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I've looked at many posts related to saunas, and all have been about what happens when you pour water on the sauna rocks and so forth so I believe that question has already been answered.
I've struggled to find, however, what physical mechanism governs the heating of saunas? Then, more specifically, I'm curious as to what purpose do the rocks serve and by what properties/laws/principles do they achieve this?
*FYI: I sort of fell down this rabbit hole after I witnessed an argument at a local gym about whether or not pouring water on the rocks of a sauna causes damage or not to the (electric) sauna. Feel free to comment on this situation as well, but it is not the crux of my question. The conclusion I came to for this question is that it shouldn't matter as most water will almost immediately evaporate. If poured in excessive amounts, the water may damage the system depending on whether or not the sauna is properly waterproofed. Correct me if I'm wrong.*
Thanks for your time all.
I've struggled to find, however, what physical mechanism governs the heating of saunas? Then, more specifically, I'm curious as to what purpose do the rocks serve and by what properties/laws/principles do they achieve this?
*FYI: I sort of fell down this rabbit hole after I witnessed an argument at a local gym about whether or not pouring water on the rocks of a sauna causes damage or not to the (electric) sauna. Feel free to comment on this situation as well, but it is not the crux of my question. The conclusion I came to for this question is that it shouldn't matter as most water will almost immediately evaporate. If poured in excessive amounts, the water may damage the system depending on whether or not the sauna is properly waterproofed. Correct me if I'm wrong.*
Thanks for your time all.