DIY Cold Plunge Recalls Sauna Heater Kits Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fire Hazard
Key facts
- Agency
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Recall number
- 26349
- Recall date
- Mar 26, 2026
- Units
- About 675 (In addition, about 14 were sold in Canada)
- Remedy
- Refund
- Firm
- DIY Cold Plunge
- Made in
- United States
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.
Contact: 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.
Hazard
Electrical conductors within the sauna heater kits can overheat, posing a fire hazard and risk of serious injury or death.
How to identify the recalled product
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.
About this recall
CPSC announced this recall on Mar 26, 2026. It covers About 675 (In addition, about 14 were sold in Canada) units. The remedy type is refund: the firm will give your money back, usually after you return or destroy the product. Reported incidents: The firm has received 12 reports of units overheating. No fires or injuries have been reported.
Where it was sold
Online at www.diycoldplunge.com from March 2025 through February 2026 for between $400 and $500.
Companies and identifiers
- Manufacturer
- Plunge Buddy LLC, doing business as DIY Cold Plunge, of North Mankato, Minnesota
Source and freshness
- Source
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Recalls API
- Official notice
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/DIY-Cold-Plunge-Recalls-Sauna-Heater-Kits-Due-to-Risk-of…
- Last published by CPSC
- Mar 27, 2026
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
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