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Where there is no three-phase supply, no drain and no spare four square metres, an infrared cabin is the honest answer rather than a compromise.
Indicative band: 28 – 46 thousand ZAR, supplied and installed in South Africa.
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What it is and is not
Infrared heats you rather than the room: 45-60 °C, 1.5 to 2.5 kW from an ordinary plug, ready in twelve to fifteen minutes. No water on stones, no löyly. We do not sell it as a Finnish sauna.
What it gives you is a room you can have in a flat: no application, no flue, no waterproofing, no drain, and it comes apart and moves when the lease does.
Panels and wiring
Full-spectrum carbon panels front, back and under the bench, with low-EMF wiring. Ask for the panel spec sheet before you buy anything infrared from anyone — the panels are close to your skin for half an hour at a time.
Running it on your own power
At around 2 kW an infrared cabin is comfortably within what a domestic inverter and battery system will carry, which in this country is a practical advantage. Scheduled into a sunny afternoon it runs on your own generation entirely.
In short
- Ordinary 230 V plug, 1.5–2.5 kW, ready in 12–15 minutes
- No drain, no flue, no waterproofing, no supply upgrade
- Comfortably within what a domestic battery system carries
- Flat-packed, assembled in an afternoon, moves when you do
Questions
Infrared cabins in South Africa
Is infrared as good as a real sauna?
It is a different thing. If you have the power and the space, build the real cabin. If you do not, an infrared cabin you use beats a sauna you cannot install.
Can it run off my inverter?
Almost certainly, at about 2 kW. We check the numbers against your actual system.
Can it go on a balcony?
Covered and with a sheltered socket, yes. Open to Cape weather, no.
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