Steam & Oak Gas Barrel Sauna 3m with Anteroom (Electric or Wood-Fired)
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| Retailer | Price | RRP | 30-day change | |
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| Steam & Oak | £5,695 | — | — | 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 £6,295 £8,290 Electrician — dedicated circuit + Part P £800–£1,500 £0 Ready to use After wiring is booked + signed off Day of delivery Real total £7,095–£7,795 £8,290 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 vent configuration and the FinSteam heater are certified together under EU Gas Appliance Regulation 2016/426. Pick the electric or wood-fired variant and the sauna ships with the appropriate vent set for that heat type. What's in the gas variant package The full barrel shell + anteroom + alder benches + 8mm tempered glass — same destination-sauna build as the electric/wood variants. Engineered gas-ready ventilation built in. FinSteam Aurora 81 R14S gas heater — 8.1 kW, AENOR-tested under Reg 2016/426. ODS auto-shutoff + flame monitoring. Includes Orbis 14 stone cage + Halo safety rail + Njord heat shield as standard. UK propane regulator + 1.2 m CE-marked gas hose. 40 kg pre-washed FinSteam sauna stones. The Aurora 81 R14S retails standalone for £2,395 — the gas variant bundles it for £8,290 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. A Gas Safe registered engineer for the gas connection on a fixed install. Steam & Oak Barrel Sauna 3m with Anteroom — pick your heater at checkout Steam & Oak — one of the very few UK sauna brands that lets you choose gas, wood-fired OR electric on the same listing. Pick at checkout. The choice (heater options) ★ + FinSteam Aurora 81 R14S Gas Heater (UK first) — the new gas option. See full details above. Shell only — buy the cabin, source your own heater. + Electric Harvia PC70 6.8kW — sized for the interior, single-phase ~25A circuit
