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IKI Wood burning stoves | Instructions for installation and use
IKI Wood burning stoves | Finnish high-quality craftsmanship
10.
Ventilation of the sauna and getting compensation air
A wood burning stove needs sufficiently compensated air in order to burn well. A sauna room also requires
oxygen-rich breathing air for the sauna bathers. Also, the drying of the sauna room after bathing requires a
functional ventilation system. There are several ventilation systems provided by manufacturers, but there is
probably no system that would be the only correct one. It is most important to have fire ventilation near
the stove and some fresh air for the bathers to breathe.
10.1
Tips for ventilation
Fire ventilation can work near the stove from outside, for example through a pipe equipped with a 50-100
mm grate and a disc valve beside the stove on the floor (for example a 50-100 mm pipe 50-100mm above
the floor). Fresh bathing air is directed beside the stove for example with a 100 mm pipe 50-100 mm above
the stone pocket of the stove.
The flow out of the sauna is preferably between the lower and upper bench through a disc valve equipped
with an adjustable grid on the wall. The air valve can also be placed on the ceiling or on the wall up close to
the ceiling, opposite the stove. The stove makes the air rotate inside the sauna room and the oxygen-rich
compensation air moves upward and heats up in the process.
10.2
Automatic ventilation
In automatic ventilation the air circulation and ventilation is assisted with an IV machine, otherwise the
principle is the same as in the natural ventilation.
10.3
Using a chimney ventilator and several furnaces in the same room
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A chimney ventilator is not recommended to be used with the IKI wood burning sauna stoves. The
temperatures of the combustion gases may break the ventilator
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If there is more than one furnace in the same room, their combustion gases must be directed to their
own exhaust ducts. For example a cauldron and stove require a 2-passage chimney
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The fire ventilation and compensation air inlets must be measured as per situation (capacity for two
furnaces, adjustable valve for the amount of air)
