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Hemlock cabin with a 4.5 kW Harvia heater
A glass door and one front window
Bucket and ladle with a thermo-hygrometer

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Type Outdoor Traditional

Capacity 2 Person

Exterior 61 W x 61 D x 100 H in (with roof)

Heater Included, 4.5 kW

Electrical 240V, dedicated circuit, hard-wired

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How does delivery work?

Free shipping to the contiguous 48. On every SunRay sauna, by freight from Richmond, Virginia. The estimate on each product page is in business days.

Freight to the curb. A kit of panels or barrel staves, in cartons on a pallet. The freight company calls to book a window, someone signs, and residential deliveries come on a lift gate truck. Plan for two or more people.

Hard to reach addresses. If a truck cannot reach you, a smaller vehicle may cost extra, and we tell you before the delivery is booked.

When it ships. In-stock saunas usually leave SunRay's warehouse within 1 to 2 business days of SunRay receiving the order, and you get a tracking email when it leaves.

If it arrives damaged. Note it on the delivery receipt before signing and photograph it. Refuse a punctured or crushed pallet and call us while the driver is there; for minor damage, call before the driver leaves. Report anything found after unpacking within 48 hours.

Where we ship. The contiguous 48 states. We do not ship SunRay to Alaska, Hawaii or Puerto Rico.

Not included: the electrical work and the assembly. A licensed electrician hardwires the Harvia heater on a traditional sauna to 240 V. Professional setup and assembly is available on the indoor saunas, and by quote on the others.

Read the full SunRay Shipping Policy

What does the warranty cover?

Structure: 10 years. The wooden panels, floor, ceiling and glass, from the original date of purchase, for the parts needed to repair a defect. If a structural defect cannot be fixed with a part, SunRay may send a replacement sauna; assembling it is then your cost.

Parts and electronics: 1 year. Every other part, including the heater and the electrical components. Parts replacement only: labor for fitting a part is not covered.

Not covered. Alteration, neglect, misuse, freight damage caused by the carrier, accidents and acts of God. Surface cracks and minor blemishes in the wood are natural, not defects. Report delivery damage within 48 hours, before assembly.

Two conditions decide most claims. Residential use only, because a commercial setting voids the warranty. And installed, run and maintained to the instructions: indoor saunas stay indoors, and an outdoor sauna without a weather cover needs its exterior resealed every year.

Who is covered. The original customer at the original delivery address. The warranty cannot be transferred.

Ask before a repair. Get SunRay's written consent before any repair you expect to be reimbursed. SunRay decides the cause of a fault and whether to repair or replace.

Who handles it. We are a factory-authorized SunRay dealer and file the claim for you. Call us with your order number, the model and photographs.

Read the full SunRay Warranty Policy

What if I need to return it?

Request it within 20 days of shipping. New, unassembled and resalable; the ship date is in your tracking email. We handle the return, so you do not contact SunRay.

Unassembled means returnable. In its original packaging and crate with the manuals and accessories. A sauna that has been assembled, wired in or heated cannot go back.

What a return costs. A restocking fee of 20% of the purchase price may apply on a change-of-mind return. There is none on a documented freight damage claim.

Who pays the return freight. You do on a change of mind. We cover it when the cause is shipping damage or our error.

Original shipping. We never deduct the original shipping from your refund.

Damaged on arrival. A different and faster process. Note it before signing and photograph it. Refuse a punctured or crushed pallet and call us while the driver is there. Report anything found after unpacking within 48 hours.

Cancelling before it ships. No fee before we place the order with SunRay. After that an administrative fee of up to 5% may apply, and we waive it whenever we are not charged. If we miss our own ship date, you cancel with no fee.

To start a return. Call us for a Return Authorization number before anything ships back. Refunds go to the original payment method within 7 business days of the return being received and inspected.

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Jump to 14 sections

Overview
Size and seating
The heater
How it is built
Before you order
Running cost
What you get
Assembly
Delivery day
Specifications
Compare models
Warranty
Buyer questions
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The short answer

The SunRay Bristow is a 2 person outdoor traditional sauna with a front glass window

SunRay model 200D2, the Bristow, is a compact hemlock cabin for the backyard with a front glass window that lets daylight reach the bench. Inside sits a 4.5 kW Harvia electric heater loaded with stones, so the heat can be dry or wet, and a 44 inch bench seats two adults.

Pick it if you want to see out while you sit, or simply want the cabin to feel less closed in. The Bristow shares its square frame, heater and black pitched metal roof with the Eagle, which has a wooden door with a multi-pane glass window.

The view

Glass at the front

SunRay lists a front glass window that lets natural light into the cabin.

The bench

Two side by side

44 inches of bench, a 45 inch square room and 73 inches to the ceiling.

