Just today, I was at a birthday party talking to a stranger. She said her husband uses a sauna daily, but they have an apartment.... So he has a pop-up sauna in the kitchen. She said he uses it, wipes it down, and folds it away.
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people itt haven't mentioned gas stove fumes yet. i doubt that would go well.
Electric
Not sure if youβre joking. In case youβre not: donβt do it. Regular rooms are not built for this heat and humidity.
drastically changing the heat and or humidity in your house is going to be a bad experience. You're much better off getting a cheap sauna bag, and using that to heat up. Just your body. Typical sauna temperatures are between 70Β° c and 90Β° c.
In a traditional sauna I've melted water bottles and glasses, most things in a kitchen are not designed to get so hot.
This is the first time I've heard of sauna bags, have you used one yourself?
I love a good sauna, but the space, cost, and ventilation don't allow it at home for me.
I have not used the bags, im lucky with access to a dry sauna... but heating a room in a house to 80c seems like a really bad thing to do
Yeah, fair, I agree.
But I'm interested to hear from anyone who has first hand experience of these sauna bags.
Does it feel like a right good 85 degrees with decent humidity proper sauna?
Do they get stinky inside and need very thorough cleaning every time?
I would highly advise against pumping the humidity up in your home to anything past 60% and it really should not go past 50%. Mold is no joke and is going to present a serious problem in this situation. Saunas are built in specific ways to account for the high humidity, your home isn't and will mold up.
What about bathroom
I've seen lots of bathrooms go moldy. Too often they aren't built to handle periods high humidity. That's why bathroom fans are a thing... They are even required by code in a lot of places, precisely to avoid humidify build up.
I used to do that. I'd turn the water heater all the way up and then start a shower as hot as it will go while leaving the fan off. -I had to eventually clean the ceiling of the bathroom with bleach-water to remove the water spots, though
How about the shower?
Go on
Take a nice hot shower for as long as you like and let the steam build up. Very relaxing, no additional equipment needed.
Isn't the same as a sauna tho...
You could get an extra shower curtain and hang it at the ceiling to help keep the steam inside the shower. Maybe stick a space heater in your bathroom if you want it warmer. I'd turn on the vent fan afterwards to help get the moisture out to decrease risk of mold.
If you want a Sauna at Home, get an infrared lamp. Much less energy use, much cheaper if you use it more often.
This sounds like a horrible idea
For the doorway cover I'd go with a tarp and use some stick-on Velcro strips so it can be hung up and taken down easily
The oven will probably have to be set to its maximum temperature, and a small fan to help circulate the hot air will probably help
You should only use the oven as the heat source if it's electric, though. Letting that much burned gas into a small space is really bad for you and possibly some kinda fire hazard. There are portable electric sauna heaters as an alternative
Keep in mind that if you have pantry items (rice, crackers, etc.) in the same room as all that heat and humidity, they'll spoil faster
Otherwise, sounds like a fun project!