A Primer On Tanning Bed Timers
Owners of professional tanning studios recommend very loudly that one of the most important pieces of a tanning bed is the tanning bed timer. The timer controls how long and how intensely the lights are on for the customer. If that tanning bed malfunctions, then the customer risks serious and incredibly painful burns - and you will definitely get into some serious and incredibly painful litigation. Always keep check on your tanning bed timers.
Why Not Just Use An Alarm Clock?
Some people think they can do with tanning bed timers altogether and just use the cheapest alarm clock they have. This is incredibly dangerous and should NEVR be considered a good substitute for tanning bed timers. First off, people tend to fall asleep when they are in the tanning bed. Even an alarm clock might not wake them up. And alarm clocks have been known to fail.
Also, the main job of tanning bed timers is to turn the tanning bed off immediately when the instant the time is up. An alarm clock just makes a really annoying noise (unless it's broken), but the electricity is still humming along the tanning bed. Many customers like to listen to their Walkmans or iPods in tanning beds. They might not hear an alarm clock and they will continue to fry.
Finding Replacements
If your tanning bed timer seems unreliable, it isn't a death sentence for your incredibly expensive tanning bed. All you need is to get the tanning bed timer replaced. You can get the tanning bed timers separately from the entire unit. Just the timer will cost you're a couple of hundred dollars (US). However, tanning beds are in the thousands of dollars, so this is cheap preventative medicine, in a way.
Sometimes you can get great deals on online auction web sites like eBay, but it is recommended that you try to get tanning bed timers new from your tanning bed dealer or manufacturer. Getting good quality replacement parts like bulbs and cooling fan parts can often be found on eBay.
When All Else Fails
If all of this seems a little baffling, don't try to replace a tanning bed timer on your own. Hire a professional tanning bed technician to do it for you. Ask if the timer is used or new. You can find a tanning bed repair professional in your area by checking in your Yellow Pages, with your tanning bed dealer or by checking out this website -- http://www.tanningbedrepair.com/.
