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KIP Heater Installation & Owner’s Manual

Read this entire manual through to the end before proceeding with the installation.

KIP HEATER INSTALLATION MANUAL

HEATER INSTRUCTIONSYour Almost Heaven Sauna is paired with a genuine Finnish heater manufactured by Harvia Oy, the world leader in sauna heaters. Refer to this guide for installation and operation instructions. Please note, a licensed electrician should perform all electrical work, and Almost Heaven Saunas staff is available to assist with any questions you or your electrician may have. Please call us at 888-355-3050 for technical assistance.

Information for your electrician:

4.5kW and 6.0kW KIP Heaters • 30-ampdoublepolebreaker • 240volts • 1Phase • 10/2wire.For6.0kWheaters,an8/2wireisrecommendedfordistancesgreaterthan30’frompowersource • DonotuseGFCIwiththisheater • Usecopperwirewith90Cinsulation

8.0kW KIP Heaters • 40-ampdoublepolebreaker • 240volts • 1Phase • 8/2wire • DonotuseGFCIwiththisheater • Usecopperwirewith90Cinsulation

POSITIONING YOUR HEATERUnpackyourheater,settingasidethetrimpiecesandbagwithplacardsandscrews(1).

Removethehardwarebagfromthebaggiewiththesafetyplacards(2),selectingthetwolongerlagscrews(1.5”).Youwillsecuretheseintothesaunawallsothat¼”ofthescrewprotrudesfromthewall(3,4).

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a. For barrel saunas,theheatermountingholesarepre-drilled(5).

b. For indoor saunas,thescrewsshouldbemounted22”offthefloor,andspaced15.25”apartapproximatelycenteredabovetheventholes(ifpresent).Itisfinethattheheateriscoveringtheholesasventilationstilloccurs(6).

Hangtheheateronthemountingscrewstoensureitislevelandthatitsbasesits5-7”offthefloorofthesauna.

If these criteria are met, make a mark on the wall of the sauna directly behind one of the rubber gaskets on the lower back of the heater(7);thiswillbewherethepowerentersthesauna.Taketheheateroffthewallandremovetherubbergasket,exposingthecutout.Itdoesnotmatterwhichgasketisremoved(8).

NOTE: While this location is the most common, the power can enter the sauna at any location. It is not recommended you use the pre-drilled vent holes as an entrance for the conduit.

REMOVING THE STONE GUARD AND BOTTOM COVERRemovethetwoscrewsholdingthestoneguardinplace.Prytheguardbackandliftuptoremoveit.Cliptheziptieholdingthemetalsensorhousingfromtheelementsandsetitasideforlaterinstallation(9–11).

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Fliptheheateronitsbackandremovethebottomcover.Locatethe4”temperaturesensor,uncoilingthefilamentandwiringitoutthesmallnotchatthebaseoftheheater.Setthesensorasideforlaterinstallation(12–14).

CONNECTING TO POWERAll wiring should be done by a licensed electrician. Boreaholeatthemarkyoumadeinstep2,beingsureitiswideenoughtoaccommodatethewire(15).Feedthewirethroughthisholeandthenthroughthecutoutatthebaseoftheheater(16).Beingsurethebreakerisoff,connectyourheatertopoweraccordingtothediagrambelow.TheonlyconnectionsthatshouldbemadearetwohotlinestoL1andL2,andthegroundlinetothegroundscrew(17).Replacethebottomcoveroncewiringiscomplete,andrehangtheheateronthescrews(18).Turnthebreakeron.

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NOTE: Thepowershouldnot enter the heater throughthecutoutonthebottomcover–thiscutout is to allow access to the high-limit reset button(19).

OPERATING THE HEATERThis heater is operated using two dials – the thermostat and the timer.

Thermostat (left) controls the temperature of the sauna. Set it according to your personal preference.

Timer (right) turns the heater on and off, and has the ability to delay the start.

If the heater has power, you should hear a loud “clunk” at both the 0 and the large 1. In between these “clunks” is one hour of heat time.

