I would highly advise against pumping the humidity up in your home to anything past 60% and it really should not go past 50%. Mold is no joke and is going to present a serious problem in this situation. Saunas are built in specific ways to account for the high humidity, your home isn’t and will mold up.
I’ve seen lots of bathrooms go moldy. Too often they aren’t built to handle periods high humidity. That’s why bathroom fans are a thing… They are even required by code in a lot of places, precisely to avoid humidify build up.
I used to do that. I’d turn the water heater all the way up and then start a shower as hot as it will go while leaving the fan off. -I had to eventually clean the ceiling of the bathroom with bleach-water to remove the water spots, though
You could get an extra shower curtain and hang it at the ceiling to help keep the steam inside the shower. Maybe stick a space heater in your bathroom if you want it warmer. I’d turn on the vent fan afterwards to help get the moisture out to decrease risk of mold.
I would highly advise against pumping the humidity up in your home to anything past 60% and it really should not go past 50%. Mold is no joke and is going to present a serious problem in this situation. Saunas are built in specific ways to account for the high humidity, your home isn’t and will mold up.
What about bathroom
I’ve seen lots of bathrooms go moldy. Too often they aren’t built to handle periods high humidity. That’s why bathroom fans are a thing… They are even required by code in a lot of places, precisely to avoid humidify build up.
I used to do that. I’d turn the water heater all the way up and then start a shower as hot as it will go while leaving the fan off. -I had to eventually clean the ceiling of the bathroom with bleach-water to remove the water spots, though
How about the shower?
Go on
Take a nice hot shower for as long as you like and let the steam build up. Very relaxing, no additional equipment needed.
Isn’t the same as a sauna tho…
You could get an extra shower curtain and hang it at the ceiling to help keep the steam inside the shower. Maybe stick a space heater in your bathroom if you want it warmer. I’d turn on the vent fan afterwards to help get the moisture out to decrease risk of mold.