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    2.6 (160 reviews)
    ModerateDay Spas, Saunas
    Closed • 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    a replacement HINGE when I ordered Door parts...only took two months.

    we purchased a Sunlight mPulse via FB Marketplace, newer model (4 years old), I called the customer service (December of 2025) number to get replacement washers/spacers as the original owner had misplaced them for the handles. Person I spoke to said they would be shipped out that week. We are going on TWO MONTHS and at least 20 emails and countless phone calls and still can't get it right! I spoke to someone this week that said she was sending out ASAP, too bad they sent A HINGE and not the replacement door handle that Jordan Ponder (Logistics coordinator) had promised the week before. Sunlighten customer care really makes you second guess the quality of the product itself. Disappointing to say the least.

    Front of Sunlighten Signature Sauna
    Te-see B.

    For the past several years I have been reading about infrared saunas and the benefits they offer your mental and physical health. At one point I was contemplating purchasing a pack of 5 sessions at a local spa. Then Covid happened and the spa closed. Phew! No loss on my end. My cousin who lives in Murietta, Ca, was telling me about her infrared sauna that she used all the time and it was in her house!!!! Really?! I was sooooo jealous! Then a few months ago I went to visit her and I got to check it out for myself. Wow! I was hooked. I immediately felt invigorated, positive and healthier. My skin was radiating! I found myself wanting to use it every day while I was there! It was just fabulous!!!! As soon as I got home I started researching the good and bad about infrared and asked all of my personal doctors their professional opinion. Hands down they said it was a good idea. I also looked at other manufacturers but was not impressed with the reviews. Sunlighten sauna's had a solid reputation and it is backed by the medical community. The health benefits and the design behind the sauna sold me. No, they are not cheap but financing is available and depending on when you buy, they have decent sales. (Remember, you get what you pay for) just sayin... I decided to go with the 1 person "Signature" birch wood sauna and LOVE IT! My sauna was delivered a few weeks after I ordered it. *It takes about 45 mins to heat up to 115-120 during colder months and quicker in warmer months. *Read the recommended temps and times. *Customer service is okay. I dealt with all men who were not warm and fuzzy. I prefer a mixed group of employees. *Putting it together from unboxing to completely assembled: total time 3 hours. Took 3 of us. *Videos they send via email were useless! Even the ones I googled stunk! *The instructions in the box, worse than IKEA. FYI - The pamphlet for the stereo doesn't explain how to connect the bluetooth:( I can use the radio and USB. Would like to connect my ipone to listen to my pod casts! HELP! **I definitely suggest dedicating a separate circuit breaker just for your sauna. I hired my favorite electrician to do it and also had him put in the special outlet required to run your infrared sauna efficiently. ***And here is the "million dollar" answer to the question you are all waiting for: NO, it does not use a lot of electricity to heat up/use. I have tracked it myself. Tops is 3 kilowatts. Pennies people. This girl also suggests adding weather stripping around the entire door. You can feel the draft. It will help heat it up quicker. I also recommend purchasing Sunlighten's special towels to use in the sauna. Infrared will penetrate through them. Not a regular towel. (Look for their accessory sale to purchase) Happy Heating! Xoxo

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    Tommy M.

    Go with another vendor. These guys don't stand by their units. After only a few weeks of using the sauna, we had a failure code. I had a service rep tell me my units serial number was part of a batch of units that had an issue with power box failures. He then proceeded to tell me they wouldn't cover the part because my new in box sauna came from another vendor and not from them. So they admitted my sauna was likely affected by these bad power boxes (their fault) then fell back on semantics to slip covering a faulty product. There's policy, and then there is the right thing to do. The service reps chose to avoid doing the right thing. Says a lot about the character of a company. So after I shell out the money for the replacement power box, it shows up slightly damaged. Metal bent and damaged on it, so you can imagine the care they put into parts only to tell you they won't cover them. Then, I finally pulled the power box out and the VGA port and cable were completely corroded. So bad in fact that the pins from the VGA cable had sheered off inside the port. This from a new unit that was only used maybe 15 times. Sunlighten quality is sub par where it counts and they simply don't stand by their products. The saunas look great in pictures, but they are built extremely poorly. The tablet they use is slow and buggy, and other reviewers have said their tablets needed to be replaced for $1000. Absolutely do not buy from this company.

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    Harry F.

    I didn't try the product, but my encounter with the salesman was unusual. View screenshots. If this is how they train their employees and push products, I'd l be cautious about the product. For those interested in the referenced article in my screenshots, here it is. https://www.hubermanlab.com/newsletter/deliberate-heat-exposure-protocols-for-health-and-performance I'm not suggesting that infrared saunas are bad; I just recommend reading the article before considering a $10k purchase

    Aaron H.

    Fantastic product. Well made and very sturdy. Takes a while to heat up fully (~40 mins) but not a big deal if you turn on ahead of time. Really happy with the purchase.

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