Steam Room Hygrometers
I urge anyone installing a steam room to put a hydrometer on the wall. This will tell you the humidity level. Also it will tell you the temperature of the thermocline where the hygrometer is at. So, if you want to stay in the 110 114 degree temperature zone and you legs are in a 88 degree thermocline, you are not getting full body vasodilation. Some people put 2 hydrometers in their steam room. One is put at the head level and the other is put at the foot level. If you have fans blowing the steam down and it gets to 116, 2 degrees over the comfort zone, it makes it easier to understand why you can’t stay in as long and you get out of breath too quick. Just 2 degrees over 114 makes an exponential difference in how the steam feels. By having a hydrometer will help by ensuring that the temperature and humidity level of your steam is exactly where you want it.
Note: Our bodies when going in a steam room cannot always tell if the temperature is at 110 to 114 degrees. Having a hydrometer will help ensure that you have the perfect climate in your steam room.
Note: Some steam generators put out double the grams of steam than others. So, the dryer the steam the more grams of steam the room will hold at a time before it condenses back to water droplets. The hygrometer will tell you the humidity level and temperature levels so you know you aren't in a steam room that is more like a sauna from latent heat and less grams of steam in the air.
See my page on 110-114 degree steam rooms. This is super important to know if you are going to install a steam room.
Know before buying a steam generator
Know before buying a steam generator
Know before buying a steam generator
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Note: for people who want to sustain a full body vasodilation experience at 110 to 114 degrees and have it at 100% humidity, this is the experience most people seek after experiencing it. Many people experience very low steam on their legs and feet and a temperature no where close to 110 114 degrees.
Having a hygrometer will ensure you are in that sweet spot zone. Beware that some steam rooms will be in that 110 114 zone but the humidity level will be less than 100%. These are usually the duty cycle type or the steam generators that produce wet steam with high condensate.
My goal when picking out a steam generator is to keep you in that sweet spot zone (unless told otherwise). Some people want to stay in an hour until they understand full body vasodilation and how the steam generator they were going to pick could be just heating them up with latent heat from high condensate that heats the room instead of 100% humidity with steam.
Those who experience a 20 to 25 minute session at 110 114 degrees with their whole body in vasodilation usually never want a longer session again.
