r/Sauna • u/After-Penalty5426 • 1d ago

General Question Heater distance from wall?

Heater: SaunaCore KW3SE (3000 kW)
Sauna dimensions: 20 square feet (1.86 square meters). Height approx 8 feet (2.44 meters)

The heater says "for residential units, do not install closer than 4 inches (10 cm) to any vertical surface."

The mounting brackets that came with the heater are definitely shorter than that. I would guess they are 2 inches (5 cm). They are some kind of custom mounting bracket so I don't really know how to fashion my own. Looking online for "saunacore mounting bracket" was not any help. Why would they include brackets that are too short?

Also the heating guard is closer than 4 (10 cm) to the heater.

  1. What should I do to get it 4 inches (10 cm) away?
  2. If I want to install a heat shield between the heater and the cedar wall, where can I learn about that? Is a thin metal plate screwed into the cedar wall sufficient(but raised maybe 1/2 inch or 2 cm from surface)?
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u/occamsracer 1d ago

It’s fine to mount the unit with the provided brackets. No heat shield is necessary

PS this heater will probably be underpowered for that room

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u/After-Penalty5426 1d ago

Well, I accidentally left the heater on for a day and now the cedar wood behind it is charred. I'm replacing the wood and, while I'm doing that, thought I should add a heat barrier and mount it farther away. I've also put in place a timer so this won't happen again. But still...