Sauna instructions for guests (template)

Heating up

• The sauna is [Electric / Wood-fired]. It takes about [Warm-up time] minutes to heat.
• To turn it on: [Steps, e.g. turn the dial on the wall to 80 and the timer to 1 hour].
• For a wood-fired sauna: light the fire as described in [Where the wood stove steps are], keep the stove door closed and keep the chimney damper open.

Using the sauna

• Please shower first and sit on a towel.
• Start with [10–15] minutes, then step out, cool off and drink water before going back in.
• Water on the stones: [Yes, use the ladle, a little at a time / Please don't, this heater isn't made for it].
• Please don't hang towels or clothes on or near the heater.

Safety

• Please don't use the sauna after drinking alcohol, and never alone.
• Get out straight away if you feel dizzy, sick or faint.
• Children must be with an adult the whole time and stay in for only a few minutes.
• If you're pregnant or have a heart condition or blood pressure concerns, please check with your doctor first.
• The heater, stones and stove pipe stay very hot. Please don't touch them.
• The sauna door opens [Outward / Inward] and never locks.

Switching off

• When you're done: [Steps, e.g. turn the dial to 0]. The timer also switches it off after [Number] hours.
• For the wood-fired sauna, let the fire burn out on its own. The carbon monoxide alarm is [CO alarm location].

If something goes wrong

• Not heating: check the switch at [Breaker or switch location], then text [Host name] at [Host phone].
• Smoke inside, a burning smell or an alarm: leave, close the door and call [Local emergency number].