RelaxAMist, at the house I moved into last year, stopped working after two tries. At least I know that it works. It probably hadn't been used for 2-8 years before this. I did have problems getting it to start up in the first place.... pressing buttons and holding them for certain periods and such until it turned on. Perhaps the steam itself got through the casing/seal and shorted it out? I'm wondering if there is a way to just change the controls out with something newer? It is a basic sauna unit that just activates the steamer until the control/timer goes off. I get that it is an old unit, but the mechanics of it still work great. Even if there was a way to just tie two wires together like I'm hot wiring a car, that would be good enough for me. I'm not rich, but I can afford new parts as long as they aren't crazy expensive. Any advice would be appreciated.