Homecraft TKE2-2 Digital Sauna Control

Homecraft heaters don't switch their own power, so they run through two parts: a low-voltage touchpad you use, and a relay contactor box that does the heavy switching. This TKE2-2 package includes both. The touchpad sets the temperature, up to 90 °C, and a session of up to 60 minutes, and it runs on a 24 V Class 2 circuit, per Homecraft.

The contactor box holds a 24 V transformer and a magnetic contactor. It installs outside the sauna room, somewhere you can reach for service, and connects to the touchpad with low-voltage 18/4 wire. The indoor version suits a basement, garage or utility room; the outdoor version arrives pre-mounted in a weatherproof enclosure for backyard saunas. The touchpad fits a standard 2-gang electrical box on a wall outside the sauna room.

It works with Homecraft's 240 V single-phase heaters up to 10 kW: Revive Slim, Revive, H-Series, Apex Mini and the Apex 10 kW. Homecraft says it designs and builds its controls in Canada. Homecraft's warranty depends on a licensed electrician connecting the heater, so book one early.

In Ontario, control and heater wiring is a job for a Licensed Electrical Contractor, or for you in your own home after filing an ESA notification (permit).