The steam

Harvia with stones

Ladle water onto the stones for steam, or keep it dry. Manual setting 125 to 170 F.

Size and seating

SunRay Bristow size: how much yard a 2 person outdoor sauna needs

Plan two footprints. The cabin is what stands on your base; the roof is what reaches out over it.

Outside the Bristow
Roof overhang	61 W x 61 D in
Cabin walls	50 W x 50 D x 77 H in
Peak of the roof	100 in from the base

Inside the Bristow
Room inside	45 W x 45 D x 73 H in
Bench length	44 in
Capacity	Two adults

Backrest and bench with bucket and ladle inside the SunRay Bristow (interior shared with the Eagle) — The bench and backrest, with the wooden bucket and ladle on the seat.

Marking out the spot

The cabin is 50 inches square and the roof spreads to 61 by 61, peaking at 100 inches in SunRay's current metal-roof manual. Mark out 61 inches square for the roof line and check that nothing hangs lower than 100 inches above the spot.

The seat

One bench, 44 inches long, across the back wall. Two adults sit upright, shoulder to shoulder, facing the glass. A household that wants three seats should look at the Waverly, which keeps the glass front and widens the room.

The heater

Inside the SunRay Bristow: a 4.5 kW Harvia heater with stones for wet or dry sauna

The heater is a 4.5 kW Harvia electric unit, set in a wooden guard frame with its stones on top.

Dry heat is the default. For steam, take the ladle from the included wooden bucket and pour water on the stones. SunRay's Traditional Outdoor Series manual recommends a temperature of 125 to 170 F, the top of that range being SunRay's stated maximum, and it allows about 45 to 60 minutes for the cabin to come up from cold. A winter evening outdoors sits nearer the hour.

When the room reaches the setting the heater cycles to hold it, which is also why running costs fall once you are inside. Sessions, in SunRay's words, should not exceed 30 minutes.

Controls and extras

A wall keypad runs the Bristow: on and off, the timer, the temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius, the interior light, color-changing LED lighting in seven colors, and a music button for the Bluetooth speaker system. Cup holders, a sand timer and a thermo-hygrometer complete the cabin.

The heater's own manual comes in the shipment.

Construction

SunRay Bristow construction: hemlock walls, a front window and a black pitched metal roof

Double-panel hemlock walls that lock together tongue and groove, under a separate pitched roof.

What the Bristow is made of
Timber	Hemlock
Wall build	Double-panel walls, tongue and groove joints
Front	Front glass window, per SunRay
Roof	Black pitched metal roof above a flat ceiling
Outer surface	Sealed, per SunRay; reseal yearly
Light and sound	Interior light, color LED, Bluetooth speakers

SunRay Bristow outdoor sauna on a wooden deck at dusk, lit interior behind the glass door and front window — Glass door and front window, lit from inside at dusk.

The roof

A black pitched metal roof, built in sections on its own supports over a flat ceiling.

Looking after the outside

SunRay lists a sealed exterior and asks owners to reseal it once a year. Under SunRay's warranty that yearly reseal is a requirement for an outdoor sauna that has no weather cover. Keep the hose off it: the manual says not to spray the outside with water.

See the other outdoor saunas we carry for comparison.

Before you order

Getting the yard ready for a SunRay Bristow outdoor sauna

Settle these before the delivery is booked.

Pad, deck or paversSunRay asks for a solid, level surface and says the cabin must not go directly on the ground
DampnessA moisture barrier or floor separator goes under the cabin floor if the ground is wet
Overhead clearance100 inches to the peak and a 61 inch square roof, away from overhanging branches and gutters
WiringA dedicated 240 V circuit, hard-wired to the heater by a licensed electrician
Carrying inPanels come off the pallet at the curb, so plan a clear route and two people
Which way it facesThe glass is at the front, so decide what you want to look at from the bench
Permits and the HOACheck with your building department, and an HOA if you have one, on whether a backyard sauna needs a permit and on the setback from your lot line

What to tell your electrician

The Bristow needs 240 V, on a dedicated circuit, hard-wired by a licensed electrician, for a heater rated 4.5 kW. The sauna manual refers voltage and amperage to the heater manual, and your electrician sizes the circuit from that manual and the National Electrical Code. The included Harvia Vega heater is built to European standards and carries the CE mark. If your inspector requires a UL or ETL listed heater, contact us before you order.

Running cost

SunRay Bristow running cost, worked out in dollars

At the heater's full 4.5 kW and 18.34 cents a kilowatt hour (EIA Electric Power Monthly, June 2026).

Per session

$1.24

60 minutes of warm-up and 30 inside: 1.5 hours, 6.75 kWh.

Per week

$3.71

Three of those sessions.

Per year

$193

Three sessions every week, 156 in all.

