Sun Home Pod 1-Person Indoor Red Light and Far Infrared Sauna
- Far infrared
- 1 person
- Up to 161-175°F
- 120V dedicated (20A)
SVT Score, Upper
A one-person round far infrared pod in Japanese cedar with a red light panel, on a 120 V circuit, rated up to 165°F.
$6,599
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Usability
6.9 out of 10Strengths
- Small round footprint for a corner
- Red light panel built in
- App for remote start and scheduling
- Cedar cabin with chromotherapy
- Plugs into a household circuit with no electrician
Drawbacks
- Small pod seats only one
- Tester's unit stayed below the rated temperature
- Labour warranty ends after the first months
- Glass and audio have only a one-year warranty
- Costs more than some two-seat cabins in the range
A striking one-person pod with red light, but testers saw less heat
Specs
- TypePersonal
- HeaterFar infrared
- FormPod or dome
- PlacementIndoor
- Seats1 person
- Max Temperature161-175°F
- Min TemperatureNot applicable
- Capacity (Gallons)Not applicable
- ChillerNot applicable
- HeatsNot applicable
- Water CareNot applicable
- Power Supply120V dedicated (20A)
- EMF Claimed"Low EMF" with no figure
- EMF MeasuredUnder 1 mG
- CertificationsCSA C22.2 No. 164 listed, UL 875 listed
- Warranty3 Years
At a glance
- Round 40-inch shell
- 11 ft cord
- 478 lb crate
The SUN HOME trademark for saunas and cold plunge tubs is registered at the USPTO to Fish & Fischer, LLC of San Diego (Reg. No. 7823324, June 2025).
- Sun Home Saunas sells its saunas and cold plunges, from a one-person pod to a six-person stove-heated cabin, in the US through its own store at sunhomesaunas.com, run from San Diego, California.
- No Sun Home store or listing was found on Amazon US in October 2026.
The Sun Home Pod is a one-person indoor far infrared sauna shaped as a round cylinder, in Japanese cedar with ten far infrared heaters and a built-in red light panel on its own controls. Sun Home rates it up to 165°F and lists 1,710 W and 14.2 A on a dedicated 120 V 20 A circuit with a NEMA 5-20 plug and an 11 ft cord.
It is 40.1 inches across and 77.5 inches tall outside, 35.4 inches across and 72 inches tall inside, and weighs 385 lb; it ships in one 478 lb crate. An app over 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, an onboard touchscreen, chromotherapy and Bluetooth audio are built in. Sun Home prints patented shielding but no EMF figure for the model.
Sun Home commissioned and paid for an EMF survey by Vitatech Electromagnetics (report VTE-3534, January 2025); the published summary names no model and gives 0.6 to 4.0 mG at 1 ft and 0.3 to 0.9 mG at 3 ft, the seated distance it states.
Questions answered from our data
Is Sun Home good?We list 17 Sun Home products and score 17 of them. Their overall scores run from 4.4 to 7.0, with a median of 5.6, against a median of 5.6 for all 17 products we score.
How much does a home sauna cost?The 12 home saunas we list run from $4,999 to $36,399, with a median of $10,499.
How hot does a sauna get?Of the 12 home saunas we list, 12 state a rated maximum temperature; the most common is 161-175°F (6).
How big is a 2-person sauna?Four of the 12 home saunas we list seat two, as their makers count seats.
