Best home sauna
How to read a barrel sauna spec sheet, using the Almost Heaven Audra.
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A home sauna is a room, a heater, and stones. The purchase is mostly about the wood, the heater's power and voltage, how many people fit, and whether you can run the circuit.
Health claims are easy to find and hard to check. This guide stays with the object.
The Audra
Almost Heaven's Audra is a canopy barrel for up to four people. Assembled it is 78 in wide, 71 in deep, and 75 3/8 in high. The lumber is 1 3/8 in ball-and-socket, described on the page as North American cedar.
The heater in the spec is 6 kW, 240 volts, 30 amps, hardwired. The light is a separate 110 volt plug. Stones are included. The warranty on the page is a limited lifetime warranty for manufacturing defects in the room, with a shorter warranty on the Harvia heater.
What to measure first
Measure the spot, including the canopy if you want the exterior benches. Then ask an electrician about a 240 volt, 30 amp hardwired circuit before you treat the heater line as a detail.
Products in this guide
- Audra 2-4 Person Canopy Barrel Sauna, Almost Heaven Saunas