Heating up sauna and make sauna test DIY

Metsaman · Mar 17, 2015

This video I show how much heat good sauna (Finnish) is and make sauna test..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJLrUXtYfio

Redneck in training · Mar 17, 2015

We used to have a sauna in our previous house. I would set a timer to preheat the sauna at certain time. Then we would take cross country skiing run 20 - 30 km or went skating on the near by lake. When we returned home the sauna was ready. We bought all the wood, door and the electric heater from a Finnish company that has factory (I think) in Minnesota.
Most people in the USA prefer Jacuzzi (hot tub). But I think sauna is much healthier and way cheaper to operate. I plan to build a tornado shelter, insulate it and turn it into a sauna.

GPintheMitten · Mar 18, 2015

Great sauna, Metsaman.

Metsaman · Mar 18, 2015

Redneck in training said:
We used to have a sauna in our previous house. I would set a timer to preheat the sauna at certain time. Then we would take cross country skiing run 20 - 30 km or went skating on the near by lake. When we returned home the sauna was ready. We bought all the wood, door and the electric heater from a Finnish company that has factory (I think) in Minnesota.
Most people in the USA prefer Jacuzzi (hot tub). But I think sauna is much healthier and way cheaper to operate. I plan to build a tornado shelter, insulate it and turn it into a sauna.

That sounds really good way to use sauna, when You came outside where is really cold and then go to warm sauna it wheels really good, don't You agree.?

Then You can go Your shelter and warm up sauna when tornado rampage outside...

But get seriously, do You live on "Tornado alley", do You see tornado's near You place. ?

GolfAddict · Mar 18, 2015

Looks good. Is the sauna normally built as a separate building from the house? Or is it a room in the house?

Metsaman · Mar 18, 2015

GPintheMitten said:
Great sauna, Metsaman.

Thank You !

Metsaman · Mar 18, 2015

GolfAddict said:
Looks good. Is the sauna normally built as a separate building from the house? Or is it a room in the house?

It can be separate building but detached houses it normally are room in house like Me have, usually like Me have they is three rooms together, dressing room, shower room and sauna.

GPintheMitten · Mar 18, 2015

Kramer is like a sauna in here.mp4: http://youtu.be/zY9eN-1rR0o

Metsaman · Mar 18, 2015

I think that is more like steam bath...

Redneck in training · Mar 19, 2015

Metsaman said:
That sounds really good way to use sauna, when You came outside where is really cold and then go to warm sauna it wheels really good, don't You agree.?

Then You can go Your shelter and warm up sauna when tornado rampage outside...

But get seriously, do You live on "Tornado alley", do You see tornado's near You place. ?

I absolutely agree. We love sauna.
We don't live in tornado alley but tornadoes are possible here. The probability you get hit is about one time in 50 years (I think). My wife wants the shelter because we live out in the country and the spring storms are quite violent and sound scary especially at night. To turn the shelter into sauna is obvious solution. I have pictures of the sauna from previous house but can't publish them here. We are nekid.
Here few pics of lightnings taken from our porch.