Floor Model Sauna Heater
Instructions for Installation and Use
Sauna Heater
Models: SMS-100, SMS-100-3, SMS-125, SMS-125-3, SMS-145, & SMS-145-3
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Pub. No. 573-B
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Sauna heater installation, wiring, operating instructions, trouble-
shooting, maintenance, and warranty.
IMPORTANT: This manual must be left with the owner, manager,
or operator of Sauna after it is used by the electrician!
Purpose of the electric heater:
The Steamist SMS-100 thru SMS-145-3 sauna heaters are
designed for the heating of large saunas to bathing temperature.
It is forbidden to use the heater for any other purposes. Please
read the user's instructions carefully before using the heater.
NOTE: These Instructions for Installation and use are intended
for the owner or the person in charge of the sauna as well as for
the electrician in charge of the electrical installation of the heater.
1. Instructions for Use
1.1 Piling of the Sauna Stones
1.2 Heating of Sauna
1.3 Control Unit of Heater
1.4 Throwing Water on Heated Stones
1.4.1 Sauna Water
1.4.2 Temperature and Humidity of the Sauna Room
1.5 Instructions for Bathing
1.6 Warnings
1.7 Troubleshooting
2. Sauna Room Construction - General Information
3. Instructions For Installation
3.1 Prior to Installation
3.2 Installation of Control Unit and Sensor
3.3 Installation of Heater
3.3.1 Single Phase Heater Wiring and Hookup
(SMS-100, SMS-125, and SMS-145)
3.3.2 Three Phase Heater Wiring and Hookup
(SMS-100-3, SMS-125-3, and SMS-145-3)
3.4 After Installation
3.4.1 Testing of Sauna Heater
3.4.2 Troubleshooting
3.4.3 Overheating Limiter
Maintenance Instructions
Steamist Limited Warranty
Spare Parts
1.1 Piling of the Sauna Stones
The sauna stone for an electric heater should be 2-4" in
diameter. The heater stones should be solid blocks of stone
specially intended for use in the heater. Neither light,
porous ceramic "stones" of the same size nor soft
potstones should be used in the heater, because they
may cause the resistance temperature to rise too high as
a result of which the resistance may be broken.
Stone dust should be washed off before piling the stones.
The stones should be piled into the stone compartment
over the grating, between heating elements (resistances)
so that the stones support each other. The weight of the
stones should not lie on the heating elements.
The stones should not be piled too tightly, so that air can
flow through the heater. See Figure 1. The stones should be
fitted loosely, and not wedged between the heating elements.
Very small stones should not be put into the heater at all.
The stones should completely cover the heating elements.
However, they should not form a high pile on the elements.
The stones disintegrate with use. 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 bottom of the heater, and
disintegrated stones should be replaced with new ones.
The warranty does not cover any faults caused by the use
of stoves not recommended by the factory. Neither does the
warranty cover any faults caused by disintegrated or too
small stones blocking the heater ventilation.
No such objects or devices should be placed inside
the heater stone space or near the heater that could
change the amount or direction of the air flowing though
the heater, thus causing the resistance temperature to
rise too high, which may set the wall surfaces on fire!
Contents
1. Instructions for Use
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