Sauna heater

[starsky]

I've built an external structure, which will be our sauna. I'm not a builder by any means, but with careful attention to detail & help from friends, it's turned out better than expected. We're now on the phase of adding electricity.

I've spoken with friends who are industrial electricians, and their help has been invaluable so far. I've also coordinated this part of the project with a local building inspector. But I realized that one piece of information I've been verifying with them seems to be counter to what I'm finding in these forums, although the forum topic seems more specific to the "15 amp outlet on a 20 amp circuit" topic, then for a sauna heater, so here goes ...

The sauna heater is listed as 240V single phase 25 amp. Finding 25 amp 240V breakers locally has been tough (this breaker is going to be installed in a panel on the structure itself, which is being fed by an existing 60 amp 240V breaker from my main breaker box). If I can't find a 25 amp breaker, should I order one, or am I ok just using a 30 amp breaker? I'll still be using #10 wire, 25 or 30.

Thanks,
--=Chuck

 

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