The Harvia Sauna Experience Buying Guide
How It Works
The Harvia Himalaya pairs a designer salt-sauna cabin (with built-in infrared) with your choice of Harvia stove. Below is the step-by-step journey from order to your first session.
1. Choose Your Cabin, Stove & Stones Select the Himalaya Large Infra+ and a suitable Harvia electric stove (7.5–9 kW), stones, and — if you want to run heat and infrared together — a combined control unit. Not sure which? Tell us your room and supply details and we'll recommend the right match. Complete your purchase and you'll receive an order confirmation.
2. Order Processing & Dispatch Your order is prepared and the cabin is supplied flat-packed with assembly materials and instructions (including the salt wall, infrared emitter and control). Lead times are confirmed at order (some Harvia items ship from Finland).
3. Delivery to Your Address Free kerbside delivery across the UK mainland. The boxes are large and heavy, so please ensure someone is available to receive them; you'll typically be contacted to arrange a convenient day.
4. Receipt & Inspection Inspect all packaging on arrival and check every component against the manual. Report anything missing or damaged straight away, and keep all packaging until the sauna is fully assembled and working.
5. Assembly The Himalaya is designed for straightforward assembly — two people and basic tools are recommended. Prefer not to build it yourself? We can arrange professional installation at additional cost, quoted to your location.
6. Electrical Connection A qualified electrician must connect the stove (and the infrared/combined control) to a suitable hard-wired electrical supply sized to the stove's output, in full compliance with UK wiring regulations (BS 7671). The cabin is supplied with a 5 × 2.5 mm² heater cable. This is essential for safety and to maintain warranty cover.
7. Commissioning & First Use Add the sauna stones, set your heat mode (traditional, infrared, or both), tune the RGBW lighting and salt-wall glow, and enjoy your first hybrid session.
8. Aftercare Keep the cabin ventilated, clean the timber and salt wall as advised, and periodically check the stove, infrared, controls and lighting. Contact us anytime for stones, accessories or support.