There are a good handful of electric sauna heater options out there. Wall mounted heaters, tower heaters, big baskets of rocks, small baskets of rocks, exposed elements, protected elements, Wi-Fi controls, and different shapes, sizes, and kilowatt ratings. And increasingly,

Traditional electric heaters rely on exposed elements or resistors (think of the glowing red wires inside a toaster). They’re simple, inexpensive, and with fewer moving parts, have served the sauna world well for decades. But the global sauna boom has

June 27, 2025. Underwriter Laboratories published a new electric sauna heater standard today. The North American sauna industry has long been handcuffed by the restrictions dictated by the current UL 875 standard. Compared to the European EU standard (EN 60335-2-53),

*NOTE* This post is not meant to be all knowing, absolute, and it will be updated as we go, and comments below are most encouraged! The following is based on a 1.5 year empirical study of how air wants to

When building a sauna with an electric sauna heater, it is critical to choose the right sauna heater. Most everybody puts their focus on the hot room, but generally speaking, the main reason why 9kW is your maximum size electric sauna heater has nothing to do with your hot room.