Hot tubs made from plastic or fibre glass are easier to maintain than the wooden ones. There is no need to keep them filled with water all the time as they won’t parch. The wooden hot tubs need to be filled with water and left for the few days to swell. During summer the wooden hot tub must be filled with water as wood will shrink or expand according to the humidity. Water should be changed frequently during summer as it soon gets algae. Of course, you can use chemical products and filters to clean water. However, wooden hot tub is a natural product that has healing qualities. Plastic and fibre glass hot tubs are covered with wood, so they look alike wooden one, but are more hygienic. If the exterior wood panelling gets old, it is easily changed. You can use the same bath or water-pool cleaning products for plastic and fibre glass hot tubs however you should choose natural or ecological cleaning products for the wooden hot tubs. Also, you will need less water for fibre glass and plastic hot tubs as they are made with inside benches.

Fir – the high quality Lithuanian or Siberian fir wood. This kind of fir is durable and long-lasting because of the northern climate. Fir is also lighter than the other wood types, so it will be easier to transport the hot tub. Fir is the best choice for any climate zone, if maintained properly.
Larch – high quality Siberian larch is used for our hot tubs. Siberian larch is durable, long-lasting and resistant to the temperature changes. Larch is extremely stout, solid, and resinous wood and won’t rot, but gets even stouter. The hot tubs made from larch looks unique because of its color and pattern. Larch is more convenient for places with a lot of insects as it is more resistant to the outside forces.
Thermally modified wood – is heated fir or pine wood. The biggest advantage of this type of wood is that it is natural and processed with the high temperature water or steam. After the wood is thermally modified, all the wood pores are closed, wood maintains its texture and gains resistance against humidity, bacterium, fungus and insects. This type of wood does not have any resins and its isolation is better by 30 %. Also, it lasts longer than the hot tubs made from other types of wood. The wood gets darker tint than the natural wood.

It depends how many people are going to use the hot tub. We advise to choose the smaller hot tub as the water will heat up faster. Usually, it will take up to 2–4 hours for water to heat up. The duration is relative to the wood heat, air temperature and water quantity. You will spend more time heating up and pouring water into the bigger hot tub. Of course, the more people, the merrier. We can make the hot tub according to your needs.
Our standard hot tubs:
100 cm inside diameter (1–2 people)
160 cm inside diameter (with internal stove 2–3 people; with external stove 4–6 people)
180 cm inside diameter (with internal stove 4–6 people; with external stove 6–8 people)
200 cm inside diameter (with internal stove 6–8 people; with external stove 8–10 people)
220 cm inside diameter (with internal stove 8–10 people; with external stove 10–12 people)
200×300 cm inside diameter (with internal stove 10–12 people; with external stove 12–14 people)

• First of all, plastic hot tub requires flat ground – a wooden terrace will be perfect. If you have concrete blocks or concrete floor, we recommend a 5 cm underlaying layer of polystyrene. For soil (gravel is better) we also recommend a 5 cm underlaying layer of polystyrene. Before laying the ground for the hot tub, you should think about the water drainage.
• After the usage, you can simply drain the water from the tub – there is no need for additional maintenance. You can use the same bath or water-pool cleaning products for these tubs.
• We recommend changing water every two weeks and, if you use it frequently, you should use disinfection products.
• It is forbidden to keep the hot tub filled with water if outside temperature is below 0 °C.
• It is forbidden to turn on heater if there is not enough of water inside the hot tub (10 cm from the top).
• If you use the dry firewood, the water will heat up in 2–3 hours (according to the size of the tub). You should clean the stove after 2 or 3 mouths have burnt.
• You should drain the water only after all the firewood is burnt out and the stove is cool. Otherwise, there is a risk of damaging the tub and the stove.
• We recommend painting or impregnating the exterior wood paneling at least once a year – before or after winter.
• You should cover the hot tub with lid. It prevents from litter, animals, and is safe for children

• The wooden hot tub requires more attention than the plastic one. If you maintain it properly, it remains natural and good-looking.
• The hot tub needs to be lifted 10–15 cm from the ground.
• The wooden hot tubs need to be filled with water and left for 1–3 days to swell. After that, you can turn on the stove. It is forbidden to turn on the stove if there is no water inside the hot tub.
• If you use the dry firewood, the water will heat up in 2–3 hours (according to the size of the tub). You should clean the stove after 2 or 3 mouths have burnt.
• During summer, we advise you to keep the hot tub filled with water and change water every two weeks. If you keep wooden hot tub dry, the gaps between the wood panelling may appear and it won’t be hermetic anymore. You will need a help from professionals to fix the damage.
• During winter, you should leave the tub empty because the frozen water may damage it. There is enough humidity during winter, so there is no need to do anything else when the spring comes.
• You can only drain water when the stove is cool. The hot tub needs to be cleaned after the usage as some dirt from the water might soak into the wood.
• You should cover the hot tub with a lid. It prevents from litter, animals, and is safe for children.
• We recommend painting or impregnating the exterior wood paneling at least once a year – before or after winter.

