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Lighting a fire in a wood-burning sauna heater
Only natural kindling and dry hardwood or softwood should be used for lighting a fire in a
wood-burning sauna heater. The moisture content of the wood should be less than 20%. Good
firewood consists of split wood with a diameter of around 5 cm, length of approx. 33 cm and
weight approx. 0.5 kg. Stack the wood loosely into the firebox and light the fire from the top. A
calm flame is a sign of suitable draft. You can adjust the amount of draft with the ash drawer. If
the sauna heater makes a loud humming noise while heating, you should close the ash drawer
more. When the flame is more even, the stones heat better and the flue does not get overheat-
ed. Low pressure may make lighting a fire in the firebox difficult; in that case, the sauna door can
be held open for a moment and the ash drawer kept a bit further ajar until the firebox is properly
lit.
Liquid fuel, cardboard or milk cartons must not be used for lighting fires. For lighting a fire, we
recommend birch bark or firestarting blocks, such as Burner bags of paraffin.
The sauna door must be closed during heating. When the desired temperature (recommendation:
70–80 degrees Celsius) has been reached, a small fire can still be kept in the firebox to maintain
the temperature of the sauna heater. Practice makes perfect in this as in anything else.
Empty the ashes from the sauna heater after each use to ensure that the fire grate/grates or air
dampers are not covered by ash. Ash shortens their service life considerably. See detailed instruc-
tions on fire grates and their maintenance in the instructions of the sauna heater in question.
Lighting
The end customer is responsible for connecting the sauna to electricity. If there is no need in the
sauna for additional electricity for other reasons, such as an electric sauna heater, the electric-
ity needed for the sauna lighting can also be provided with an approved electric cable reel. The
light socket is ready for use and can be found under the sauna.. You can power the lights by
plugging them into the socket. The lights are always on when they are plugged in, there
is no separate switch. The LED lights only consume a small amount of electricity, which
means that mood lighting can be on even if the sauna is not in use.
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