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Summary of Contents for Kuuma BLUFLAME
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Index Urgent warning……………………………………………….….…2 Warnings……………………………………………………….…...3 Installation Instructions……………………………………..…..…5 General Firing Instructions……………………………..…..…..….8 Additional Information….…………………….…….………..…...9 Loading your Kuuma BLUFLAME…………...………………..….10 Required clearances from combustibles……….…..…..………..….11 Small BLUFLAME (Dimensions)…………...…….…….…….…..14 (Dimensions) ……….………………..…..15 Medium BLUFLAME Recommended Maintenance ……….……………….………..…..16... -
Page 3: Urgent Warning
Urgent Warning! BLUFLAME sauna stove is different from an ordinary wood- burning sauna stove. It’s a gasification stove designed to burn clean and efficiently. Please carefully read the operating instructions explaining proper procedures for safe operation. You do not operate this stove like an ordinary wood-burning... -
Page 4: Warnings
Warnings… ● Do not operate the BLUFLAME with the draft control lever in the full-open position for more than 5 – 10 minutes. It’s only designed to get the fire going. ● Your chimney must be a “class A” or masonry-type chimney in good operating condition. - Page 5 ● Chimney fire or heat exchanger failure could result from burning large amounts of cardboard, wood shavings, paper scraps, dried Christmas trees, coal, garbage, tires, or other burnable products. ● Stove surfaces will be hot. Keep children away, and do not touch the stove during operation.
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Page 6: Installation Instructions
Installation Instructions ● The BLUFLAME must be installed on a non-combustible surface that extends a minimum of 8 inches beyond both sides and must extend a minimum of 16 inches beyond the front of the stove. ● Once the stove is positioned – install the stainless steel backer plate, ensuring washers face the back wall. - Page 7 above the stove. This damper is vital to maintaining proper chimney draft on very cold or windy days. 6. Periodically inspect the stove pipes and smoke collar for any creosote accumulation. Clean as needed. ● Install heat shields on the stove and/or combustible walls according to the diagrams on pages 11, 12, and 13.
- Page 8 o Open the ash pan door to get additional combustion air during the lighting process, light the newspaper, and close the main firebox door. o Once the newspaper and kindling are burning well (about 1 minute), close the ash-pan door. DO NOT LEAVE ASH PAN DOOR OPEN! o Once the fire is burning well, move the manual draft control knob on the stove pipe closed about 50%.
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Page 9: General Firing Instructions
This will vary by your wood, how dry it is, and how many coals you have. is designed to burn the wood from “front to back.” ● BLUFLAME ● If you wish to add more wood for an extended burn, first pull the remaining... -
Page 10: Additional Information
● Reloading after everything is hot (stove, rocks, walls, benches) is where the BluFlame efficiency shines. Don’t overload, but use at least three pieces (make them smaller if needed), or you will significantly increase the hot room temperature. ●... -
Page 11: Loading Your Kuuma Bluflame
Loading your Kuuma BLUFLAME... -
Page 12: Required Clearances From Combustibles
Clearances Heat Shields on Wall and Stove... - Page 13 Clearances Heat Shields only on the Wall...
- Page 14 Clearances with no Heat Shielding...
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Page 17: Recommended Maintenance
6. Check the fire brick; the cracks are okay. If the brick is disintegrating, replace 7. Kuuma sauna stoves are made with thick American-made mild steel. To help protect the longevity of your stove, we recommend using a Scotch-Brite pad to scuff areas where paint has chipped, scratched, and worn away (Especially in the rock box area).
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