Almost Heaven Saunas KIP Istruzioni operative

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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 INSTRUCTIONS

Your 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 sta 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-ampdoublepolebreaker

 • 240volts

 • 1Phase

 • 10/2wire.For6.0kWheaters,an8/2wireisrecommendedfordistancesgreaterthan30’frompowersource

 • DonotuseGFCIwiththisheater

 • Usecopperwirewith90Cinsulation

8.0kW KIP Heaters

 • 40-ampdoublepolebreaker

 • 240volts

 • 1Phase

 • 8/2wire

 • DonotuseGFCIwiththisheater

 • Usecopperwirewith90Cinsulation

POSITIONING YOUR HEATER

Unpackyourheater,settingasidethetrimpiecesandbagwithplacardsandscrews(1).

Removethehardwarebagfromthebaggiewiththesafetyplacards(2),selectingthetwolongerlagscrews(1.5”).Youwillsecure

theseintothesaunawallsothat¼”ofthescrewprotrudesfromthewall(3,4).

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a. For barrel saunas,theheatermountingholesarepre-drilled(5).

b. For indoor saunas,thescrewsshouldbemounted22”otheoor,andspaced15.25”apartapproximatelycenteredabovethe

ventholes(ifpresent).Itisnethattheheateriscoveringtheholesasventilationstilloccurs(6).

Hangtheheateronthemountingscrewstoensureitislevelandthatitsbasesits5-7”otheoorofthesauna.

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);thiswillbewherethepowerentersthesauna.Taketheheaterothewallandremovetherubbergasket,exposingthe

cutout.Itdoesnotmatterwhichgasketisremoved(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 COVER

Removethetwoscrewsholdingthestoneguardinplace.Prytheguardbackandliftuptoremoveit.Cliptheziptieholdingthe

metalsensorhousingfromtheelementsandsetitasideforlaterinstallation(9–11).

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Pre-drilled holes

22”

15 ¼ ”

Fliptheheateronitsbackandremovethebottomcover.Locatethe4”temperaturesensor,uncoilingthelamentandwiringit

outthesmallnotchatthebaseoftheheater.Setthesensorasideforlaterinstallation(12–14).

CONNECTING TO POWER

All wiring should be done by a licensed electrician.

Boreaholeatthemarkyoumadeinstep2,beingsureitiswideenoughtoaccommodatethewire(15).Feedthewirethroughthis

holeandthenthroughthecutoutatthebaseoftheheater(16).Beingsurethebreakeriso,connectyourheatertopoweraccording

tothediagrambelow.TheonlyconnectionsthatshouldbemadearetwohotlinestoL1andL2,andthegroundlinetotheground

screw(17).Replacethebottomcoveroncewiringiscomplete,andrehangtheheateronthescrews(18).Turnthebreakeron.

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L1 L2 GND

Temperature

Sensor

NOTE: Thepowershouldnot enter the heater

throughthecutoutonthebottomcover–this

cutout is to allow access to the high-limit reset

button(19).

OPERATING THE HEATER

This 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 o, 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.

Toimmediatelyturntheheateron,werecommendturningthedialpastthetwoclunkstonumber1or2.Turnthetimerbackuntil

oneloud“clunk”isheard,immediatelystoppingtheturn.Thiswillbegintheonehourofheattime.

Theheaterwillautomaticallyshutoafteronehour.Youmayhavetorestartyourheaterwhileyouareinthesauna.

Thesmallernumbers1-8refertothenumberofhoursforthedelaystart.Forexample,ifyouturnthetimerto5,yourheaterwill

begin heating in ve hours.

Withyoursaunadooropen,turnonyourheaterforveminutestoallowthenon-toxicprotectivecoatingontheheating

elementsto“burno”.Itisnormaltoseesomelightsmokeasthiscoatingburnso.

PLACING THE STONES

While the heater is cooling, rinse your sauna stones to prepare them for placement.

Placethesmallerstonesinbetweenandaroundthethreeheatingelements.Thestonesshouldtouchtheelements,butnotbend

them. Reserve the larger stones for placement on top of the heating elements, covering them completely. Replace the stone

guard(21,22).

NOTE:Packingstonesintootightlywillrestrictairowandaecttheeciencyofyourheater.Looselypositionthestonesaround

andabovetheheatingelements.Itiscommontohave5-10stonesleftover.

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TEMPERATURE SENSOR PLACEMENT

Mountthesensorhousing(themetalcomponentziptiedtotheelementsinstep1)vertically,atleast18”tothesideoftheheater

and18”belowthehighestpointofthesauna.Ifitistoohighonthewallortooclosetotheheater,itwillsensethatthesaunais

hotterthanitactuallyis,triggeringaprematureshuto(23).

Placethesensorpininthehousingwiththebulbuprightandclosethewingsofthehousingoverthesensorpin(24,25).

Concealthesensorhousingandpinwiththesensorcoverandprovidedscrew(26).

Concealthesensorwirewiththegroovedtrimpiecesfromstep1(27).Youwilllikelyhavetocutseveraltrimpiecestotthedistance

betweenyourheaterandthesensorpin.Mountthemwiththescrewsprovidedinthehardwarebaggieyouremovedinstep1.

INSTALLING THE HEATER GUARD

YourKIPheatercomeswithacedarheaterguard.Usetheprovidedhardwaretoassemblethefencecomponentstogether(28-31),and

secureittothewallsothatitevenlysurroundstheheater(32).Itshouldbepositionednohigherthantheexposedsaunastones.

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18”

18 ”

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USING YOUR SAUNA HEATER

Yoursaunahasbeenpairedwithanappropriatelysizedheatertoconsistentlyachievetemperaturesof180°-195°F.Youshould

expectyoursaunatobeatauseabletemperaturein45-60minutes.

You have the option to pour water onto the stones to generate steam. Please note, little water is required to achieve this. For most

saunausers,aladlefullofwaterissucient.Iftoomuchwaterispouredontothestones,itwilldripoutthebaseoftheheaterand

should be wiped up with a towel after the sauna session.

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

Consultyoursaunamanualforthetypicalsaunaroutine,andenjoy!

TROUBLESHOOTING

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

Checkthebreakertobesureitison

Verifywithyourelectricianthat240voltsisreachingtheheater

Doublecheckthatthetimerisbeingoperatedcorrectly(refertoinstructionsinstep5)

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.

Assesshowthestonesareplacedaroundtheheatingelements.Iftheyarepackedtootightly,itwillrestrictairowandaectthe

eciencyofyourheater.Repositionthestonesifneeded.

Checkthepositionofthetemperaturesensor(refertostep7a).Ifitistoohighinthesaunaortooclosetotheheater,itwilltrigger

a premature shuto in your heater.

Pressthehighlimitresetbuttonbelowtheheater–itmayneedresetting. 

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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