Dry Sauna Heater

The Function Of A Dry Sauna Heater

A dry sauna is a sauna which does not encourage the use of water to spread steam all over the sauna room. The dry sauna heater is practically the same with those used with traditional saunas or wet saunas. The dry sauna heater serves the same purpose as any other sauna heater. Rocks can also be piled atop the dry sauna heater, very much like the traditional sauna heaters.

How It Works

A dry sauna heater is usually plugged into an outlet to be able to create heat sufficient enough to heat up the rocks placed on top of it. The dry sauna heater needs to be able to generate enough heat to fill up the size of the sauna room. In other words, the dry sauna heater should be able to reach the desired dry sauna temperature according to the size of the room for it to achieve the desired results.

In most cases, the heater looks like an ordinary stove with metal coils inside which serves as the conductor which is the primary heat source for the dry sauna heater. These metal coils will turn red hot when the heater is turned on and people should avoid touching them if they are accessible. There is usually another metal grill or plate on which the volcanic or heat dissipating rocks are placed. Due to the expensive nature of some sauna rocks, some people do not use the rocks, especially since the dry sauna heater does not necessitate the use of water for steam.

The heat from the dry sauna heater is actually more effective than a wet sauna. The reason for this is that the dry sauna does not rely on steam to heat up the room; instead it relies on its own heat which is actually stronger since water does not touch it. The continual splashing of water unto the volcanic or lava rocks can actually reduce the heat from these. Dry heat emanating directly from the dry sauna heater is stronger and less interrupted. This means that the person in the dry sauna room will actually perspire faster than a person in a wet or traditional sauna room.

The benefits of a sauna are actually quite amazing for just sitting in a room and enjoying the heat. It is important to be aware of the temperature to be able to keep yourself from losing consciousness due to heat stroke or over exposure.