cracked acrylic from large tanner - tanTALK

gravesmc · 11-01-2011, 05:39 PM

I had a lady come in today that was 350-400 lbs who wanted to tan for her psoriasis. When she left, the bench acrylic was cracked in the center, where the metal support is. Is there a wt limit on the beds? I bought the bed used, so I have no idea how old it is either.

geminitanning · 11-01-2011, 06:03 PM

I think they typically say 250lbs. I know I've had larger customers though. Sometimes the problem is not distributing weight evenly.

sunsally · 11-01-2011, 07:45 PM

An acrylic can crack sometimes just from an unlucky way that a person goes to get in or out of the bed.

But 350-400 lbs would be over the weight limit for pretty much any bed in the industry (the Matrix L33 acrylic that is about 5 times thicker than a regular one says 350 limit).

Have her use the standup. They usually have the highest UVB % anyway (to drive the tan time down) and that is best for psoriasis.

sunsally · 11-01-2011, 07:46 PM

if it is a bed where the top and bottom acrylic are interchangeable, switch it to the top until you can get in a replacement.

11-01-2011, 05:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
gravesmc Join Date: Aug 29 2010 Location: iowa Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	cracked acrylic from large tanner I had a lady come in today that was 350-400 lbs who wanted to tan for her psoriasis. When she left, the bench acrylic was cracked in the center, where the metal support is. Is there a wt limit on the beds? I bought the bed used, so I have no idea how old it is either.

11-01-2011, 06:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
geminitanning Join Date: Nov 3 2008 Location: East Coast Posts: 357 Rep Power: 16	Re: cracked acrylic from large tanner I think they typically say 250lbs. I know I've had larger customers though. Sometimes the problem is not distributing weight evenly.

11-01-2011, 07:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
sunsally Team TanTalk Join Date: Nov 23 2004 Location: ITA Member & Berman Supporter! Posts: 3,136 Rep Power: 25	Re: cracked acrylic from large tanner An acrylic can crack sometimes just from an unlucky way that a person goes to get in or out of the bed. But 350-400 lbs would be over the weight limit for pretty much any bed in the industry (the Matrix L33 acrylic that is about 5 times thicker than a regular one says 350 limit). Have her use the standup. They usually have the highest UVB % anyway (to drive the tan time down) and that is best for psoriasis.

11-01-2011, 07:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
sunsally Team TanTalk Join Date: Nov 23 2004 Location: ITA Member & Berman Supporter! Posts: 3,136 Rep Power: 25	Re: cracked acrylic from large tanner if it is a bed where the top and bottom acrylic are interchangeable, switch it to the top until you can get in a replacement.

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