Serious riskCPSC
DIY Cold Plunge sauna heater kits recalled for fire hazard risk
The electrical components in DIY Cold Plunge Sauna Heater Kits can overheat and create a fire hazard. The company has received 12 reports of units overheating, though no fires or injuries have occurred yet. The kits were sold online from March 2025 through February 2026.
From the CPSC notice · Read the official notice ↗
What to do
- Stop using the sauna heater kit immediately.
- Visit www.diycoldplunge.com/pages/recall to register for a full refund.
- Destroy or dispose of the kit, or request a prepaid shipping label to return it and provide proof to the company.
Is yours affected?
Compare your label or packaging with the recalled product.
- Product
- DIY Sauna Heater Kits
- Sold at
- Online at www.diycoldplunge.com from March 2025 through February 2026 for between $400 and $500.
- Sold in
- Nationwide
- Made for
- All ages
Photos from the CPSC
Details
- Units affected
- About 675 (In addition, about 14 were sold in Canada)
- Injuries reported
- The firm has received 12 reports of units overheating. No fires or injuries have been reported.
- Illnesses reported
- Yes
- Fix
- Refund
- Manufactured in
- United States
- Company 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.
- Recall number
- 26349
In the CPSC's words
- Description
- 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.
- Hazard
- Electrical conductors within the sauna heater kits can overheat, posing a fire hazard and risk of serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- 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.