Read each figure as an upper limit. After warm-up the heater cycles off and on to hold the setting, so it is not drawing its full rating the whole time. Swap in your own rate with the same sum: 4.5 kW times the hours times your rate.

What you get

The SunRay Bristow package: what ships and what stays local

Heater, stones, controls and accessories all ship with the cabin.

Required before it runs

Dedicated 240 V circuitInstalled and connected by a licensed electrician
A base for the cabinConcrete pad, wood deck or pavers, level
Two adults on build dayThe minimum crew in SunRay's manual

Optional

Professional Setup & AssemblyThird party crews, quoted for your address: sauna setup and assembly service
Sealant for the yearly resealExterior wood sealant for the yearly reseal; ask us which product SunRay recommends

Packed with the Bristow
Panels	Floor, walls, glass front with door, flat ceiling
Roof	Pitched metal roof sections, supports, ridge caps and their sealant
Heat	4.5 kW Harvia electric heater, stones, wooden guard frame
Seat	Bench, backrest
Keypad	Timer, temperature, lights, color LED, music
In the box too	Bucket, ladle, sand timer, thermo-hygrometer, cup holders
Documents	Assembly manual, heater manual

Digital control panel on the wall inside the SunRay Bristow (interior shared with the Eagle) — The keypad that runs the heater, the lights and the music.

Assembly

SunRay Bristow 2 person outdoor sauna assembly

Panel construction and a crew of two at minimum.

The floor panel goes down first on the prepared base. The back wall stands on it, the side walls lock to it with inner buckles, and the glass front closes the box the same way. Next come the door handle, then the heater in its wood frame, connected to the cabin's power box, and the bench, backrest, hygrometer and sand timer. The ceiling sits on top with its wiring joined in matching pairs, a wooden support goes in at the center of the roof, and the metal sections are screwed on. Ridge caps close the seams, sealed with the sealant SunRay includes.

Two adults is the manual's minimum; a third helps with the roof. When the cabin is standing, the electrician connects the heater.

Delivery day

How the SunRay Bristow outdoor sauna is delivered

Free freight to the curb in the lower 48, on a lift gate truck, with the buy box estimate counted in business days. SunRay's freight figure is 754 pounds.

Before delivery

Expect a call from the freight company to book the slot. An adult has to be home to inspect and sign.

At the truck

Check the pallet, every carton and especially the glass before you sign. Take photographs and write any damage on the receipt.

Before you build

Unpack and look over the panels and the front glass straight away. Our SunRay shipping policy covers inspection and damage reports.

If anything is broken, write it on the delivery receipt and call us at (888) 500-5675 while the driver is still there. The SunRay warranty excludes freight damage caused by the carrier, so the receipt is your record. A heavily damaged shipment can be refused.

Returns. Ask for a return within 20 days of the date it ships; the cabin must be unassembled and in its original crate. On a change-of-mind return the freight back is yours and a 20% restocking fee may apply. We never deduct the original shipping. Read the SunRay return policy.

Reference

SunRay Bristow 200D2 outdoor traditional sauna specifications

Key specification
Exterior	61 W x 61 D x 100 H in; cabin 50 W x 50 D in
Interior	45 W x 45 D x 73 H in
Seats	2 adults on a 44 in bench
Heat	4.5 kW Harvia electric heater, stones included
Power	240 V on a dedicated circuit, hard-wired by a licensed electrician
Setting	125 to 170 F, SunRay's manual; 45 to 60 minutes to heat
Wood species	Hemlock
In the box	Bucket, ladle, sand timer, thermo-hygrometer, keypad with Bluetooth and color LED
Shipping weight	754 lb, SunRay's freight figure
Warranty	10 year structure, 1 year heater and electrical parts

Full specification tables

Dimensions and seating
Cabin	50 W x 50 D in
Roof	61 W x 61 D in
Heights	100 in to the peak, 77 in to the cabin top
Interior	45 W x 45 D x 73 H in
Bench	44 in long
Shipping weight	754 lb

Heat and power
Heater rating	4.5 kW
Circuit	240 V, dedicated, hard-wired by a licensed electrician, sized to the heater manual and the NEC
Setting	125 to 170 F, SunRay's manual
Heat-up	45 to 60 minutes
Keypad	Timer 1 to 99 minutes, F or C display
Wet or dry	Pour water on the stones for steam

Build, delivery and warranty
SunRay code	200D2
Wood species	Hemlock
Walls	Double-panel, tongue and groove
Glazing	Front glass window
Roof	Black pitched metal roof, ridge caps sealed at assembly
Finish	Sealed exterior, resealed every year
Fittings	Color-changing LED lighting, Bluetooth speakers, cup holders, sand timer, thermo-hygrometer, bucket and ladle
Base	Pad, deck or pavers; never bare ground
Crew	2 adults minimum
Shipping	Free freight to the curb, lower 48
Warranty	10 year structure, 1 year heater and electrical parts

The range

SunRay Bristow compared with the rest of the SunRay outdoor traditional line

The Bristow and Eagle share a frame. The difference across the line is seats, heater size and timber.

