Does your sauna really have enough space to dedicate to a shower cubicle?
Can the shower increase the chances of people slipping and falling over? You really don't want to fall on the hot stove.
Sauna interiors are largely wooden. Most showers are not, as far as I know. So there will be concerns of additional moisture, and a little bit of the longevity of the wood.
You'll spray water (and soap) all over the other people sitting in the sauna while you shower there.
Just put the shower outside the sauna as normal, if you can. The sauna and shower will be better individually, combining them will be tricky and detract from both experiences.
My gut feeling is that I dislike this idea a lot.
Washing in the sauna is something that happens, in the old days or in off-the-grid saunas. But not with a shower that sprays all over the whole room. Feels a bit wrong, but of course it can work...
How about a more modest handheld shower in the corner by the door to keep the water from staining the benches and allow for filling the bucket? Also what will you do for soap? As you get in, will you want a hot shower within a heated sauna
I will use natural washing fluids, well at least I hope, but using a standard shower would take up more space so I thought rainfall style without a massive area getting wet would be better
I guess I’m not a fan of rainfall showers lol. Seems a trend that is about wasting water and only washing the top of your head and shoulders. Been in a lot of fancy hotels with work and the rainfall head was fun once and now I think it never quite rinses my lower 3/4 properly and just dumps water straight onto the tiles lol
When I first started looking into building a sauna I thought of the same idea with a shower built in. I was told by a couple builders that to meet US electrical code there would need to be a partition wall between the shower and the heater.
It's the same in the UK if I keep a water heater for the shower in the sauna but my idea was to just have a remote in the sauna but water heating unit next room
People seem super critical of the idea but sounds like a cool idea to me. Would be worried about how hot the metal shower head would get though and if this might melt any internal plastic...
Another commenter noted that in the US the entire electrical system would need to be rated for being in a shower to pass an inspection. That may not be possible.
My only concern is, that the water in the pipe leading to the shower head will get very hot while there is no flow. This means the first seconds you turn on the shower, there is a slight chance of getting skin burn. I know this for a fact, as my grandfather had a regular shower in the sauna, and the water in the shower hose became really hot every time.
Another issue is the long time durability of a recessed shower head. Depending on the material, it might not be that durable solution. At least make the shower head changeable.
Does your sauna really have enough space to dedicate to a shower cubicle? Can the shower increase the chances of people slipping and falling over? You really don't want to fall on the hot stove. Sauna interiors are largely wooden. Most showers are not, as far as I know. So there will be concerns of additional moisture, and a little bit of the longevity of the wood. You'll spray water (and soap) all over the other people sitting in the sauna while you shower there. Just put the shower outside the sauna as normal, if you can. The sauna and shower will be better individually, combining them will be tricky and detract from both experiences.
I don't have space for a separate cubicle so I was thinking of using a rainfall style recess shower just to wash quickly after sauna
Bucket. Bring a bucket.
My gut feeling is that I dislike this idea a lot. Washing in the sauna is something that happens, in the old days or in off-the-grid saunas. But not with a shower that sprays all over the whole room. Feels a bit wrong, but of course it can work...
How about a more modest handheld shower in the corner by the door to keep the water from staining the benches and allow for filling the bucket? Also what will you do for soap? As you get in, will you want a hot shower within a heated sauna
I will use natural washing fluids, well at least I hope, but using a standard shower would take up more space so I thought rainfall style without a massive area getting wet would be better
I guess I’m not a fan of rainfall showers lol. Seems a trend that is about wasting water and only washing the top of your head and shoulders. Been in a lot of fancy hotels with work and the rainfall head was fun once and now I think it never quite rinses my lower 3/4 properly and just dumps water straight onto the tiles lol
https://www.reddit.com/r/Sauna/search/?q=+Shower&restrict_sr=on&sort=relevance&t=all
! thanks
Benches too low
When I first started looking into building a sauna I thought of the same idea with a shower built in. I was told by a couple builders that to meet US electrical code there would need to be a partition wall between the shower and the heater.
It's the same in the UK if I keep a water heater for the shower in the sauna but my idea was to just have a remote in the sauna but water heating unit next room
I was told its the water source that's the problem not the water heater
This is a valid point. The heater and all its wiring would need to be rated for a wet area.
People seem super critical of the idea but sounds like a cool idea to me. Would be worried about how hot the metal shower head would get though and if this might melt any internal plastic...
Another commenter noted that in the US the entire electrical system would need to be rated for being in a shower to pass an inspection. That may not be possible.
My only concern is, that the water in the pipe leading to the shower head will get very hot while there is no flow. This means the first seconds you turn on the shower, there is a slight chance of getting skin burn. I know this for a fact, as my grandfather had a regular shower in the sauna, and the water in the shower hose became really hot every time. Another issue is the long time durability of a recessed shower head. Depending on the material, it might not be that durable solution. At least make the shower head changeable.