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The great thing about saunas is they only consume power when you're using it. The heaters used by Northern Lights are rated at 7.5Kw. This means for every hour the elements are on the heater will consume 7.5 Kw of power. At current hydro rates (7 cents per Kwh ) the sauna heater will use 52.5 cents worth of power for every full hour the heater is active. A 1 hr sauna session with a 1/2 hr heat up will consume no more than 79 cents of hydro. This number is higher than reality because of the insulation value of the wood which will cause the heater to shut off once the interior has reached desired temperature. Of course the wood fired hot tubs cost nothing other than your sweat equity to chop some wood.
The basic parts are the stove ("kiuas"), filled with fist-sized stones, and the benches or platforms ("lauteet"), made of wood (anecdotes of metal benches in the saunas of some Finnish-built Russian warships are told :). There are usually two benches, one of which is higher (the seat) and the other one lower (place to rest your feet on, or another seat if you feel it's too hot). These are what all saunas have. The modern saunas have the usual shower and dressing rooms too, but the traditional ones near a lake or sea (usually in the vicinity of a summer cabin, or built in one) do not require anything but a stove for heating and a bench to sit down on -- you can do the cleansing in the lake. The stove is traditionally fueled by wood, but electrically heated saunas are common due to their safe, easy and clean use. The average sauna has room for 3-6 people at a time.
This varies depending on the season. Generally we recommend allowing 3 weeks delivery form the time you place the order. However, we certainly do our best to accommodate and upon request we can usually expedite an order if required at no cost.
You should never stain the sauna interior with any traditional stain. However, you may want to seal the interior with special water based sauna sealant designed for high temperature of sauna.