KASTOR Karhu PK Series, Installation And Usage Manual

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1. Before you install
Inspect both product and the contents of the package as soon as you receive them. Report
any transport damages to the deliverer.
1.1. Package contents and its inspection
The stove package contains:
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Stove
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Within the fire compartment
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Installation instructions
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Grate
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Air guide plate
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Connection pipe
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2 adjustment legs
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Door handle, mounting screw and nuts
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Four steel caps (three sweeping caps in the space intended for stones and the back wall
flue hole has been bolted into place using a drilling screw drilled through the cover).
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Ash pan
1.2. Important matters and regulations
Check the suitability of the heater for the sauna, maximum and minimum cubic contents,
table (1).
Due to stone and glass walls, 3 m
3
has to be added to the volume calculations for each
firewall or other stone and glass wall square metre above 2 m
2
.
In saunas with timber walls , 25% is added to the calculated volume.
In order to avoid damages during transport, the heater must be transported in an upright
position.
All sticker labels and packaging material must be removed before the heater is used. Type
plate and the CE marking must not be removed.
The ash pan must be closed during heating.
BURN IN THE HEATER OUTDOORS BEFORE INSTALLING IN THE SAUNA.
In addition to these instructions, all local regulations must be followed, including those
referring to local and European standards. They must be complied with when installing
the heater.
You must also find out about possible necessary building planning permissions and the floor
load capacity before installing the heater.
Before installing the chimney, you must also check the chimney's temperature class.
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average temperature of combustion gas on nominal output, table (2)
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Maximum temperature of combustion gas in safety test, table (2)
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necessary temperature classification for the chimney is T 600
o
C
Check the following issues and how they affect where the heater should be installed:
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Safety distance to flammable and non-flammable structures (sections 2.3 and 2.4)
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Location of chimney connection (the height of the possible old chimney connection from
the floor and installation route of the chimney
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