Cracked blue filter on HP? How to tell? HELP!! - Page 2 - tanTALK

gravesmc · 07-12-2011, 04:44 PM

She was just burned on a 8 x 6 area, front and back, around the belly button, and then the small of the back. Could even a small hairline crack let enough UVB rays to do that? I told her I have NEVER seen this before, as I haven't, but she has come in twice to show me her burn. I haven't seen any bad reviews about my salon on line or facebook yet, but she and her friend haven't been back to use their pkgs either. Her freind kept saying "you need to see a doctor". I did tell her that I was a nurse, had been in family practice for years, and what we would have told her, cool compresses and take ibuprofen, and no ointments on a blistering burn. She seemed OK with that, anyway.

tanu01 · 07-12-2011, 05:25 PM

Sounds to me that she's trying to set you up..................

gravesmc · 07-12-2011, 06:53 PM

Really? I hope not!! Business is bad enough around here even with customers that like us, so I sure don't need negative comments from clients. I took good care of her when she was in and showed concern, so at least she won't think I'm a B***ch. Friendliness and getting the customer to like you helps, anyway, I hope.

NJtanner · 07-13-2011, 10:01 AM

I'm not at all familiar with this unit, but is it possible that the glass is held in a housing by a screw(s), and the screw loosened and the glass shifted a fraction of an inch allowing a band of un-filtered light through? In that case, the burn would pretty much be a straight line.

If this were the problem, the glass could have moved back into place when the top was raised or lowered, which would explain why others were not burned.

Again, I do not know this unit and this is therefore pure speculation!

UVATech/MO · 07-13-2011, 11:48 AM

HP beds and unfiltered light are the quickest and worst ways to be burnt. If you have the overlapped type of filters make sure they have ample overlap! If you have a cooling fan failure you could have warped a filter glass that allows light past. Throw a dark towel on the bed and look for a bright stripe of light. Good luck uvatanningservice@gmail.com

jerome · 07-23-2011, 01:08 AM

Maybe there was tingle left on the bed or she used oil..

07-12-2011, 04:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
gravesmc Join Date: Aug 29 2010 Location: iowa Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	Re: Cracked blue filter on HP? How to tell? HELP!! She was just burned on a 8 x 6 area, front and back, around the belly button, and then the small of the back. Could even a small hairline crack let enough UVB rays to do that? I told her I have NEVER seen this before, as I haven't, but she has come in twice to show me her burn. I haven't seen any bad reviews about my salon on line or facebook yet, but she and her friend haven't been back to use their pkgs either. Her freind kept saying "you need to see a doctor". I did tell her that I was a nurse, had been in family practice for years, and what we would have told her, cool compresses and take ibuprofen, and no ointments on a blistering burn. She seemed OK with that, anyway.

07-12-2011, 05:25 PM	#12 (permalink)
tanu01 "The Man" Join Date: Mar 4 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 4,015 Rep Power: 23	Re: Cracked blue filter on HP? How to tell? HELP!! Sounds to me that she's trying to set you up..................

07-12-2011, 06:53 PM	#13 (permalink)
gravesmc Join Date: Aug 29 2010 Location: iowa Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	Re: Cracked blue filter on HP? How to tell? HELP!! Really? I hope not!! Business is bad enough around here even with customers that like us, so I sure don't need negative comments from clients. I took good care of her when she was in and showed concern, so at least she won't think I'm a B***ch. Friendliness and getting the customer to like you helps, anyway, I hope.

07-13-2011, 10:01 AM	#14 (permalink)
NJtanner Join Date: Oct 2 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 178 Rep Power: 18	Re: Cracked blue filter on HP? How to tell? HELP!! I'm not at all familiar with this unit, but is it possible that the glass is held in a housing by a screw(s), and the screw loosened and the glass shifted a fraction of an inch allowing a band of un-filtered light through? In that case, the burn would pretty much be a straight line. If this were the problem, the glass could have moved back into place when the top was raised or lowered, which would explain why others were not burned. Again, I do not know this unit and this is therefore pure speculation!

07-13-2011, 11:48 AM	#15 (permalink)
UVATech/MO Join Date: Jun 2 2011 Location: SE Missouri Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	Re: Cracked blue filter on HP? How to tell? HELP!! HP beds and unfiltered light are the quickest and worst ways to be burnt. If you have the overlapped type of filters make sure they have ample overlap! If you have a cooling fan failure you could have warped a filter glass that allows light past. Throw a dark towel on the bed and look for a bright stripe of light. Good luck uvatanningservice@gmail.com

07-23-2011, 01:08 AM	#16 (permalink)
jerome Join Date: Feb 1 2009 Location: ny Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Re: Cracked blue filter on HP? How to tell? HELP!! Maybe there was tingle left on the bed or she used oil..

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