DoxieMom

I I have some questions that i need help with 1st I'll give you the run down.

I own my own bed it is a Sunvision PRO 24 SF that came with Diamond Sun lamps. The bed is about 10 years old and I have never replaced the lamps they have 316.74 hours on them so I was told to wait till 1000 hours. It seems I have got to a certain color and can not get any darker so I went to a local salon and bought some samples of lotions to try and break my platue, the owner of this salon told me that since I had had my bed for so long even though it only had about 300 hours on my lamps that they are expired and I need new lamps. He said he would sell me some of his used lmaps with 500 hours on them fro about 150.00 for 24. My question is can the lamps EXPIRE??? Why would I trade 300 hour lamps for 500 hour lamps???? Is he trying to make a sell???? My lmaps look like they have a number like 08671-T12-100W 12 95 D on them does the 12 95 mean December of 1995?? How would I know what kind of lamps to replace my bed with if I bought some online. Any reccomendations, cost dont matter I want good lamps for dark results. Also I know I need to clean the bed because it has never been took apart so that may help. I just dont know how to do it have lost the book on it......it it hard to do? I know I have alot of stupid questions for all you salon owners but I do need the help....THANKS!!!!

Bravotan

Expired lamps? I have been in the biz for 14 years and I have never heard of this? If it walks like a duck it probably is a duck...
I woud call sunvision and get recommendations from them..

Sometimes having your own tanning unit is a challenge. It is different then a commerical unit. Your color may be not all tanning bed bulb issues. It could be acrylic issues. Lotion issues. electric power source. Where the bed is located. Running to hot can shorten the life of the bulbs. Maintenance is very important to a tanning bed. 1 month if using a lot . Vacuum the internal guts and polishing the acrylic will keep the acrylic in good shape. What do you clean your acrylic with after your finished tanning? If you are using windex or any other cleaner other than approved acrylic cleaners..the acrylics are probably in need of a change.

There is alot more to a tanning bed at home..some of my tanning clients own tanning units in their home and once the see how much work, maintenance and up keep in general and the dollars spent on this along with electricity output cost and your time factor... it is just not worth it..
You think you are saving $$, but the realty you have to spend more time in a home unit, and the tan is not a smart and efficent as a professional salon. You should limit your exposure based on your skin type and if you don't your skin will not be happy later...

There is a smart way to tan and a not so smart way to tan.. Alot of home units the clients will stay in them longer which is definately NOT good.

So..the clients who have units at home say:
Leave it to the professiona salons..Let them do the up keep and I will be a "guest" and get a nice smart tan, relax and leave without the headache.

If you still want to go through the trouble best bet is go on line and get tel# to bed manufacture and get help this way to insure correct/proper maintenance.

Hope this helps. Good luck

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Sarge

Diamonds sun are a terrible lamp and they don't last. You can relamp that unit with a very good lamp with freight for less than 300.00.

movieking

This is a quote from Brian Oshman.

"Once a lamp is ignited and gets some hours on it, the phosphors deteriorate over time and even if you use it for the first 6 mo. to a year and do not use it for three years after that the lamps will still need changing out.

New lamps that are never lit will last in storage virtually forever. They just go bad over time once used."

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