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DIY Cold Plunge Sauna Heater Kits

The DIY Sauna Heater Kit has electrical conductors that can overheat, posing a fire hazard and risk of serious injury or death.

What happened

The firm has received 12 reports of units overheating. This recall involves the DIY Sauna Heater Kit. The Sauna Heater Kit includes a stainless steel cage (which weighs about 16 lbs., and measures 12"H x 12"W x 8"D when assembled), screws/bolts for assembly, four ceramic bulb sockets, three wire connectors, two ground pigtails, and a three-prong power cord.

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What to do

If you have one:

  1. Stop using the recalled Sauna Heater Kit immediately.
  2. Register at www.diycoldplunge.com/pages/recall for a full refund.
  3. You will be asked to submit written and photo proof that the product has been destroyed/disposed of or request a prepaid shipping label to return the product.

What you get Refund

Email the company orders@diycoldplunge.com

Full text from CPSC

Consumers should stop using the recalled Sauna Heater Kit immediately and register at www.diycoldplunge.com/pages/recall for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to submit written and photo proof that the product has been destroyed/disposed of or request a prepaid shipping label to return the product.

Is your kit affected?

Compare these details with your product, then check the CPSC notice for which ones are recalled.

  1. DIY Sauna Heater Kits

    Made in
    United States

Product description from CPSC

This recall involves the DIY Sauna Heater Kit. The product is a do-it-yourself kit for consumers to assemble a heating fixture with four heat-lamp bulbs (sold separately) and a metal enclosure intended for use in a separate do-it-yourself sauna enclosure, for which carpentry plans are sold separately. The Sauna Heater Kit includes a stainless steel cage (which weighs about 16 lbs., and measures 12"H x 12"W x 8"D when assembled), screws/bolts for assembly, four ceramic bulb sockets, three wire connectors, two ground pigtails, and a three-prong power cord. The recalled Sauna Heater Kit is intended to attach to a customer-built wood frame.

Recall details

Recalled
Sold in

Sold online only, at www.diycoldplunge.com.

From Mar 2025 to Feb 2026.

Price: between $400 and $500.

Seller
Plunge Buddy LLC, doing business as DIY Cold Plunge
Recall number
26-349
Units affected
About 675 (In addition, about 14 were sold in Canada)
Reported incidents
The firm has received 12 reports of units overheating. No fires or injuries have been reported.
Contact
DIY Cold Plunge by email at orders@diycoldplunge.com or online at www.diycoldplunge.com/pages/recall or www.diycoldplunge.com and click on "Recall Information" at the bottom of the page for more information.
Made in
United States

Timeline

  1. Announced by CPSC

  2. Listed on Recall Canary

  3. Summary updated

Other regulator

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 3, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (opens in a new tab)