• It is also important to keep the wooden hot tub in a clean, cool and ventilated place or outside.

External and internal stoves are made from stainless steel, named AISI 430. External stove is installed near the hot tub and is easily connected to the heating system. External stove is convenient if you keep your hot tub at the summer cottage – you can easily disconnect it and leave it in the safe place. An external stove is useful as the firewood cutoffs, ashes or other litter won’t fall into water. Also, it is easy to clean and put firewood inside it. There is more space for people inside the hot tub, if you have an external stove. Usually, the firewood in internal stoves are loaded from the upper part of the stove, there is a possibility that the water might be littered with ashes. You will safe some space in your yard, but less people will fit inside the hot tub.

It is recommended to turn stove on only when there is enough of water inside the hot tub (10 cm from the top). Otherwise, the stove may damage the hot tub.

How fast the water will heat up depends on the outside temperature, water temperature, the type of stove, the size of the hot tub and if it is isolated or not. Usually, during summer, to heat water up to 38°C takes 2–3 hours, during winter – 3–5 hours. We recommend using only dry firewood or wood briquettes. It is forbidden to use coal. While heating, we suggest keeping the hot tub covered with lid and mixing water every 30 min.

Hot tub – is the traditional Japanese sauna. It is recommended to take a shower before using the hot tub. The suggested temperature is 38–40°C. It is recommended to keep your heart area above the water. It is not recommended placing the hot tub indoors. Also, it is suggested to wear a towel or a cap soaked with cold water. The pulse may rise up to 120 per minute after 10–15 min being inside the hot tub; this may cause the head spinning. We recommend taking a rest after using the hot tub.

You should drain the water only after all the firewood is burnt out and the stove is cool. Otherwise, there is a risk to damage the tub and the stove.

Flat and solid ground is recommended for the hot tubs and outside saunas. If you have the concrete blocks or concrete floor, we recommend a 5 cm underlaying layer of polystyrene. For soil (gravel is better) we also recommend a 5 cm underlaying layer of polystyrene. Before laying the ground for the hot tub, you should think about the water drainage.

For outside saunas – there is no need for concrete foundation – the drilled poles are enough.
Barrel shape and rectangle saunas have a base/sauna “legs”, so if the ground is flat, you can put them on Fibo or concrete blocks.

All electrical parts are installed during the production. However, we recommend advising the licensed electrician before connecting outside hot tub or sauna into your local electrical system. Air massage system requires power of 0.9 kW, hydro massage – 1.1 kW or 1.5 kW, electrical heaters (for outside saunas) – 6 kW or 9 kW.

• It calms and eases muscles
• Gives relief to mental exhaustion
• Reduces tension and stress
• It has a good impact on heart and blood vessels
• Fastens the metabolism
• Gives temporary relief from arthritis
• Fastens healing and generates natural pain remedies as beta-Endorphin and norepinephrine
• Gives extra protection from illnesses and eliminates toxic substances
• Spending time in sauna burns about 300 calories
• Helps to maintain a healthy skin and gives a rosy glow
• Cleans dirt (even the nicotine)
• Improves your mood and gives relief that no other bath could give

It is according to your needs and taste. Modern stone, Russian or Finnish sauna: temperature up to 120°C and humidity 5–20%; steam (humid) water (or Japanese): temperature 60–70 °C, humidity 75– 100%.

• It is recommended using sauna once or twice a week as the body may get used to the heat and sauna won’t be so effective.
• It is suggested using sauna 2–3 hours after food, however, you should not be hungry, also.
• Sauna needs to be ventilated before usage, also, you should have a wooden mat or wrap for hygienic purposes.
• You should take a shower before going to sauna.
• You should use a cap or a tower for your head it will help to stand the heat. It is recommended to be naked or use special apron.

• After heavy physical work or being emotionally exhausted. You should be rested and relaxed.
• Go to sauna if you have drunk alcohol, are hungry or overfeeded.
• Migraine, chronic diseases or inflammation is currently acute.
• If you have serious joint injury or wounds.
• If you have epilepsy, phthisis, 3rd level hypertension, stenocardia, kidney tuberculosis, nephritis, asthma with frequent attacks or alcoholism.
• Pregnant women should not go to sauna, if they are not used to the heat.

