DIY Cold Plunge Recalls Sauna Heater Kits Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fire Hazard
Recall date: March 26, 2026.
Built by the Tribune's code from CPSC's official records. No AI wrote this page. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.
- What's recalled
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.
- The risk
Electrical conductors within the sauna heater kits can overheat, posing a fire hazard and risk of serious injury or death. The firm has received 12 reports of units overheating. No fires or injuries have been reported.
- Who's affected
Units: About 675 (In addition, about 14 were sold in Canada), according to CPSC. Sold at: Online at www.diycoldplunge.com from March 2025 through February 2026 for between $400 and $500.
- Compared with
DIY Cold Plunge has 1 CPSC recall in 2026 so far, compared with 0 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from CPSC's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- Before this
No earlier CPSC recalls by DIY Cold Plunge in records since Nov. 1, 2016.
Counted by the Tribune from CPSC's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- What to do and when
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.
CPSC's notice, word for word
Contact, as CPSC's notice gives it: DIY Cold Plunge by email at orders@diycoldplunge.com 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.
- Check it yourself
The record as CPSC published it
| CPSC recall number | 26349 |
|---|---|
| Recall date | March 26, 2026 |
| Company | DIY Cold Plunge |
| Products | DIY Sauna Heater Kits |
| Remedy offered | Refund |
| Manufactured in | United States |
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall records (public domain). CPSC's notice