So in actuality, the cooling system in your tanning bed is really designed to achieve this temperature range for the sake of the lights. Above or below this temperature range the amount of UV produced diminishes. There’s an optimum temperature range in which they provide the most UV light. Their ability to produce ultraviolet light is actually affected by the temperature of the air around them. Here’s another interesting fact about tanning bed lamps. It’s usually sufficient to wipe the lamps about every 200 to 300 hours of use. The lamps should be kept as clean as possible because dust blocks UV light. The typical life of tanning bulbs ranges from 300 to 10000 hours. In addition, they require special care during replacement and disposal. Tanning bulbs should never be operated without the required filter. In reality, they also produce UVB and the very dangerous UVC light, but filters are used to block these damaging rays. High-pressure tanning bed bulbs are designed to produce UVA light only. They can actually produce normal light much longer, up to 5000 hours. “Useful life” usually means that they’re still producing at least 70% to 80% of the UV they’re designed to produce. Their useful life usually ranges from 300 to 1600 hours. Low-pressure lamps tend to lose their ability to produce UV light over time. They’re usually rated by the percentage of each that they produce. Tanning bed lamps look pretty much like your common fluorescent lights, long tubes that glow, and they produce both UVA and UVB light.
One style is low pressure, and these are normally called tanning bed “lamps.” The other style is high pressure, and these are normally called tanning “bulbs.” Lamps are available in two basic styles (although there are hundreds of types within these basic styles). Did you realize that the quality of the tan you receive using an indoor tanning bed depends directly on the spectrum of the light produced by your lamps? It’s also interesting to note that tanning bulbs actually produce more ultraviolet light then you can receive from natural sunlight during the same amount of time. Everything else about your tanning bed is pretty much there to serve the lamps. What’s the most important part of your tanning bed? Why the lamps of course! The bulbs provide the ultraviolet light that produces your tan. How often should tanning bed lamps be replaced?Įssential maintenance advice for tanning beds