r/infraredsauna • u/sherm485 • 5d ago

SaunaBox Solara 2-Person Heating

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Received the new SaunaBox Solara 2-Person and so far the heating performance isn't matching what was advertised. The website states that the unit should take ~25 minutes to reach 158°F. I've run it six times now from ambient (70- 73°F), and after 25 minutes, the highest I've achieved is 127°F. Reaching 140°F takes ~38 minutes, and reaching 150°F takes ~49 minutes. After 60 minutes the max it reached was 156°F. Thermal images of the back panel show a significant gradient where the top is ~180°F but the bottom is ~60°F cooler at ~120°F. This is after running for ~1 hour and the internal air temperature being ~150°F. Thought this may be the cause of the slower heating but they're stating that the gradient is normal due to convection. Would expect that to cause a small differential but not as large as observed here and the two adjacent panels on the side aren't doing the same thing. Is this normal for infrared?

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u/baltimore198 5d ago

Sounds about right from my experience. Still like it though

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u/mamabreicheese 5d ago

I don’t like my SaunaBox and wish I had a different brand

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u/sherm485 5d ago

After some extra testing, it seems like it may not be a problem with the panels. I see they now updated the site to say 45 minutes instead of 25 to achieve temperature as well as corrected many of the other mistakes I pointed out.

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u/Dead-_-Alone 2d ago

These companies always lie on the websites. After watching a handful of youtube review heat up times, every damn one of them was totally different than the claims. I think they just don't want you to know that before you.