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Steam Generator Size Calculator

Enter the inside size of your steam shower and we'll suggest a generator size in kW, using SteamSpa's published sizing rules and the steps in our steam generator sizing guide. Always check the spec sheet before you order.

Length (inside the shower)
ftin
Width (inside the shower)
ftin
Ceiling height (inside the shower)
ftin
Wall materialThe choices SteamSpa's online sizing tool asks about.
Is any shower wall an outside (exterior) wall?
How we work this out
  1. Cubic feet: length x width x height, rounded up to a whole cubic foot. (SteamSpa spec sheets: measure L x W x H and round up.)
  2. Starting size: SteamSpa's online sizing tool steps: up to 63 cu ft = 4.5 kW, 64 to 83 = 6 kW, 84 to 104 = 7.5 kW, 105 to 140 = 9 kW, 141 to 168 = 10.5 kW, 169 and up = 12 kW. (steamspa.com sizing tool.)
  3. Ceiling over 8 ft: one size up for every foot over 8 ft (a part of a foot counts as a foot). (SteamSpa spec sheets.)
  4. Stone or porcelain walls, or an outside wall: one size up. This is our guide's advice, not a SteamSpa formula. SteamSpa's tool asks about walls, its spec sheets say wall material doesn't matter, and its manual says one size larger than its chart is safe and even recommended. (Our sizing guide; SteamSpa manual.)
  5. Never over the maximum: each size's maximum room rating from SteamSpa's spec sheets: 4.5 kW = 90, 6 kW = 150, 7.5 kW = 225, 9 kW = 300, 10.5 kW = 400, 12 kW = 450 cu ft. (SteamSpa spec sheets.)

Over 12 kW: SteamSpa's Black Series goes up to 24 kW, but SteamSpa doesn't publish room ratings for those sizes, so we check those by hand. Sloped ceilings aren't covered by any SteamSpa sizing rule we could find, so measure to the highest point and ask us.

Power needed for each size (240V)
GeneratorCurrentWire (AWG)Max room
4.5 kW19 A1290 cu ft
6 kW25 A10150 cu ft
7.5 kW32 A8225 cu ft
9 kW38 A8300 cu ft
10.5 kW44 A6400 cu ft
12 kW50 A6450 cu ft

Current and wire: SteamSpa Installation & User Guide, 240V single phase. Max room: SteamSpa spec sheets. Every size needs its own dedicated circuit, wired by a licensed electrician to code.

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