We recommend:
• For first period – spend 5–7 minutes until the skin starts to sweat – when it’s time to have a break. It is not recommended pouring water on stones during the first period.
For second (and other periods) you can pour water on stones in order to get light steam and use whisk (it is suggested using woolen gloves – it would be more comfortable to hold whisk and safe your wrist from the heat). Between periods you need to have a break for at least 10–15 min, until your breathing and pulse gets back to normal. During every new period inside sauna, you should spend 2–3 min. more than on the previous period.
• After the 3rd period, cold shower (pool, cold bath or snow) is recommended for a feew minutes.
• It is forbidden to pour beer or other alcohol beverages on the stones, as the burning sugar will spread the toxic substances.
• Only the hot water can be poured on the stones, so the stones won’t get cool and the steam will heat the air.

• We recommend creating a cozy atmosphere: play relaxing music, light some candles, use natural incense, attar, etc. Good friends and good scents – is the main ingredents of the coziness. You should also talk calmly, do not shout, think positively, and relax.
• You should pour some drops of attar into the warm water and spray it on the hot walls and benches, but not on the stones directly, as the burning attar will cause toxic substances.
• You should have your own whisk and burn it after the sauna procedures are done. A whisk is much more than a simple sponge with leaves that circulates steam – it effects energetically and biologically, besides, it spreads a pleasant scent. These unique qualities fade after the usage – only the leaves and dry twigs remain. Our ancestors used to burn whisk after the first usage, as a whisk holds diseases, emotions, etc.
• It is better not to use cold drinks. It is recommended drinking warm tea (3–5 l, according to your body weight and your sweating intensity). Also, you can drink tea liquor (pour it on the stones, according to the illness, especially if you have a flu, etc.)
• The best will be the herbal tea as it fastens the sweating, provides your body with biologically active substances, and cleans the salts from your body. Hot tea reduces the internal heat emission.

• You can also drink natural, freshly squeezed juice as they are filled with minerals, but we recommend drinking them at the end of all sauna activities. You can mix juices with mineral water or simply water. Cold drinks can be used during hot summer days and for people with pitta dosha (fire element body type), otherwise, they will reduce the sweating and cleaning won’t be so effective.
• It is forbidden to drink beer or other alcohol beverages, because alcohol has a negative effect for mood, kidneys, heart, brains and spreads toxic substances.

• It is recommended to use less soap, synthetic cleaning products or do not use them at all. In sauna you can enjoy salt procedures and peeling. You should not wipe your body with a tower but let it dry naturally.

• You can make a massage right after the sauna as the body is still warm.

If you want to have less trouble with firewood, ashes and soot – you should choose an electrical heater. The best heater is the one that heats the stones without other heating the air in the sauna. For electric heater as well as for wood-burning stove, the stones heat up from the hot metal. The heating elements for electrical heater can reach higher temperature than the wood-burning stove and it is believed that electrical heaters ionize the air better; besides, the heating elements are made from the high quality metal. On the other hand, the surface area of a wood-burning stove is bigger, therefore, has a better contact with air. The only way not to ionize air in sauna – is to make that the air won’t go through the heated metal. If you are tired of electromagnetic field and you just simply wish to enjoy the natural wood, you are not fond of luminous buttons with which you can control the heat – you should choose the wood-burning stove. The heating up – is an important part of the sauna prepration procedures.

Of course and you must do this. However, you need to be careful not to pour water on the metal frame of the heater. Water drops poured on hot metal elements give stifling and unpleasant steam. It is a frequent practice to turn off the heater a few minutes before pouring the water on the stones – the water cools out, but the stones remain hot and water vapors from them. After that, you should turn the heater on again.

• In order to keep the sauna hygienic, it is recommended to clean sauna after the usage. You should wipe floors and benches with wet cloth as there migh be some perspiration left.
• For all types of saunas, the benches, backrests and walls get stains from the human body. You can clean them with water or to water them with little soap, or using special disinfection products. We recommend using organic natural products as eve peel or juniper and mugwort decoction as it has strong cleaning qualities.
• If used frequently, sauna may collect many bacteria, so it is recommended to disinfect its surfaces regularly. One of the best ways to clean – quick cleaning of sauna benches with water.
• After using sauna, you should ventilate the room; leave the floor mats upright, sauna doors open in order to dry. The dressing room will also get dry. Make sure that the stones are hot enough to dry the sauna. If the stones are already cool – turn on the heater for 15 min, or load a few firewoods in the mouth. If, after 12 hours, the bottom side of the lowest bench is still wet – there was not enough of heat left.
• Do not paint, varnish or stain with the regular paints or varnish. The wood should be natural, besides, the layer may be thick and you might get burned from it, when it gets hot, also, the toxic substances may fill the air.
• It is recommended using towels or special disposable mats – it would be cleaner and more comfortable.

Shipping price and related to the location, time, and the size of the product. It will be calculated individually.

22. How long is the warranty?

Usually, it takes about 1–2 weeks to make a sauna or a hot tub, but it depends on the set you have chosen and how much the factory is engaged.