z28fun

At what hour intervals do you perform maintenance on your bed and what do you do/replace? Also, at what hour usage should you consider replacing your bed?

Thank you.

z28fun

so these beds last forever and never need any maintenance...cool! It will be the only piece of equipment in my gym that i don't have to worry about breaking down

movieking

That's the way most gyms treat their tanning.

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caribbean tan man

If u want more info post what beds. Most maintenance will be lamps. when youll need them depends on bed,brand of lamps,size of room for heat purposes...etc.

next would be acrylics....again depends on bed and how much they get used.

then... there are starters...if your bed has them.
facial lamps if your bed has them
ac parts if your bed has that
fans again depends on bed

blah blah blah....

ive seen beds with 20,000 hrs on them...$hit i had them in my salon when i bought it. they where fine....work horses.

a bed in a gym getting tons of use could be dead and scratched to death in 4000 hrs...in a salon with strick rules and strick maintenance 4000 could look new!

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tanman0302

Yet another reason you shouldn't tan at the gym!!!

babbznfla

I went to tan today at the same place I have been tanning for over a year...and the same bed ( I rotate between the lay down & stand up) Well imagine my suprise when I barely get in the bed ( I did not even have a chance to lower the canopy) and the bench BREAKS under me! right in the middle of the bed about 1 foot long and 6 inches wide. I scratched my lower back but thankfully the whole thing didn't crash in on the bulbs! I asked the girl when was the last time the bench was replaced or maintained? She said the replace the bulbs regularly, but never the acrylic... Has this ever happened to anyone else???

Brian Oshman

^^^Happens all the time. They get replaced when someone crashes through it. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

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TF6020

Acrylics have a useful life, just like the lamps in a bed. Acrylics will lose their transparency after about 5,000 hours. This is stated on the paperwork with new acrylics. When I change my lamps, I always stand the acrylics up & check the transparency & scratches. I usually replace acrylics around 4000 hours or so. Customers will start to complain not getting as much color, even if new lamps in beds. I use a UV meter to measure the transparency of the acrylics, so I don't waste my money & replace too soon. Acrylics will break if someone just flops down in the bed & if the acrylics are old. Acrylics will dry out over time from the heat. As they age, they will develop a white tint on them, scratches will be evident & become more brittle and easier to break. When this happens, the acrylics have lost about 40-60% transparency & this reduces the amount of tanning rays to reach the customer. Which can affect your tanning salon's business.