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Design 2025-06-08 · 8 min

Sauna Electrical — Rules

Integrating pulse-output meters into your design. Connection diagrams, CT selection, AMR system based on GorkyCAD.

Author: GorkyCAD Team

Heater

Power 6-9 kW for 8-15 m³ sauna. Dedicated 3-phase circuit: 5×6 mm², breaker C32-C40, from the panel with heat-resistant cable.

Zones

Zone 1 — above the heater: nothing but the heater and its controls at a safe distance. Lighting — SELV 12-24 V, IP65.

Heat-resistant cable

In the sauna zone — RKGM/RCGN cable, heat-resistant to 180 °C, not VVG. The junction box — outside the sauna.

RCD

Sauna circuit — RCD 10-30 mA per PUE. The heater — with thermal protection and a limiter.

Lighting

SELV 12-24 V with the transformer outside the sauna. IP65 fixtures. No sockets in the steam room.

Why design

A sauna mistake — fire or electric shock in wet heat. The design checks the cable, RCD and zones.