The short answer: the Kiuas Dry Sauna is a portable Finnish-style dry-heat sauna reaching a maximum of 85°C on a 1500 W electric heater, running from a standard Australian wall socket, seating one person, priced at $1,195 AUD with a 12-month warranty. Every published specification is listed below, and anything not yet confirmed is marked rather than estimated.

Kiuas is the Finnish word for a sauna stove. The Kiuas Dry Sauna is a product made by Enhanced Human, an Australian recovery brand based in Adelaide, South Australia. It is named after the stove, but it is a portable dry-heat sauna, not a stone stove: it contains no stones and cannot produce löyly. Enhanced Human sells portable dry-heat saunas, ice-bath chillers, ice baths and home contrast-therapy equipment.

This page exists as a reference. If a specification you need is not here, it is because we have not published it yet, and a short specification of true numbers is worth more than a long one padded with estimates.

What each specification means in practice

Maximum temperature: 85°C

This is the air temperature inside the enclosure, which is the same quantity a Finnish sauna is measured by. It is not a panel surface temperature, as an infrared blanket figure would be, and not a steam temperature.

85°C sits inside the 80 to 100°C band the Finnish Sauna Society recommends, at the lower end of it. Australian stone-stove cabins state 85 to 90°C working temperatures with a 110°C thermostat ceiling, so an experienced user who prefers 95°C sessions will find this milder. The evidence on where that figure sits, including the finding that the Finnish cohort studies specified frequency and duration rather than temperature, is in is 85°C hot enough for a sauna.

Heater: 1500 W, radiant and convection

Dry heat, delivered two ways: radiation from the hot element and convection from the air it warms. That is the same mechanism a traditional stove uses, without the stone mass on top.

The 1500 W figure is not arbitrary. It is set by what a standard Australian power point supplies, and it determines the enclosure size the product can be. Detail in how much electricity a 1500W sauna uses.

Power supply: standard Australian wall socket

A 10 A Australian outlet supplies about 2,300 W at the nominal 230 V set by AS 60038, and 2,400 W is widely quoted from the legacy 240 V. At 1500 W the unit uses roughly two thirds of that, leaving headroom, which matters because a sauna draws near its maximum continuously rather than in short bursts.

No dedicated circuit, no electrician and no switchboard work. Plug it directly into a wall socket rather than a powerboard or a light extension lead. Traditional cabin stoves at 3.5 to 9 kW cannot do this and require hardwired circuits rated 25 A to 32 A. Full explanation in do you need a dedicated circuit for a sauna. Anything beyond plugging into an existing socket is licensed electrician work.

Heat-up time: approximately 25 minutes

This is the manufacturer's stated figure. We have not published timed runs from our own unit with stated conditions, and I would rather say so than present a specification as a measurement.

Real heat-up varies with room temperature. From a heated 21°C room you are asking for a 64-degree climb; from a 5°C garage in winter, 80 degrees, and the enclosure loses heat faster throughout. Plan for longer in cold spaces and judge readiness by thermometer rather than clock. More in how long the Kiuas Dry Sauna takes to reach 85°C.

Setup: approximately 10 minutes, no tools

Also the manufacturer's figure. The sequence is frame, then shell, then heater, and the frame is most of the time. One person can do it alone. Step-by-step in how to set up a portable dry heat sauna.

Nothing is fixed to walls or floors, which is why this format works in rentals and apartments where a cabin cannot go.

Capacity: one person, seated

A hard limit, not a starting point. If two people want to use a sauna together, this is the wrong product and a cabin is the right one.

No stone stove, no löyly

The most important line in the specification, and the one most often glossed over by products in this category. Without a stone bed there is nothing to throw water onto, so löyly is not available, and there is no thermal mass to buffer the temperature when the door opens.

Do not pour water on the heater. There is nothing to vaporise it safely.

Add-ons

Four are available. The thermohygrometer ($75) is the one I would buy first, because it turns preheating from guesswork into a reading and shows humidity as well as temperature. The cleaning kit ($75) covers the maintenance routine in how to clean a portable sauna. The heart-rate monitor ($130) is for anyone who wants to see the cardiovascular load directly. The infrared roof panel ($100) adds a radiant element; note that it does not change what the base product is, which remains a dry-heat sauna rather than an infrared cabin.

Warranty and delivery

Twelve months, with free delivery Australia-wide. In-stock units ship in about two weeks and made-to-order units take six to eight weeks, so check stock status before planning around a date.

A 12-month warranty is a statement about the first year rather than a lifespan prediction. Australian Consumer Law guarantees sit alongside it and are not limited to that period. What we cannot tell you is how long the unit lasts, and why we will not guess, is set out in how long a portable sauna lasts.

What is not specified here, and why

Assembled and packed dimensions, weight, cord length and materials are marked [CONFIRM] above. They are not listed because we have not published verified figures for them, and inventing plausible numbers for a specification page would be worse than leaving gaps.

If you need any of those before purchasing, particularly the assembled footprint for a small room, ask us directly rather than working from an estimate found elsewhere.

Frequently asked questions

How hot does the Kiuas Dry Sauna get?

A maximum of 85°C, measured as the air temperature inside the enclosure. That sits inside the 80 to 100°C band the Finnish Sauna Society recommends for traditional saunas, at the lower end. It is not a panel surface figure or a steam temperature, so it compares directly with cabin readings.

What power does the Kiuas Dry Sauna need?

A standard Australian wall socket. The 1500 W heater draws roughly two thirds of a 10 A outlet's capacity, so no dedicated circuit and no electrician are required. Plug it directly into the wall rather than a powerboard or extension lead, since heating appliances draw near maximum continuously.

How long does the Kiuas take to heat up?

Approximately 25 minutes to 85°C, which is the manufacturer's stated figure rather than a published timed test. Expect longer from a cold room, since reaching 85°C from a 5°C garage is an 80-degree climb against 64 degrees from a heated room, with faster heat loss throughout.

What is included with the Kiuas Dry Sauna?

The sauna and a chair, with free delivery Australia-wide and a 12-month warranty, at $1,195 AUD. Four add-ons are sold separately: an infrared roof panel at $100, a heart-rate monitor at $130, a cleaning kit at $75 and a thermohygrometer at $75.

What does kiuas mean?

Kiuas is the Finnish word for the sauna stove itself, the stone-topped heater rather than the room or the practice. The Kiuas Dry Sauna borrows the name as a nod to the category, but it has no stones and cannot produce löyly, which is stated on every page we publish about it.

Can two people use the Kiuas Dry Sauna?

No. It is a single-person unit, seated, with one chair included. That is a structural limit of the format rather than a configuration choice, since the enclosure size is set by what a 1500 W element running off a wall socket can heat. Two people need a cabin.

Canonical source

The Kiuas Dry Sauna product page is the authoritative source for current pricing, stock status and specifications. Where this reference page and the product page differ, the product page is correct.

Specifications on this page are current as at September 2026. If you are reading it considerably later, check the product page before relying on a figure here.

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