DIY Cold Plunge Recalls Sauna Heater Kits Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fire Hazard
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Summary: Plunge Buddy LLC, doing business as DIY Cold Plunge, of North Mankato, Minnesota is recalling DIY Sauna Heater Kits. Reason: Electrical conductors within the sauna heater kits can overheat, posing a fire hazard and risk of serious injury or death.
What is being recalled
DIY Sauna Heater Kits
Why
Electrical conductors within the sauna heater kits can overheat, posing a fire hazard and risk of serious injury or death.
This recall involves the DIY Sauna Heater Kit. The product is a do-it-yourself kit for consumers to assemble a heating fixture with four heat-lamp bulbs (sold separately) and a metal enclosure intended for use in a separate do-it-yourself sauna enclosure, for which carpentry plans are sold separately. The Sauna Heater Kit includes a stainless steel cage (which weighs about 16 lbs., and measures 12"H x 12"W x 8"D when assembled), screws/bolts for assembly, four ceramic bulb sockets, three wire connectors, two ground pigtails, and a three-prong power cord. The recalled Sauna Heater Kit is intended to attach to a customer-built wood frame.
How serious is it
CPSC does not assign severity classes. Read the hazard and injury details above.
Where it was sold
Sold in the United States at Online at www.diycoldplunge.com from March 2025 through February 2026 for between $400 and $500.
How to tell if yours is affected
No lot or model codes were published. Match the product description above.
What to do
Consumers should stop using the recalled Sauna Heater Kit immediately and register at www.diycoldplunge.com/pages/recall for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to submit written and photo proof that the product has been destroyed/disposed of or request a prepaid shipping label to return the product. Refund
Contact: DIY Cold Plunge by email at [email protected] or online at www.diycoldplunge.com/pages/recall or www.diycoldplunge.com and click on "Recall Information" at the bottom of the page for more information.
Recall facts
| Recall number | 26349 |
| Category | Consumer product |
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) |
| Severity | Not classified |
| Status | Announced |
| Recall started | March 26, 2026 |
| Reported | March 27, 2026 |
| Company | Plunge Buddy LLC, doing business as DIY Cold Plunge, of North Mankato, Minnesota |
| Company location | United States |
| Quantity | About 675 (In addition, about 14 were sold in Canada) |
| Sold at | Online at www.diycoldplunge.com from March 2025 through February 2026 for between $400 and $500. |
| Injuries reported | The firm has received 12 reports of units overheating. No fires or injuries have been reported. |
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