Question:
Looking through this forum you must have had a FIR sauna for a couple
of years now.
What kind of suana do you have?
I'm looking at the Brighton FIR sauna and at Saunagen and Luxsauna.
Answer:
We got a Therasauna - seemed like a decent choice, mid-range price,
hypoallergenic wood (some sort of spruce, if I remember correctly) composing
the cabin. We have it in our basement so it's not exposed to the weather.
I mention that because cedar is a traditional weather resistant wood for
outside saunas, but I understand that some people do have negative responses
to the cedar out-gassing. The saunagen is the only one of the three you
mentioned that I remember looking at (on Ebay). Seemed okey-dokey to me -
just had a reservation about the cedar (isn't it cedar?).
In my maturity (wink), I've decided the cabin materials are of senior
concern than the type of heaters used. Oh, and by the way, as I was telling
my U.K. correspondent, about a month ago I acquired a teeny ceramic heater
for my office and IT OUTGASSED! I mean, there's no wood used in its
construction but it must have had some contaminents on the heater element.
So, whatever you get, I suggest you get it going for a couple of hours or
so, as high a temperature as possible, and then vent it thoroughly - before
your first use. Repeat if necessary. Of course, I'm not saying this will
handle cedar-wood.
Infrared saunas work deeper, produce better toxin elimination (and
purification), and are a helluva a lot more comfortable than hot-coil
varieties. I consider an infrared sauna a very good health investment, I'm
sure you will enjoy yours no matter what model you get.
