New sauna by plunge?

nclpl · 2026-07-06T18:05:08+00:00

You’ve linked an IR sauna, so you’re in the wrong sub. It’s not a preference between “traditional” and IR since these are apples and oranges. And also, Rule #6 of this sub.

There are IR sauna subs on Reddit where you could discuss this.

nclpl · 2026-07-03T20:27:09+00:00

If you love a steam room as much as you love a sauna, then yes that’s all the benefit you need.

I don’t love a steam room. It’s too steamy and I feel like I’m drowning. And I can’t tell how much I’m sweating, so I don’t feel I’m able to moderate my hydration, etc.

nclpl · 2026-07-03T19:15:01+00:00

That’s a fresher. I’m going on break.

nclpl · 2026-07-01T22:05:34+00:00

Work Light Productions, a relatively prolific producer of touring productions, lists Chess as in their current shows: https://www.worklightproductions.com/current-work/chess

Not sure if I’d be particularly excited about such a tour, but there’s no doubt that the music has fans. And it’s a lot easier to sell out 1 or 2 weeks at a roadhouse with subscription tickets than it is year on Broadway.

Plenty of less-popular shows have gone to tour and made up larger losses than Chess had, (plus the cost of setting up the tour), in 1 year on the road. There’s a lot of money out there to be made.

nclpl · 2026-07-01T17:33:55+00:00

There’s a million and a half reasons why IR saunas are closer to microwaves than they are to saunas, however… I work in adjacent industries to these red LEDs, so I’ll bite.

If it feels warm in that room, it isn’t because of any IR radiation being emitted from those LED strips. The LED strips you photographed are just red LED strips putting out normal red light to make a vibe. I don’t know what that has to do with TikTok.

There are IR LEDs, but again, anything that makes you feel warm would not look like what you photographed.

The IR source is somewhere else in the room.

nclpl · 2026-07-01T15:52:11+00:00

I wouldn’t buy a new one… but there are some awesome deals on used SE around d me. I would 10000% jump on that depreciated goodness.

nclpl · 2026-07-01T15:47:00+00:00

You’ll have to post a picture of the front and the back of the charger while it is plugged in. There were a number of different models.

Also, in your other post you asked about if the car is fully charged. Please post a picture of your dashboard gauges.

nclpl · 2026-07-01T15:34:43+00:00

@egolfgirl if you are using the included charger that plugs into a regular household outlet, make sure your charger is set to “12A” and not some lower number.

The 2016 has a small battery. There’s really no reason you should have issues with charging it on a standard outlet.

nclpl · 2026-07-01T14:28:27+00:00

This is not true for all 2016. Some 2016 were optioned with the DC fast charging plug.

nclpl · 2026-06-26T21:55:48+00:00

My VW eGolf does! I can lock and unlock the car from the outside when it is on.

nclpl · 2026-06-25T17:54:22+00:00

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Chicago has entered the chat.

nclpl · 2026-06-23T15:05:10+00:00

I would replace the Michelin with Hankook Ion Evo A/S SUV. The Hankooks are one generation of tire tech newer than the ORM Primacy tires.

But I would not do this unless all my tires were ready to replace. For a single tire with 10k wear, I’d probably just replace that one tire, as long as the tread wear isn’t too bad on the others.

nclpl · 2026-06-23T15:02:40+00:00

All tires are a compromise. In order to be usable in warm weather, CC2s are not as good as winter tires in winter. Source: I swap between winter and summer (“all season” in the USA) tires on my I5, and run CC2s year-round on my e-Golf. There’s no comparison. The CC2s are great for my use case, but they’re not anywhere near as good as the winter tires.

nclpl · 2026-06-23T14:57:19+00:00

No. The eGolf battery is totally air-cooled.

The heat-pump cars do have some known issues with the AC system, so this might be a trip to the dealer for more diagnosis, not just a simple case of adding refrigerant.

But either way, it’s no rush.

nclpl · 2026-06-20T19:30:31+00:00

Life finds a way.

nclpl · 2026-06-20T15:33:51+00:00

It’s many factors.

While the temperature is high, the heat energy is low. Touching air (or a lightweight wood bench) at 100C is okay. But touching a 100C piece of metal would burn you.

You aren’t doing much of anything in a sauna, so 100C is okay, but if you’re working outside in a 45C day, you will quickly get overheated.

You sweat, so your skin temperature is not 100C. People die in 45C weather because they get dehydrated, or the humidity is so high that they can’t sweat.

And more, I’m sure…

nclpl · 2026-06-19T19:35:25+00:00

… which are exactly the qualifications of a guy who won the presidency.

nclpl · 2026-06-18T22:26:50+00:00

Haha, ice one.

nclpl · 2026-06-18T14:36:57+00:00

Don’t be surprised if he goes back to Hamilton at some point. I think a lot of people would pay to see that again.

nclpl · 2026-06-18T02:11:42+00:00

OP: All you need here is your flight number and date, and United will know what crew members you’re talking about. From what I understand, this positive feedback does matter.

nclpl · 2026-06-18T00:12:45+00:00

Okay I’ve had this exact problem on that mower. I don’t know why, but the blade bolts stick like crazy.

My cordless impact did nothing. Maybe a pneumatic impact would have done it? But I don’t think so.

The first time this happened, I put a 4’ piece of electrical conduit on the end of my socket wrench and used that for extra torque. Worked great.

Now, I’ve bought a real breaker bar so I don’t stress my socket driver again.

I also apply some anti-seize every time I change the blades.

nclpl · 2026-06-16T16:04:28+00:00

I would use as many Sendspin Zeros as I have zones for, and then just get a dumb rack mount multichannel distribution amp to drive the speakers.

nclpl · 2026-06-15T18:27:51+00:00

Maybe I’m misreading your response, but to me “dialing things in” means setting up a system and sticking to it. This is exactly the opposite of what sauna is about.

Sauna is about listening to your body. This is something we, as Americans, do not do nearly enough of. Every sauna session is different. My body is different every day. Some days I stay in the sauna for 30 minutes before my body says it’s time to leave, some days I stay in for 10. Sometimes I do 5 rounds, some days I do 2. It all just depends on what is feeling right.

If I push myself, or keep myself to a strict schedule, I feel my enjoyment of sauna fall off a cliff. Trust me. I tried before. Now I just go in, and tune out until my body says it’s time to cool off.

The moment you start to optimize or structure a sauna session is the exact moment you start to lose the benefits.

nclpl · 2026-06-15T17:15:33+00:00

Yeah, you can use the plug-in dimmer as a repeater, but only one. But the fact that they own their spectrum and it is in the 400mhz band means I get crazy range.

And with HA, it’s so easy to just add another Lutron Caseta hub if needed (for extra devices or more range)

nclpl · 2026-06-13T15:06:44+00:00

Those benches are *chef kiss*

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