Toimmediatelyturntheheateron,werecommendturningthedialpastthetwoclunkstonumber1or2.Turnthetimerbackuntiloneloud“clunk”isheard,immediatelystoppingtheturn.Thiswillbegintheonehourofheattime.Theheaterwillautomaticallyshutoffafteronehour.Youmayhavetorestartyourheaterwhileyouareinthesauna.Thesmallernumbers1-8refertothenumberofhoursforthedelaystart.Forexample,ifyouturnthetimerto5,yourheaterwillbegin heating in five hours.

Withyoursaunadooropen,turnonyourheaterforfiveminutestoallowthenon-toxicprotectivecoatingontheheatingelementsto“burnoff”.Itisnormaltoseesomelightsmokeasthiscoatingburnsoff.

PLACING THE STONESWhile the heater is cooling, rinse your sauna stones to prepare them for placement.

Placethesmallerstonesinbetweenandaroundthethreeheatingelements.Thestonesshouldtouchtheelements,butnotbendthem. Reserve the larger stones for placement on top of the heating elements, covering them completely. Replace the stone guard(21,22).

NOTE:Packingstonesintootightlywillrestrictairflowandaffecttheefficiencyofyourheater.Looselypositionthestonesaroundandabovetheheatingelements.Itiscommontohave5-10stonesleftover.

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PRE-SET . . . DELAY START

TEMPERATURE SENSOR PLACEMENTMountthesensorhousing(themetalcomponentziptiedtotheelementsinstep1)vertically,atleast18”tothesideoftheheaterand18”belowthehighestpointofthesauna.Ifitistoohighonthewallortooclosetotheheater,itwillsensethatthesaunaishotterthanitactuallyis,triggeringaprematureshutoff(23).

Placethesensorpininthehousingwiththebulbuprightandclosethewingsofthehousingoverthesensorpin(24,25).Concealthesensorhousingandpinwiththesensorcoverandprovidedscrew(26).

Concealthesensorwirewiththegroovedtrimpiecesfromstep1(27).Youwilllikelyhavetocutseveraltrimpiecestofitthedistancebetweenyourheaterandthesensorpin.Mountthemwiththescrewsprovidedinthehardwarebaggieyouremovedinstep1.

INSTALLING THE HEATER GUARDYourKIPheatercomeswithacedarheaterguard.Usetheprovidedhardwaretoassemblethefencecomponentstogether(28-31),andsecureittothewallsothatitevenlysurroundstheheater(32).Itshouldbepositionednohigherthantheexposedsaunastones.

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USING YOUR SAUNA HEATERYoursaunahasbeenpairedwithanappropriatelysizedheatertoconsistentlyachievetemperaturesof180°-195°F.Youshouldexpectyoursaunatobeatauseabletemperaturein45-60minutes.

You have the option to pour water onto the stones to generate steam. Please note, little water is required to achieve this. For most saunausers,aladlefullofwaterissufficient.Iftoomuchwaterispouredontothestones,itwilldripoutthebaseoftheheaterandshould be wiped up with a towel after the sauna session.

If you’d like to continue the sauna session after the automatic one hour shutoff, simply restart the heater.

Consultyoursaunamanualforthetypicalsaunaroutine,andenjoy!

TROUBLESHOOTINGIf the sauna heater does not operate after the initial installation:

Checkthebreakertobesureitison

Verifywithyourelectricianthat240voltsisreachingtheheater

Doublecheckthatthetimerisbeingoperatedcorrectly(refertoinstructionsinstep5)

If the sauna heater operates but the sauna room does not come to temperature:

Verify the timer has not timed out. If it has, restart it.

Assesshowthestonesareplacedaroundtheheatingelements.Iftheyarepackedtootightly,itwillrestrictairflowandaffecttheefficiencyofyourheater.Repositionthestonesifneeded.

Checkthepositionofthetemperaturesensor(refertostep7a).Ifitistoohighinthesaunaortooclosetotheheater,itwilltriggera premature shutoff in your heater.

Pressthehighlimitresetbuttonbelowtheheater–itmayneedresetting.

If none of the above recommendations get your heater working, please call Almost Heaven Saunas at 888-355-3050 to diagnose further.

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