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How to choose an electric sauna heater for energy efficiency

Your heater is the crown jewel of your sauna.

So, it makes sense that you want to consider all aspects of your sauna when choosing a heater, including energy efficiency.

All Harvia electric heaters are energy-efficient; 100% of the energy from our electric heaters is converted into thermal energy.

Choosing a sauna heater for energy efficiency is much simpler when you know what to focus on. In this article, we’ll give you some tips on the things you need to think about when deciding which heater will become your sauna’s new jewel.

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Consider: WiFi enabled sauna heaters

Going to the sauna as soon as it's ready is one way to make your sauna session more energy-efficient.

Harvia's MyHarvia app gives you remote access to your sauna anywhere, any time. It allows you to set the temperature you'd like your sauna to reach, and will notify you when the sauna reaches that temperature. That way, you can head to the sauna as soon as it's ready, and start enjoying the healing benefits of heat.

Harvia offers several Wi-Fi enabled sauna heaters. To explore the range, please click here.

Choose: The right heater for your sauna size

Different sauna heaters are made for different sauna sizes.

Harvia’s sauna size calculator makes it easier to discover which sauna heater is the best one for your sauna. Simply enter your sauna’s dimensions and the calculator will tell you what heater would suit you best. You can even enter information about your sauna structure, such as whether or not it has glass windows or doors. This will improve the suggestions the calculator gives you.

Imagine: Your best sauna experience

Different heaters give a different sauna experience.

Heaters with a large amount of stones, such as the Harvia Cilindro, give smoother, more humid steam. Heaters with a smaller amount of stones, such as the Harvia Kip, give stronger, hotter steam and also heat up the sauna room fast because of the smaller amount of stones.

Because of its unique design, the Harvia Spirit gives both strong and smooth steam and provides fast heating of the sauna room.

Naturally, heaters with a large amount of stones use more energy than those with fewer stones, so this is important to bear in mind when imagining your desired sauna experience.

Explore: Your design taste

Perhaps the most fun when updating your sauna is thinking about design. You can find a heater to suit any taste here at Harvia.

Harvia offers a range of styles of pillar, wall- and floor-mounted sauna heaters. Each heater comes in various sizes to suit different sizes of saunas. To make it even easier to imagine your future sauna heater, we also give suggestions for stones that complement each heater.

Explore Harvia’s electric heater range here.