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3. Installation and
preheating of the sauna
heater
3.1 Preheating
Before use and arranging the stones, the sauna heater
must be heated to remove the protective agents. Any pro-
tective films and stickers must have been removed before.
Preheating shall be carried out on a non-combustible
surface and outside, since paint emits harmful solvents
and smoke during heating.
Use of a connection pipe in-
cluded in the delivery of the sauna heater in the upper joint
improves draft during preheating. 1–2 fireboxes of wood
are sufficient for preheating. After preheating and before
arranging the stones loose cover material should be remo-
ved from the stone compartment of the sauna heater with
a steel brush. In case the external surface of the sauna
heater is painted, it should not be rubbed or wiped before
the first heating. The paint of the sauna heater will achieve
sufficient strength only after the first heating. Do not create
steam during the first heating.
NB! If the sauna heater is equipped with a water tank
please check before preheating that the water tank faucet
and safety plug are installed and that
the tank is filled
with clean water.
3.2 Regulation of the height
The legs of the sauna heater are adjustable and can be
used for levelling the sauna heater and for adjusting the
height. There must be an air gap of at least 25 mm between
the sauna heater and the floor. Use a spirit level to check if
the sauna heater is level.
3.3 Connection with the stack
Connecting the sauna heater with the smoke flue
• There are two possibilities to connect the connective
flue of Kota Luosto and Kota Pallas sauna heaters:
either from the back or top of the sauna heater. The
connective flue of a Kota Luosto VS sauna heater can
be connected only from the top of the sauna heater.
• The connective flue of Kota Inari can generally be
connected from the top of the sauna heater. But to
connect the sauna heater from the back you can
make a hole in it. For this cut through the three wires
of the stone cage with a backsaw.
Carefully compact the flue connections with a fireproof
sealant. Any leaks in the connective flue also reduce the
draft. Check that the cover of the unconnected connecti-
ve flue and cleaning hatch of the smoke pipes is securely
in place.
Seal the unused opening with the supplied cover. The
sauna heater comes with a short smoke flue connection
pipe, which can be used to connect the sauna heater’s
smoke flue from the back. If the connection with the
smoke flue is done from the above, a Kota connective
flue or Kota smoke flue must be used. In case of connec-
tion from the above, a Kota smoke flue tank for heating
water or a Kota stone basket can be installed around the
connective flue.
Do not push the connective flue too deep in the smoke
flue, because this would hinder the draft. Any leaks in
the connective flue also reduce the draft; therefore the
connections must be sealed with fireproof sealing mate-
rial. Leakage in the connective flue causes combustion
gases formed in the sauna heater to ignite in the flue. The
connection joint of the flue and the sauna heater must be
25 mm. The diameter of the connective flue of the sauna
heater and the height from the floor are shown in clause
1.1.
Please take into account the clearance distance of the
modular smoke flue, see the manufacturer’s instructions.
3.4 Installation of the door
Figure 7.
Figure 7.
Open the door and raise the hinge pin up so it
comes out of the bottom hinge barrel. Hold onto the door
securely and turn the bottom part of the pin and turn the
bottom end of the pin up enough (2) that you can pull the
pin down (3) and the pin and door come apart. For instal-
lation proceed in reverse order. First push the upper edge
of the door in its place and thereafter push the pin through
the upper eyelet. Thereafter turn the door and pin in their
places from below and let the pin into the bottom eyelet.
The pin is correctly installed when the wider areas of the
pin are facing down. In this case the pin cannot move away
from its place. Door installation is easier when you use long
flatnose pliers.
3.5 Installation of a water tank (Luosto VS)
The water tank faucet is installed when the sauna heater is
installed. To achieve the correct position of the faucet, try a
different number of gaskets in the connection of the faucet
and water tank.