User manual HARVIA PREMIUM VS

[. . . ] The Harvia sauna stove works best and serves you longest when it is used and maintained according to these instructions. Read the instructions carefully before installing or using the stove. Keep the instructions for future reference. Rated output Sauna room volume Required temperature class of chimney Stone quantity (max. [. . . ] Let the stove, chimney and sauna room cool down if necessary. 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. The container will be damaged if it is empty or drained when the stove is hot. The water container is made of stainless steel, but foreign substances (iron, for example) may cause rust spots. You can also use lake water of good quality in the water container. It will not damage the stove materials as long as you clean the container thoroughly from time to time. The water that is thrown on the stones should be clean household water. Make sure the water is of high enough quality, because water containing salt, lime, iron or humus may prematurely corrode the stove. Especially seawater will corrode the stove very rapidly. 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. Get a metal container, preferably standing model, to put the ash in. 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. Wipe dust and dirt from the stove with a damp cloth. water container (Premium VS only) · Empty the water container if the stove is not used for a long time or if the water may freeze. There is a discharge valve on the bottom of the water container (an 11 mm nut: you can use the tool provided with the stove ­ see figure 1). Clean the water container with water and a soft cloth. [. . . ] If necessary, hit it gently with a hammer. If the pipe cannot be attached tightly, bend the holder with a screwdriver. Do not push the flue connection pipe too far into the flue. Seal the flue connection pipe to the opening in the fireproof wall, for example, by using fireproof mineral wool. [. . . ]