Almost Heaven Pinnacle 4 Person Outdoor Barrel Sauna
- Electric stove
- 4 people
- Up to 186-194°F
- 240V hardwired
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A four-person outdoor cedar barrel with a 6 kW Harvia stove, rated to 194°F, that needs a 240 V hardwired circuit.
$6,060
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Usability
6.3 out of 10Strengths
- Room for four on two long benches
- Solid cedar staves held by stainless bands
- Heater guardstones and backrests included
- Delayed start on the stove's own timer
- Harvia stove reaches the full sauna temperature limit
Drawbacks
- Short warranty with no labour cover
- Needs a hardwired circuit and an electrician
- Roof cover sold separately
- No app control on the entry model
A roomy four-seat cedar barrel that gets very hot, but short heater cover
Specs
- TypeTraditional
- HeaterElectric stove
- FormBarrel
- PlacementOutdoor
- Seats4 people
- Max Temperature186-194°F
- Min TemperatureNot applicable
- Capacity (Gallons)Not applicable
- ChillerNot applicable
- HeatsNot applicable
- Water CareNot applicable
- Power Supply240V hardwired
- EMF MeasuredNot measured
- CertificationsComponent listing only
- Warranty1 Year
Not published by Almost Heaven: emf claimed.
At a glance
- Built in the USA
- Six by six foot barrel
- Ships as a DIY kit
- The brand belongs to Harvia Plc of Muurame, Finland, whose subsidiary Harvia US Inc. bought the business at the end of 2018.
- Almost Heaven manufactures its barrel saunas in West Virginia, and some of its cabins are made in Estonia and Romania.
- Almost Heaven Saunas sells saunas and a cold plunge in the US, from a one-person infrared cabin to a six-person outdoor cabin with a porch.
- It sells through its own store at almostheaven.com, through sauna dealers and through Costco.
- It also sells on Walmart as its own marketplace seller.
- Its Amazon US store carries accessories and one barrel sauna listing.
The Almost Heaven Pinnacle is a four-person, 6 by 6 ft outdoor barrel sauna in rustic red cedar, sold with a 6 kW Harvia KIP stove with dials. Almost Heaven rates its KIP-heated saunas to a maximum of 194°F, and the product page shows 150-195°F for electric heat.
The interior is 75¼ in across and 63¼ in long, about 163 cu ft, and the outside measures 78 by 71 by 81½ in. The staves are 1⅜ in ball-and-socket cedar with stainless steel bands, and the entry configuration has a tempered glass door.
The stove needs a 240 V, 30 A hardwired circuit, and the LED light plugs into a 120 V outlet. Stones, a cedar heater guard and two backrests come in the kit.
Options: a KIP Smart Heater with the Fenix Wi-Fi control at $7,087.20, a Spirit Smart Heater with Fenix at $8,344.80, a port or vista window at $6,379.20, and the Onyx stain with an arched glass door at $6,815.20. A rain jacket roof cover is sold separately from $404.00.
Questions answered from our data
Is Almost Heaven good?We list 12 Almost Heaven products and score 11 of them. Their overall scores run from 4.1 to 6.0, with a median of 5.7, against a median of 5.3 for all 91 products we score.
How much does a home sauna cost?The 81 home saunas we list run from $1,999 to $36,399, with a median of $7,523.
How hot does a sauna get?Of the 81 home saunas we list, 81 state a rated maximum temperature; the most common is 186-194°F (42).
How big is a 2-person sauna?24 of the 81 home saunas we list seat two, as their makers count seats.
