickens towards its top, where the ventilation chamber (the windbox) resides. This chamber has small intakes (holes) along its perimeter in order to supply the combustion process with oxygen from the atmosphere. The foundation with the neck together are referred to as "poddon".
3.At this point the actual boiler begins. Inside, we find a thick tube (in Russian: "truba") which constitutes the combustion chamber. The bottom of this tube is separated from the ventilation chamber with bars to prevent the fuel from falling therein. This separation we call "kolosnik" in Russian.
4.Near the bottom of the boiler, a small faucet ("kran") protrudes from the tank. It consists of three parts: a small decoration at its stem (the "repe'ek"), that contributes to the rigidity of the mounting, the pipe itself, and an extremely simple valve with a handle ("vetka"). The valve is essentially a funnel with a hole. In the two extreme positions of the handle the valve is closed, while in central position the water can pour through the hole. It is the weight of the valve and the handle that keeps the whole thing in place; you can simply pull it out upwards. No O-rings, no gaskets, no bearings, no screws -- nothing to go wrong.
5.The hatch of the boiler has two small handles protecting your hands from the heat. These two handles are denoted by the same word that means pine-cones: "shishki". There are also small steaming holes ("dushinki") on the hatch. Their purpose is to prevent the samovar from explosion and to steam the teapot at the same time.
6.The whole construction is topped off by a crown-like teapot socket, often decorated with some ornament. This part of the samovar is called "kamforka".
7.Finally, charcoal-burning samovars come with two accessories: a cap and a chimney extension for the tube. Both need to be placed onto the open end of the heating tube, though not at the same time.
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| source: home.fazekas.hu |
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