User manual HARVIA 50

[. . . ] The dealer or our factory representative can assist you in choosing the stove if needed. Upper connection opening Rear connection opening Soot opening Stove door Ash box Read the instructions carefully before using the stove. Staying in the hot sauna for long periods of time makes the body temperature rise, which may be dangerous. Never throw water on the stones when there are people near the stove, because hot steam may burn their skin. [. . . ] If you throw water on the hot steel surfaces, they may blister due to the large temperature variation. The ash box should always be emptied before heating the stove so that the combustion air that is lead through the box would cool off the fire grate and lengthen its life span. As the removed ash may include hot embers, do not keep the ash container close to combustible material. Soot and ashes gathered in the smoke canals of the stove should be removed occasionally through the soot openings ( 1. Therefore, they should be rearranged at least once a year or even more often if the sauna is in frequent use. At the same time, any pieces of stones should be removed from the stone space, and disintegrated stones should be replaced with new ones. There is low pressure caused by an extractor fan or another device in the room. Remove the small pieces of stone and stones that are less than 10 cm in diameter from the stone space. The hot stove may emphasize odours mixed in the air that are not, however, caused by the sauna or the stove. Light-coloured floor materials will become dirty from the ash, particles of stone and metal flakes that fall from the stove. It is perfectly normal for the wooden surfaces of the sauna room to blacken in time. Protective agents on the walls (protective agents have a poor heat resistance level) fine particles disintegrating from the sauna · Stones which rise with the air flow smoke that enters the sauna, for example, · when adding firewood. When installation instructions given by the manufacturer are followed, the stove will not heat the inflammable material in sauna room to a dangerous level. The fresh air inlet must be placed close to the floor near the stove and B. Its outlet should be as far as possible from the stove and near the ceiling. The stove itself circulates air effectively; the purpose of the outlet is mainly to remove moisture from the sauna after bathing. The outlet should be close to the floor, for example, below the bench. Bench towels should be used during bathing to prevent sweat from getting onto the benches. The benches, walls and floor of the sauna should be washed thoroughly at least every six months. Before installing the stove make sure that all safety distance requirements are fulfilled. There shall be no electrical devices, wires or inflammable materials within the established safety distances around the stove. If the safety distance requirements are not fulfilled, you should use additional protection ( 4. [. . . ] Otherwise the water will leak out of the container despite the gasket. Boiling water and hot steam will cause burns if they come in contact with your skin. Warn children about the dangers of hot water and tell them not to handle hot water. When the stove is hot, keep the water container always as full of water as possible. [. . . ]