Sun Home Nova: what the documentation says
Sun Home's indoor traditional sauna in three- and six-person sizes: Canadian cedar, a HUUM heater and a published 230 °F. The circuit it needs is the first thing to price.
The Nova is Sun Home's indoor traditional sauna — the real thing, with a heater and stones, for a spare room, basement or garage. Most indoor saunas sold online are infrared cabins on 120 V; the Nova is the traditional alternative, and its published specification makes clear what that involves.
What Sun Home publishes
| Nova 3-Person | Nova 6-Person | |
|---|---|---|
| Environment | Indoor | Indoor |
| Wood | Canadian cedar | Canadian cedar |
| Heater | HUUM DROP 6 kW | HUUM DROP 7.5 kW |
| Maximum temperature | 230 °F | 230 °F |
| Electrical | Dedicated 30 A circuit, hardwired | Dedicated 40 A circuit, hardwired |
| Length | 57.1" | 68.9" |
| Width | 64.9" | 78.7" |
| Height | 82.7" | 82.7" |
| Weight | 772 lb | 926 lb |
| Warranty | Limited lifetime | Limited lifetime |
Figures read from Sun Home's product pages on 2026-09-11.
What the specification tells you
The circuit. A hardwired 30 A or 40 A circuit is an electrician's job, and it is the single biggest variable in the project. In a basement or garage the panel is often close, which keeps the run short; on the far side of the house, it may be the largest cost. Price it first — our heater sizing guide covers the kW-to-circuit relationship.
The height. At 82.7 inches, the Nova needs a ceiling comfortably above that — a real check in a basement, where joists and ducts lower the ceiling in exactly the corner you had in mind.
The heater and wood. HUUM heaters use an exposed-stone design we compare in Harvia vs HUUM. Canadian cedar is the traditional sauna wood, and our wood species guide explains where it earns its price. A limited lifetime warranty on an indoor traditional room is a strong published commitment.
Moisture. A traditional sauna puts steam into the room when you throw water. Indoors that has to be ventilated away after each session, which matters most in a basement — see the EPA's moisture guidance.
What we could not verify
- Interior bench dimensions and bench heights.
- Ventilation arrangement — intake and exhaust placement.
- Warm-up time to temperature.
- A first-party Amazon listing. Sun Home sells direct.
Alternatives you can buy today
If you want an indoor traditional sauna through a normal retail channel now, the picks below are in the class — two- and one-to-two-person cedar rooms with Harvia heaters, and a heater that publishes its room-volume range for anyone building their own room. They are not Sun Home products, and none is as large as the Nova 6.
Indoor traditional alternatives on Amazon
AURGOD 2-Person Indoor Traditional Sauna, Canadian Hemlock, 6 kW Harvia
AURGOD
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A named Harvia heater in a hemlock room with the full accessory set in the box — an indoor traditional sauna that is complete on day one.
| Capacity | 2 person |
|---|---|
| Wood | Canadian hemlock |
| Heater | 6 kW Harvia electric, 220 V |
| Temperature range | 120–195 °F |
| Dimensions | 51" × 41" × 75" |
| Weight | 600 lb |
| Included | 8 mm tempered door, stones, bucket and ladle, hygrometer, hourglass |
What works
- A Harvia heater with a parts channel
- True traditional temperatures
- Everything for the first session included
What doesn't
- Needs a 220–240 V circuit
- Listed as a "steam" sauna — it is a traditional room that takes water on stones
- 600 lb of panels to move in
Skip it ifyou cannot add a 240 V circuit where it will go.
Canadian Red Cedar 2-Person Traditional Sauna, 6 kW Harvia
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A real Harvia heater inside a cedar room, sold as one box. If you have been running an infrared cabin and want actual loyly, this is the shortest path to it.
| Capacity | 2 person |
|---|---|
| Type | Traditional, wet or dry |
| Wood | Canadian red cedar |
| Heater | 6 kW Harvia |
| Circuit | 240 V — required for a 6 kW heater |
| Extras | Built-in sound system |
| Stones | Included |
What works
- Harvia is a heater brand with a published spec sheet and a real parts supply
- Cedar rather than hemlock — better rot resistance where humidity is high
- Wet or dry, so you can actually throw water
What doesn't
- 6 kW needs a dedicated 240 V circuit and a permit in most places
- Cedar costs more and the price reflects it
- A two-person footprint with a stove in it is tight
Skip it ifyou cannot run 240 V. Every traditional heater above roughly 4.5 kW needs it, and there is no workaround worth attempting.
Canadian Red Cedar 1–2 Person Traditional Sauna, 6 kW
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6 kW into a one-to-two-person room is a lot of heater for the volume, which is exactly why it reaches temperature fast and holds it when you throw water.
| Capacity | 1–2 person |
|---|---|
| Type | Traditional, wet or dry |
| Wood | Canadian red cedar |
| Heater | 6 kW, rocks included |
| Rated maximum | 200 °F |
| Circuit | 240 V |
| Control | Heater-mounted |
What works
- Heater is generously sized for the cabin volume — fast recovery after a water throw
- Cedar interior at a small-cabin price
- Rocks included, which is not universal
What doesn't
- 240 V circuit required
- An oversized heater wastes energy if you only ever run short sessions
- 'One to two person' means one person plus a towel
Skip it ifyou run 20-minute sessions and care about the power bill. A 6 kW heater in a small room spends much of its cycle at full draw — a 4.5 kW would cost you less per session.
Finlandia FLB-60 6 kW Sauna Heater, 240 V
Finlandia
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Publishes the room-volume range it is built for and puts the controls on the heater — the heart of a self-built traditional room.
| Output | 6 kW |
|---|---|
| Voltage | 240 V, single phase |
| Room size | 170–300 cu ft |
| Controls | Built in — thermostat, 60-minute timer, 1–8 hour preset |
| Unit size | 24" H × 16" W × 11" D |
What works
- A published room-volume range
- No separate control panel to wire
- Serviceable stainless elements
What doesn't
- A heater only — the room is your project
- Needs 240 V
- Stones not published as included
Skip it ifyou want a finished room delivered.
Our honest position
The Nova publishes the specification that matters for an indoor traditional room — heater, circuit, dimensions, weight — and backs it with a long warranty. The circuit is the project; price it before you price the sauna. If you want one, buy it from Sun Home directly; we earn nothing either way.
Questions people actually ask
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Sources
- Sun Home Saunas — Nova 3-Person product page, published specifications — checked Sep 11, 2026
- Sun Home Saunas — Nova 6-Person product page, published specifications — checked Sep 11, 2026
- US Environmental Protection Agency — a brief guide to mold, moisture and your home — checked Sep 11, 2026
- Amazon.com — indoor traditional sauna and heater listings, for the alternatives — checked Sep 11, 2026
Read next
- Infrared vs traditional saunaWhy the Nova needs a bigger circuit.Read it
- Sauna heater sizing guidekW, volume and circuits.Read it
- Best saunas for garagesWhere the panel is often close.Read it
- Sun Home Solaris reviewSun Home's outdoor traditional sauna.Read it
- Sun Home Saunas reviewThe whole Sun Home lineup.Read it
- Sun Home Nova vs SolarisAgainst the outdoor Solaris.Read it
- Best indoor traditional saunasAmazon alternatives.Read it
Every pick on this page comes from published specifications, not from hardware we own. Read how we pick — including what spec-led ranking cannot tell you.