Sizes are W x D x H, in inches
	SunRayBristowYou are here	SunRayEagle	SunRayWaverly	SunRayFreeport	SunRaySeneca
Seats	Two	Two	Three	Three	Three
Front glass	Glass door and window	Glass-paned door	Glass door and two windows	Glass-paned door and window	Glass door
Cabin footprint	50 x 50 in	50 x 50 in	61 x 51 in	61 x 51 in	61 x 51 in
Roof footprint	61 x 61 in	61 x 61 in	73 x 63 in	73 x 63 in	78 x 71 in
Height	100 in	100 in	100 in	100 in	89 in
Interior	45 x 45 x 73	45 x 45 x 73	57 x 47 x 73	57 x 47 x 73	57 x 47 x 75
Heater	Harvia 4.5 kW	Harvia 4.5 kW	Harvia 4.5 kW	Harvia 4.5 kW	Harvia 6 kW
Timber	Hemlock	Hemlock	Hemlock	Hemlock	Red cedar
Roof	Pitched metal, black	Pitched metal, black	Pitched metal, black	Pitched metal, black	Metal
Music and color light	Both	Both	Both	Both	Neither listed
Shipping weight	754 lb	725 lb	839 lb	819 lb	750 lb

The Bristow suits two people who want light in the cabin. The Eagle is the same sauna with a glass-paned wooden door and no front window. If a third person will join you, the Waverly carries the glass idea further with two front windows on a 57 inch room, and the Cayman and Denali move to four seats and a 6 kW heater.

For the four seat Cayman and Denali, see every SunRay sauna side by side. More heater-and-stones cabins, indoor and out, are in our traditional saunas collection.

Warranty

SunRay Bristow outdoor sauna warranty, in plain words

SunRay's warranty certificate governs. It gives the cabin a long term and the electrics a short one.

From the SunRay warranty certificate
Structure	10 years on the wooden panels, flooring, ceiling and glass, for the parts needed to repair a defect
Heater and electrical	1 year, parts only; fitting labor is excluded
Use	Residential only; commercial use voids it
Outdoor condition	Without a weather cover, the exterior must be resealed annually
Who	Original buyer, original delivery address, not transferable

Surface cracks and small blemishes in natural wood do not count as defects. Freight damage by the carrier is excluded, which is why the delivery check matters. Bring any claim to us and we handle it with SunRay. Read the summary on our SunRay warranty policy page, or ask and we will send the full certificate before you order.

Buyer questions

SunRay Bristow 2 person outdoor sauna FAQ

What are the SunRay Bristow dimensions?

A 50 inch square cabin under a roof that spans 61 by 61 inches and peaks at 100 inches. The room inside is 45 by 45 inches with a 73 inch ceiling, and the bench is 44 inches long.

Does the SunRay Bristow have a window?

Yes. SunRay lists a front glass window that brings natural light into the cabin. That is the difference from the SunRay Eagle, which has the same size, heater and bench, a glass-paned wooden door and no front window.

How hot does the SunRay Bristow get, and how fast?

SunRay's manual recommends 125 to 170 F, and 170 F is SunRay's stated maximum. Warm-up from cold takes about 45 to 60 minutes according to SunRay's Traditional Outdoor Series manual, longer on a cold day.

Does the SunRay Bristow plug into an outlet?

No. Its 4.5 kW Harvia heater needs 240 V on a dedicated circuit, hard-wired by a licensed electrician, who sizes the circuit from the heater manual and the National Electrical Code.

Where can I put the SunRay Bristow?

Outdoors on a level concrete pad, wood deck or pavers. SunRay says not to set it directly on the ground, and asks for a moisture barrier where the surface is damp. Allow 61 inches square and 100 inches of height for the roof.

How does the SunRay Bristow arrive?

By freight, free to the curb in the lower 48, on a lift gate truck. The estimate is in business days. Someone must be present to inspect and sign, and two adults carry the panels from the curb.

What is covered by the SunRay Bristow warranty?

Ten years on the wooden panels, flooring, ceiling and glass, and one year on the heater and electrical components, parts only. It is for residential use, and the outside must be resealed every year if the sauna has no weather cover.

Can someone assemble the SunRay Bristow for me?

Yes. Our setup and assembly service uses third party crews and is quoted for your address, since outdoor sites vary. Building it yourself takes at least two adults, following SunRay's step by step manual.

One last thing

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Love my sauna. Decided to go with outdoor to make most of my covered patio space. Wanted to be able to enjoy my nature filled backyard area and can sit and relax in peace!

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