sounds like a very nice home John!
Peter
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From: John E. Stevens
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: CS>CS > OFF TOPIC FIR SAUNAS
Lisa:
My Sunlight Sauna runs off 120 house power. My total total electric and gas
bill runs about $143.00 in the coldest of NY winters. Basically because I have
a passive solar heated home with a wood stove back-up which warmly purrs day
and night from late November until late March. It costs me about $500.00 a
year for wood - not pellets - I fear they may rise in price and I can always
cut and split wood... I have a furnace back-up, too, but never use it. I used
to when I had to be out of town for a week or two years ago. I can't imagine
my Sauna costs much more than a dollar or two every time I use it - maybe less.
I bought my passive solar heated house about 20 years ago - because I feared
where energy prices may be headed. I'm also contemplating putting in a "wind
-mill" to offset the electrical prices. I've got the plans for building it - I
just haven't implemented that yet.
My post and beam custom designed home with 12 foot ceilings (I'm somewhat
claustrophobic...) is insulated extremely well. 36 R in all the walls and 40 R
in the ceilings. The DR and LR ceilings are knotty pine with rotating fans for
air cirulation. There is a main ozonated air cleaner in the LR and DR and
individual air cleaners in every other room. I find breathingtclean air to be
very relevant... Ha... Ha...
There's 150 tons of extremely fine Australian sand in my basement that
absorbs heat over the summer and through thousands of feet of tubing running
through the sand. feeds the heat back through floor vents with a fan system in
the winter - if I choose to use it. It's a very cozy home with a digital
office, kitchen, DR, LR, a full wet darkroom, my musical recording studio,
master BR, a downstairs bathroom and a full bathroom upstairs. All the floors
are either hardwood (oak) or ceramic tile (Kitchen, Bathrooms and the
darkroom).
I have a 1000 square foot deck (my summer living room...) where I have a
large colloidal silver water treated (non-chlorine and non-bromine) hot tub and
where my Sauna is located.
My deck is outfitted with all Teak deck furniture which I purchased many,
many years ago. It doesn't need to be removed in the winter. It takes the
weather super well and just turns a soft, beautiful gray color with the
weather. I've had the same canvas table umbrella for at least 15 years. I
don't like replacing things. I'm not a "disposable" believer. I like things
that last. I still have a 1967 Nikon F that works super well...
John
On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 7:54 PM, Lisa <blacksa...@comcast.net> wrote:
Hi John,
What’s it cost to run (depending upon your electric cost per kwh of course).
Thx.
Lisa
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From: John E. Stevens [mailto:jonellis.steven...@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 7:10 PM
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: CS>CS > OFF TOPIC FIR SAUNAS
I have a Sunlight Sauna, a far infrared and it hits about 147 degrees F
(even in the dead of winter...) which pulls a lot of toxins out of my body.
Mine is on my deck outside, but it could be set-up inside, too. It runs off
120 house power. I've noticed it's also helped to steadily keep my blood
pressure around 120/74 to 120/70 - which is lower than it was before I owned
the Sauna. I use it about 2 - 3 times a week for a half hour each time. I've
been using it for a little over three years and I personally recommend it. My
blood/sugar always has been alright so I can't comment on that. But as far
sweating poisons out - you betcha'.
John
On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 5:17 PM, <martsmai...@aol.com> wrote:
Do FIR sauna help control blood sugar levels? I recall a member who writes
about saunas benefits. Thanks marty
