Sauna Heaters

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Sauna Heaters and Sauna Heater options for any residential or commercial steam sauna. Featuring Scandia Stainless Steel electric sauna heaters for durability and low maintenance in constant use commercial facilities such as gym's, athletic clubs, hotels, hospitals, military bases and more. Scandia sauna heaters use a combination of convection and radiant heat for fast heat up times. Small residential saunas around 4' x 4' would use a small electric sauna heater, around 3 KiloWatts (3,000 Watts). Large commercial saunas are best heated by 15KW to 18KW 3-phase electric heaters or the Scandia Gas 280 sauna heater. Most residential locations use 240v single phase power. Commercial facilities many times have 208v 3-phase power supplied. If not sure what your electical power voltage/phase type is, contact your power company or a licensed electrician. 

The sauna heater is the heart of the traditional Finnish steam sauna, providing comforting heat and ample steam when pouring water on the sauna rocks. All of our sauna heaters can be used dry or for traditional steam sauna, just pour a ladle of water or two to produce steam and bring the humidity level to your preference. Eucalyptus sauna oil can be diluted in sauna water bucket for a refreshing vaporized scent to relieve cold illness symptoms. Some of the best benefits of sauna use are: flush toxins through sweating, increased blood flow to skin surface for healthy skin and circulation, a soothing feeling of well-being afterward. 

The 3 types of traditional steam Sauna Heaters are:

• Wood Fired Sauna Stoves: more traditional, can achieve higher temperatures, more maintenance & cleaning
• Electric Sauna Heaters: most convenient, fast warm up time, accurate temperature control
• Propane / Natural Gas Sauna Heaters: needs no electricity to operate, millivolt ignition system, alternative to high cost electricity areas

Electric Sauna Heater Controls are usually one of two types: built-in controls in the heater case OR a separate wall mounted control panel usually mounted on the outside wall of the sauna near the sauna entrance door. Typical analog sauna controls have 2 dials, one is a timer and the other is temperature control. The timer control options are: 60 minute countdown timer OR 9 hour pre-set timer that can count down from up to 8 hours and then switch on for the last 60 minutes. For example, the 9 hour timer can be set to automatically turn on an hour before you wake up or get home from work. Saunas in commercial facilities sometimes have a 24 hour timer setup to automatically turn on the sauna heater for operating hours. Many sauna control panels also include a toggle switch for a sauna room light fixture.

Digital sauna heater controls are becoming more popular now as reliability and pricing is more comparative to standard controls. Digital sauna controls are more accurate at controlling temperature and many units display actual temperature on the display. Many digital controls can be programmed pre-set to turn on at a certain time of day. Some digital sauna heater controls also have buttons for add-on sauna lighting kits (with recessed white halogen bulbs and LED color therapy bulbs) that simply plug into control panel. 

Wood burning sauna heaters are great for remote locations or any location that allows wood burning stoves according to local building codes. Electric lights are not necessary when utilizing the glass loading door option which provides light directly from the burning wood. Another wood fired sauna stove option is a water tank. A convenient built-in water tap will provide heated water for bathing or other use. Most sauna wood stoves can route the chimney pipe straight up through the celing OR out the back of stove through outside wall of sauna. Bricks or cement board heat sheild may be needed to surround the stove in tight clearances, see installation manuals for details. A slide-out ash pan and quality cast-iron stove grate are standard on all models of wood burning sauna stoves.  

Considered the finest sauna heater in the world, the Scandia Ultra gas sauna heater is made from 100% stainless steel and features an extra large rock tray that instantly transforms the sauna into a steam sauna or banya. More efficient than traditional electric heaters, the Ultra gas sauna heater does not require continuous replacement of costly heating elements.

Gas Sauna heaters come complete with a galvanized back-panel assembly, stainless steel wall flashing and a flu-cap or draft hood (for direct thru wall or vertical venting). The ultra-sauna comes standard with a 60 minute timer and a mechanical thermostat. Optional items include a 24-hour timer for pre-setting the sauna on and off times.

Buyer beware of cheap imitation brand sauna heaters and infrared saunas. The sauna market is being flooded with cheap imported sauna heaters that look similar to quality time-tested brand units. Before you consider buying a cheap sauna heater, be sure to know warranty info and that they will be able to offer you replacement parts when the heater breaks down.  Keep in mind if a cheap imitation brand sauna heater breaks a month after warranty runs out, that parts are typically not available from the distributor. The brands of sauna heaters that Superior Sauna offers have been in business for decades and replacement parts are available beyond the reasonable lifetime of the sauna heater, usually 20 to 30 years.

Wood Fired Sauna Stove with glass door option installed in traditional Finnish Outdoor Sauna