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ELECTRIC SAUNA HEATER Installation and operation manual The following instructions for electrical works must be carried out by a certified electrician. The product must be installed as a complete set. The HUUM DROP electric sauna heater delivery set contains: • electric heater;...
THINGS TO CHECK BEFORE INSTALLATION • Does the output (kW) match the volume (m³) of the sauna room? See Table 1. • In case there are any uninsulated brick, tile or glass walls in the sauna room, an additional volume of 1,5 m³ should be added to the sauna room for each such square meter of the wall.
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Output Room Min gap Table 1 DROP 4.5 3–7 1200 DROP 6 5–10 1200 DROP 9 8–15 1200 Connecting the heater to the power supply • Only a certified electrician is allowed to connect the heater to the power supply.
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Output Elements Circuit Breaker Power cable Table 2 DROP 4.5 3 × 10 5 × 1.5 DROP 6 3 × 10 5 × 1.5 DROP 9 1.5 / 2 3 × 16 5 × 2.5 It is forbidden to use a non-heat-resistant cable with PVC isolation as the power cable.
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The external surface of the stone container must be stacked full as tightly as possible; the surface of the heating elements must not be visible. • Using ceramic stones in the DROP heater is allowed upon the user’s responsibility. ATTENTION! A TOO SPARSELY FILLED STONE CONTAINER CAUSES FIRE HAZARD! Before switching the heater on, the insulation resistance might prove to be lower than the standard.
SAUNA ROOM Wall materials and insulating the sauna room In a sauna with electric heating, all massive heat accumulating wall surfaces (brick, glass brick, rendering etc.) must be insulated to use the electric heater with a regular output. The following sauna wall and ceiling construction is considered to be sufficiently insulated: •...
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Darkening of the sauna room walls Due to heat, the wood material in the sauna room darkens in time. If you use wood protection products, you may notice that the wall above the heater darkens before long. The darkening process is also caused by the fine stone dust, breaking away from the heater stones and lifted up by the airflow.
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WARNING! • Before turning on the electric heater, always check the sauna room and heater. • The heater may be used only when it has been correctly filled with stones. • Do not cover the heater—this causes fire hazard. • Do not touch a working heater, it causes burns.
• product has not been installed correctly; • product has been modified in any way; • warranty period is over; • product is not complete. Find the latest updates on our website www.huum.eu...
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