The Chilliwack Sauna

Up to 70 °C on the digital panel, with 35 °C a typical entry setpoint. Infrared heats your core body, not the surrounding air, so you don't need the blast-furnace 90 °C of a traditional Finnish sauna to get the same sweat response. Most owners settle in at 50–60 °C on the panel and come out drenched after 30–45 minutes.

Heat-up from cold is 10–20 minutes, with under 10 minutes once the cabin is already warmed through. First use after assembly takes a little longer as the Hemlock conditions. A digital pre-heat timer lets you schedule a warm-up so the cabin's ready when you walk in.

Two reasons. First, even heat: Mica panels are broad radiant surfaces, so the infrared reaches you as an even bath of heat rather than the striped point-source cooking you get from ceramic rods. Second, low EMF: average reading inside the cabin is 1.3 mG — 42× lower than competing saunas. That figure is the clearest single difference between Mica and ceramic construction at this price point, and it matters most if you're a long-session, multiple-times-a-week user.

Each heater is rated at 140 °F surface temperature and 3,000–5,000 hours of life. You get six of them, not four — more surface area, more even heat.

Honest answer: one cosy adult, or two Europeans squeezed in. It's listed as a 1–2 person sauna because two will fit at a push, but this is really a dedicated solo wellness cabin. If two-up side-by-side with elbow room is a must, step up to the Tremblant — 127 × 105 × 195 cm, the next model up in our sauna range. That one is a proper two-person cabin.

No — and this is the single biggest thing that surprises first-time owners. The Chilliwack ships as 5–6 main panels (back, two sides, front-with-glass-door, floor, ceiling) that click together with locking clasps. No tools. No screws. No cabling to route — the heaters, controls, Bluetooth speakers and LED chromotherapy are pre-wired into the wall panels at the factory. Typically ~30 minutes with two people.

We offer a White Glove indoor set-up for £300 (delivered to room of choice, assembled, demoed, packaging removed) — but honestly, most customers don't need it. Seriously consider kerbside and save the £300 unless you want it upstairs, have mobility concerns, or simply don't want to fuss. The choice is genuine.

No. The Chilliwack is plug-and-play on a standard UK 13 A socket, RCD-protected recommended. Total draw is 1,385 W — well inside a domestic ring-main's budget. No hardwiring, no isolator, no Part P paperwork. At 2026 UK electricity rates a 45-minute session is ~28p if the heaters ran flat out; in practice they cycle down once the cabin's at temperature, so a typical session is closer to 15–20p.

The Chilliwack is specified for indoor use: spare bedrooms, garages, conservatories, outbuildings, summer houses. You need a level, solid floor sized to the 101.5 × 96.5 cm footprint, and around 195 cm of headroom to clear the 190.5 cm cabin with air above it. Basements with low ceilings are out; almost everything else is fine.

No ventilation engineering is required — this is dry heat, not steam, so there's no plume to exhaust. No water, no plumbing, no sanitation routine. Just a socket within cable reach and a floor that can carry 125 kg dry.

Free kerbside delivery to mainland UK, 1–2 weeks from order. The sauna arrives on a pallet as 5–6 separate panels, each 15–30 kg. This is critical to understand: unlike a hot tub shell that lands as one 140 kg slab, the Chilliwack can be carried panel-by-panel — one person can take each panel up a staircase or through a narrow doorway without drama.

If you'd rather have us deliver to the room of your choice, assemble it, demo it and take the packaging with us, the White Glove Indoor Set-Up is a £300 paid add-on (2–3 weeks). Most customers don't need this — the assembly genuinely is click-together and fast. Upgrade if you want it upstairs, have mobility concerns, or just don't want to fuss.

Infrared saunas generate an electromagnetic field around the heaters when they're running. Most category competitors either don't publish an EMF figure, or they publish one measured from an unhelpful distance. The Chilliwack measures 1.3 mG average inside the cabin — 42× lower than competing saunas. Mica heater construction is fundamentally cleaner than the ceramic rod construction common at this price, which is why the number is what it is.

For most occasional users, EMF exposure in any modern sauna is not a clinical concern. It matters most if you're a heavy user (daily, 45+ minute sessions) and it's why we specify Mica rather than ceramic in the first place.

Regular FAR infrared sauna use is associated with the following: removes toxins from the body (detoxification), improves skin look and feel, aids in weight loss, relieves body aches and muscle pain, supports post-workout muscle recovery, helps keep colds at bay (immune support), lowers blood pressure, supports those with arthritis or old sports injuries, and improves sleep quality. The chromotherapy LED system cycles through over 20 colours that target specific ailments colour-by-colour. An aromatherapy canister inside the cabin lets you add essential-oil mood work on top.

Not medical advice — talk to your GP if pregnant, cardiac conditions, uncontrolled hypertension, Raynaud's, or on medication. Infrared heat is a powerful physiological stimulus and should be treated like one.

12 months, parts and labour, all in. Covers the 6 Mica heaters, the digital controls, the Bluetooth / LED chromotherapy / aromatherapy electronics, and the Canadian Hemlock cabinetry. No split invoice between parts and labour, no tiered add-ons, no annual-service clause to keep it active. UK support, UK labour, one year.

Out of scope: owner-supplied consumables (essential oils, cleaning products), damage from outdoor install (the cabin is not rated for outdoor use), and misuse. White Glove indoor set-up (optional paid add-on) is covered by its own workmanship guarantee.

Genuine question, honest answer. The premium home-sauna category at this size sits in the £3,500–£6,000 bracket. The Chilliwack is £1,695.00, and it gets there without the compromises you'd expect: 6 Mica heaters (not 4 ceramic), 1.3 mG EMF, Canadian Hemlock, Bluetooth, chromotherapy, plug-and-play 13 A, 12 months all-in, and UK support from Redhill. If the premium category's features matter but the premium category's price doesn't suit, this is the entry-level premium answer.

If you want a dedicated two-person side-by-side cabin, step up to the Tremblant. If you want the full contrast-therapy setup, pair the Chilliwack with a Chill Therapy Spa.

Yes. Our showroom is at Canada House, Unit 1, Salbrook Road, Redhill, Surrey · RH1 5GL. Ten minutes from Gatwick. Open Monday–Friday 9am–6pm and weekends 10am–4pm. Please call ahead (01293 824 094) if you'd like a Chilliwack pre-heated and ready for you to step into — infrared needs a few minutes to settle.