Steam & Oak Gas Barrel Sauna 2.4m with Porch (Electric or Wood-Fired)
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| Retailer | Price | RRP | 30-day change | |
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| Steam & Oak | £4,195 | — | — | View at Steam & Oak |
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NEW: First UK barrel sauna available with gas heat — Steam & Oak × FinSteam Pick "+ FinSteam Aurora 81 R14S Gas Heater" at checkout and your barrel ships with engineered ventilation built for gas + a bundled FinSteam Aurora 81 R14S gas heater package — ready to light on a UK propane bottle the day it lands. Steam & Oak is the only UK retailer offering this. No electrician, no chimney, no fire to tend. Hot in 15 minutes, turn a dial. The Aurora 81 is the only CE-marked electricity-free sauna gas heater on the European market (FinSteam's stated claim) and the heater that powers the FinSteam NOIR Signature packages. Why gas changes the equation Gas (new) Wood Electric Heat-up time ~15 min, dial 30-45 min, tend a fire 30-60 min Electrician / wiring None None 32A circuit (£1-2k callout) Chimney / flue None Required None Smoke, ash, soot None Every session None Off-grid / power-cut Yes Yes No Humidity Naturally humid (combustion vapour) Dry until löyly Dry until löyly Running cost / session ~£1.50-2.00 £2-4 logs £1.75-3.25 Safety EU-cert, auto O₂ shut-off Open flame Electrical The real cost to your first sauna — gas vs electric An electric sauna's shelf price isn't the price to your first löyly. A 6.8–9 kW electric heater needs its own dedicated circuit, wired by a qualified electrician and signed off under Part P — typically £800–£1,500, plus the wait to get one booked. The FinSteam gas heater connects to a UK propane bottle outside, like a patio heater: no dedicated circuit, no electrician for portable use, and it's hot on the day it arrives. Electric (from) Gas (FinSteam) Cabin + heater £4,795 £6,790 Electrician — dedicated circuit + Part P £800–£1,500 £0 Ready to use After wiring is booked + signed off Day of delivery Real total £5,595–£6,295 £6,790 The ~£2,000 gap on the shelf narrows to roughly £500–£1,200 once the electrician is in the sum — and the gas sauna doesn't wait on a sparky's diary. (Portable use needs no Gas Safe engineer; a fixed install does. A standard UK 13 kg Calor propane bottle runs the heater for a dozen-plus sessions.) What "gas-ready" means — engineered vents built into the cabin The gas variant ships with wooden louvre vents at the FinSteam-specified sizes built into the cabin: intake ≥350 cm² low next to the heater (drawing fresh air directly from outside), exhaust ≥250 cm² high in the opposite corner (discharged directly to outside). FinSteam explicitly exclude plastic disc / twist valves — the gas variant doesn't ship with those. The vent configuration and the FinSteam heater are certified together under EU Gas Appliance Regulation 2016/426. Pick the electric or wood-fired variant instead and the sauna ships with the appropriate vent set for that heat type — pick the heater at checkout and the build matches. What's in the gas variant package The barrel shell + porch + alder bench + 8mm tempered glass — same build as the electric/wood variants of this model. Engineered gas-ready ventilation built in (wooden louvres, FinSteam-spec sizes). FinSteam Aurora 81 R14S gas heater — 8.1 kW, EU Type-Examination Certificate, AENOR-tested under Reg 2016/426. ODS oxygen-depletion auto-shutoff + flame monitoring. Configuration includes Orbis 14 stone cage + Halo safety rail + Njord heat shield as standard. UK propane regulator + 1.2 m CE-marked gas hose (I3P 37 mbar, 27 mm clip-on for standard Calor 13 kg propane bottles). 40 kg pre-washed FinSteam sauna stones, sized for the cage. The Aurora 81 R14S retails standalone for £2,395 — the gas variant bundles it with the engineered cabin build at a single price (£6,790 inc VAT). Zero warranty returns on the FinSteam heater in the last 12 months. More on the Aurora 81. What you'll need to source locally A standard UK 13 kg Calor propane bottle — bought locally. The included regulator + hose connects to one. A Gas Safe registered engineer for the gas connection on a fixed install. Required by UK regulation for fixed gas connections. Steam & Oak Barrel Sauna 2.4m with Porc
