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The D.I.Y. Infrared Sauna Kit typically installs into a sauna
room lined with tongue & groove paneling. See the “Custom Sauna
Kit Assembly” manual for framing tips and how to prepare sauna lining
components for installing this infrared kit. The Infrared Heater Panels
and Control System are ETL approved for safety assurance. (!) Make
sure the Control Box is unplugged from main power source before
wiring any Heaters. A Licensed Electrician should do all wiring
according to Electrical Safety Codes.
Control Box
Pre-Wiring: Before insulating or installing paneling on framed room, you will need access to run wiring
inside wall from where control box will be on ceiling to about center of where each heating panel will be.
Use same gauge or larger wire than is attached to carbon heating panels (approx. 3 foot length whip),
spooled wire is typically used. Control Box must be outside the sauna within reach of control panel
location. Control Box typically mounts on ceiling above insulation) in open space to prevent overheating /
moisture damage. Test fit heating panels on framing and mark approximate center of panel as this is
where the wiring will terminate to the heater wires. Confirm that the heaters’ volts rating matches the
main power source input (120 volt or 220v). See back of heater panels for voltage and watts information.
Do not use components with mismatched voltages, this can burn the heaters.
Typical Wiring Plan
Connect the heaters to the “heaters
connection” outlets. You can connect
multiple heaters to each outlet as long
as the total watts is less than 1,000
watts per outlet.
Use a parallel connection when ‘daisy
chaining’ heater panels to one heater
outlet plug. Run wire from control box
plug to nearest panel and connect
others from there.
The control box can support 120 or 220
volts, at 30 amps maximum. Bolow is a
list of the maximum wattage:
 120 volts up to 2,200 watts
 220 volts up to 4,000 watts
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Heater Panels Installation
Splice the tips of the wires and connect
them with the control box heater plug output
wire (see Fig 2A). The best way to secure
the wires connection is by soldering them
together and then heat shrink tubing.
However, wire twists will work as well. Make
sure to use heat resistant wires behind the
heaters. For Dual Sauna with traditional
Sauna heater, connections must be
waterproof per electrical codes.
Once the heater is wired, it is ready to fasten to wall.
There must be a 1” space behind heater panel for
air to circulate behind panel. Install additional proper
size spacer blocks before fastening panels to the wall.
Fig. 2A
Leg Heater Panel brackets are included with Superior
Sauna Bench orders to securely hold panel between
bench tiers (Fig. 2B).
The bracket should be centered or otherwise
positioned so that the mounting holes in infrared
heater panel line up for fastener support.
Arrows show typical fastener locations, to the back of
the bottom bench and the underside of top bench first
board.
Fig. 2B
When benches are skirted, attach heater panel to
skirting with proper size spacers to leave required 1”
space between heater panel and other surface.
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Dual Control Panels:
Connect the Master control panel to the “Control Box” and attach it to the sauna body. Use the varnished
wooden framed control panel outside the sauna and the raw wooden framed inside the sauna. Place the
heat sensor (metallic cylinder) inside the sauna on the ceiling. If you only want to use 1 control panel,
you can remove the slave panel from the set (has only 1 connector).
Additional Power Outputs:
Note: Most Light assemblies and radio/speakers sets can be installed inside the sauna if only used as
infrared sauna room. For Dual Sauna rooms (with traditional sauna heater & rocks) use only high
temperature vapor proof lighting and mount radio outside sauna room with speakers in wall within 18” of
floor (where temperatures are much cooler than ceiling).
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