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INSTRUCTIONS FOR BATHING
• Begin by washing yourself.
• Stay in the sauna for as long as you
feel comfortable.
• According to established sauna
conventions, you must not disturb
other bathers by speaking in a loud
voice.
• Do not force other bathers from the
sauna by pouring excessive amounts
of water on the stones.
• Forget all your troubles and relax.
• Cool your skin down as necessary.
• If you are in good health, you can have
a swim if a swimming place or pool is
available.
• Wash yourself properly after bathing.
Have a drink of fresh water or a soft
drink to bring your fluid balance back
to normal.
• Rest for a while and let your pulse go
back to normal before dressing.
WARNINGS
• Do not smoke, use alcohol, or exercise
in the sauna!
• Sea air and a humid climate may
corrode the metal surfaces of the
heater.
• Keep away from the heater when it is
hot. The stones and outer surface of
the heater may burn your skin.
• Do not pour too much water on the
stones. The evaporating water is
boiling hot.
• Do not let young, handicapped or ill
people bathe in the sauna on their
own.
• Consult your doctor about health-
related limitations of bathing.
• Parents should keep children away
from the hot heater.
• Consult your child welfare clinic about
taking little babies to the sauna.
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Age?
- Temperature of the sauna?
- Time spent in the warm sauna?
• Be very careful when moving in the
sauna, as the platform and floors may
be slippery.
• Do not exceed 30-minutes in the
sauna at one time, as excessive
exposure can be harmful to health.
The sauna should not be used as an
endurance test!
• Persons with poor health should
consult their physicians before using
the sauna!
• Avoid fire, do not place any
combustible material over the sauna
Heater (towels, bathing suits, wooden
bucket or dipper)!
• Use only clean tap water on the stones
- do not use pool or spa water, as
chlorine gas can be produced and the
heating elements can be damaged!
• Hyperthermia occurs when the
internal temperature of the body
reaches a level several degrees above
the normal body temperature of
98.6°F. The symptoms of hyperthermia
include an increase in the internal
temperature of the body, dizziness,
lethargy, drowsiness, and fainting.
The effects of hyperthermia include:
A. Failure to perceive heat
B. Failure to recognize the need to exit
the room
C. Unawareness of impending hazard
D. Fetal damage in pregnant women
E. Physical inability to exit the room
F. Unconsciousness
WARNING - the use of alcohol,
drugs, or medication is capable of
greatly increasing the risk of fatal
hyperthermia.
TROUBLESHOOTING
If the heater does not heat, check the
following points:
• The current from the control unit to
the heater has been switched on.
• The desired temperature programmed
in the control panel is higher than the
temperature of the sauna.
• The breaker is switched on. Also,
breaker should be correct size.
