INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
72-0106 02-26-16
7013482 314 SKSM 215 B
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WARNING
SECTION 10: WARNING PLACARDS
SECTION 11: ROOM CONSTRUCTION
For safety purpose sauna
door must open out and not
lock.
Never use a wood stain, seal
or preservative on the inside
of your sauna room.
Light xtures get very hot
during operation. Locate
light xture where it will not
be a burn hazard.
Two metal placards are included in the Installation Instruction Envelope
packaged with every Sauna Heater. The CAUTION placard must be attached
to the interior wall of the sauna room directly above the heater where it is
visible to the bather. The WARNING placard must be attached to the door of
the sauna room.
The "CAUTION" and
"WARNING" placards must be
mounted in accordance with
Section 10.
For safety and reliability, the following rules must be addressed.
• No permanent locking or latch system is to be used on the sauna door. •
Acceptable door ttings are: magnetic catches, friction catches, spring
or gravity loaded closures. The door must always open outwards.
• No shower may be installed in a sauna room.
• No electrical receptacle shall be installed inside the sauna room.
• The enclosed WARNING: Reduce the risk of overheating … warning
plate must be mounted on or alongside the door outside the sauna room
at about eye level.
• The enclosed CAUTION: Reduce the risk of re … caution plate must be
mounted on the interior wall above the heater.
• The heater should not be operated without its container properly lled
with rocks and the rock guard in place.
• If an intercom speaker is installed, it should be away from the heater and
as close to the oor as possible.
• If a room light is installed, it should be a surface mounted bracket type.
Wall mounted lights should be about 70" above the oor. Ceiling
mounted lights should be of an approved type with a junction box that is
remote to the xture itself. Use only a xture that uses A.F. or xture
type internal wiring. A 60 watt bulb should provide sufcient lighting.
• Fire sprinkler systems installed inside any sauna room should be
properly rated for sauna room temperatures.
• Always mount the heater according to these installation instructions.
SECTION 12: VENTILATION
VENTILATION In a sauna, the air should be changed about 6 times an hour.
This can be achieved by making a vent opening (fresh air inlet) in the sauna
wall directly below the heater. The air outlet must be lower than the upper
benches, as far as possible from the heater and about two feet higher than
the fresh air inlet vent, See Diagram 9. It is recommended that ventilation
openings meet the requirements of UL Specication 875. The minimum
opening should be determined using one of the following formulas:
For R< 31, V
³
9.3, For R
³
31, V
³
0.3R
where R = the oor area of the room in square feet and
V = the minimum vent size in square inches
