Ensuring proper ventilation in your indoor sauna is a relatively simple task that can be accomplished with strategic sauna heater placement.
Your natural inclination may be to think of ventilation as a method of removing airflow to prevent excess humidity in your sauna. And although this is true, when it comes to a sauna, ventilation refers to cross-ventilation, which allows hot air from your sauna heater to flow efficiently throughout the entire sauna. Most saunas are relatively dry on the inside, and usually do not require extra ventilation for humidity issues.
In order to ensure proper cross ventilation inside your sauna, you need to ensure that your sauna vents are not being blocked by anything. Just ensure that the vent is clear and open. The next thing you need to do is place your sauna heater according to the vents. The inlet is usually located at the bottom corner of your sauna, and this is where the heater needs to be placed. This vent allows your sauna heater to intake fresh air from outside the sauna. The outlet vent is always located at the top corner of your sauna, opposite the inlet. This is essentially an exhaust vent that allows the hot air to escape your sauna once it has risen from the heater.
Naturally, warm air tends to rise, which is why the sauna heater is placed at the bottom of your sauna while the exhaust vent is always at the top.
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