We had a predecessor model that had served us for over twenty years, which I decided to replace before it breaks. Otherwise, it worked well, but the timer clock made quite a buzzing sound. However, we didn't really need it as the heater was so generously sized that 100kg of steaming-hot stones were sufficient for our 7m^3 sauna. The installation of the new heater went relatively smoothly. Positioned above the steam room, you can nicely see the heater from the outside, and its use is quite intuitive. The instruction booklet seemed somewhat confusing, but fortunately, it wasn't really needed. The installation of the new heater went relatively painlessly. The heater itself also looks and feels neat and of good quality. Now for the disappointments. The predecessor had a butterfly valve at the bottom, which allowed for adjusting the air flowing through the heater. With positions 1/3-1/2 open, it produced nicely moist and soothing steam. The new one has no such adjustment, so it's always on full blast after opening the door, resulting in hot and dry steam, the kind that has given electric heaters a bad reputation. While you can somewhat influence this with the temperature control, it's not as effective. Likewise, either due to poorer insulation or the continuously open bottom door, our sauna is now 6-8 degrees warmer when not in use compared to the old one. This heater also has its own sound, a hum from the mains power. In any case, it beats the basic heater hands down. It's lovely to wake up in the morning and go straight to the sauna from bed. And to end the day in the sauna. The order and delivery from The Sauna Heater went first class. Just as it should. However, the product was a disappointment. You would have thought the replacement would be better than its predecessor, but unfortunately, this is not the case.
