2000 Puretan Astral HP? - TanToday - Helping Salon Owners, One At A Time, Since 2000!

dbl-a · 15th August 2007, 06:12 PM

Anyone know any thing about this bed and what it may be worth? A salon up here has a red one that they got when the salon was purchased and wants to sell it. He really doesn't know much about it either. Thanks for any help!

dbl-a · 15th August 2007, 06:36 PM

He just called back and said that it has 48 500w HP bulbs on the top and 21 160w regular bulbs on the bottom. It also has a mattress that some people prefer to use. Anyone know anything about this bed?

Din · 15th August 2007, 06:52 PM

It does not have 48 x 500W HP lamps. That's for sure. If it has the 160w lamps that makes it a Combo unit and not a true HP bed.

If it's a combo unit, it probably would have like 10-15HP lamps....the Magic and other beds that have 6 columns ALL HP lamps don't even have 48 lamps....

sunsally · 15th August 2007, 07:23 PM

http://www.lookingfit.com/articles/s..._811cover.html

According to this, it was the new introduction for Puretan - in 1998.

Doesn't sound HP still from the description. Maybe a pseudo-HP tube lamp or something? Maybe John or someone with lamps will be able to recall those lamps they list.

dbl-a · 15th August 2007, 07:51 PM

Ya, when I googled it that is all I could really come up with too. Anyone else?

Din · 15th August 2007, 07:56 PM

There's a 1999 Astral for sale on another forum for $14,000.....brand new they sold for $30k.

dbl-a · 15th August 2007, 08:02 PM

So a guy "asking" $5k even if he doesn't know how many bulbs or much about the bed may be offering a sweet deal? He needs cash to tile and remodel his store as it was originally bid at $16k and he has a guy who will do it for $9k.
Thanks for all the hellp by the way! I am very glad I found you guys and this board!

Din · 15th August 2007, 08:05 PM

NO...cuz Sunsport 2021 and Ultrabronz beds that are true HP beds are being sold for $3500-$5,000 on here.

I wouldn't buy a bed i didn't know anything about, nor would i buy it from someone that had no clue what they had.

Go there, see it and make an offer of $2500 or something if you think it's worth it. If he doesn't know what he has, maybe he'll sell it .

dbl-a · 15th August 2007, 09:34 PM

Thats what I am thinking. He took over the salon for a steal from a guy who went under. He says he has brand new HP bulbs in the box that he got with the deal. I'm going to start at $2k.

John · 16th August 2007, 09:24 AM

It does have 48 HP lamps in the top.

Stupid azz 2 lamps per cassette, hotter than hell. The only HP lamp that will run properly in it is the Philips 400W/30S, it has a larger diameter so it cools better giving a 1/2 decent life. Output isn't all that great. You try any other 400 or 500W lamp in there & it will be shot in 200 hrs.

I don't know who thought it would be a good idea to put 2 or 3 400W facials in the same cassette instead of using 1 1000W lamp. Uwe, MegaSun & puretan all do it.

Din · 16th August 2007, 11:53 AM

John · 16th August 2007, 12:03 PM

yeah, like 24 cassettes to clean 48 lamps to change, doesn't sound like fun...

Is Batman blocking his privates?

Din · 16th August 2007, 12:19 PM

Yeah.....he just got kicked by the electrical company for all the power draining using that bed.

Hankvan · 18th August 2007, 01:32 PM

this was not a good bed puretan sold them for two years and then quit makeing them nothing but problems.

royalsun · 19th August 2007, 10:11 AM

Approximate value of this bed is the current price of "dirty ferrous metal", 1-4 cents per lb delivered to your local scrap yard. 1500 lbs=$15-$60 max

dbl-a · 19th August 2007, 12:08 PM

OK OK! I am not even considering it. Thanks!

solarmeter® · 19th August 2007, 02:07 PM

Sure sounds like a:

Boat Anchor ®

® Brian O.

15th August 2007, 06:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
dbl-a Express Tan Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MN Posts: 922	2000 Puretan Astral HP? Anyone know any thing about this bed and what it may be worth? A salon up here has a red one that they got when the salon was purchased and wants to sell it. He really doesn't know much about it either. Thanks for any help!

15th August 2007, 06:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
dbl-a Express Tan Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MN Posts: 922	Re: 2000 Puretan Astral HP? He just called back and said that it has 48 500w HP bulbs on the top and 21 160w regular bulbs on the bottom. It also has a mattress that some people prefer to use. Anyone know anything about this bed?

15th August 2007, 06:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Din Smartass Canuck Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 9,090	Re: 2000 Puretan Astral HP? It does not have 48 x 500W HP lamps. That's for sure. If it has the 160w lamps that makes it a Combo unit and not a true HP bed. If it's a combo unit, it probably would have like 10-15HP lamps....the Magic and other beds that have 6 columns ALL HP lamps don't even have 48 lamps.... __________________ www.ChronosMarketing.com ____________________________________________ The problem nowadays is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off everything and see what happens?

15th August 2007, 07:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
sunsally Leasing VP Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,924	Re: 2000 Puretan Astral HP? http://www.lookingfit.com/articles/s..._811cover.html According to this, it was the new introduction for Puretan - in 1998. Doesn't sound HP still from the description. Maybe a pseudo-HP tube lamp or something? Maybe John or someone with lamps will be able to recall those lamps they list.

15th August 2007, 07:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
dbl-a Express Tan Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MN Posts: 922	Re: 2000 Puretan Astral HP? Ya, when I googled it that is all I could really come up with too. Anyone else?

15th August 2007, 07:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
Din Smartass Canuck Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 9,090	Re: 2000 Puretan Astral HP? There's a 1999 Astral for sale on another forum for $14,000.....brand new they sold for $30k. __________________ www.ChronosMarketing.com ____________________________________________ The problem nowadays is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off everything and see what happens?

15th August 2007, 08:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
dbl-a Express Tan Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MN Posts: 922	Re: 2000 Puretan Astral HP? So a guy "asking" $5k even if he doesn't know how many bulbs or much about the bed may be offering a sweet deal? He needs cash to tile and remodel his store as it was originally bid at $16k and he has a guy who will do it for $9k. Thanks for all the hellp by the way! I am very glad I found you guys and this board!

15th August 2007, 08:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
Din Smartass Canuck Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 9,090	Re: 2000 Puretan Astral HP? NO...cuz Sunsport 2021 and Ultrabronz beds that are true HP beds are being sold for $3500-$5,000 on here. I wouldn't buy a bed i didn't know anything about, nor would i buy it from someone that had no clue what they had. Go there, see it and make an offer of $2500 or something if you think it's worth it. If he doesn't know what he has, maybe he'll sell it . __________________ www.ChronosMarketing.com ____________________________________________ The problem nowadays is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off everything and see what happens?

15th August 2007, 09:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
dbl-a Express Tan Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MN Posts: 922	Re: 2000 Puretan Astral HP? Thats what I am thinking. He took over the salon for a steal from a guy who went under. He says he has brand new HP bulbs in the box that he got with the deal. I'm going to start at $2k.

16th August 2007, 09:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
John Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cleveland Posts: 1,610	Re: 2000 Puretan Astral HP? It does have 48 HP lamps in the top. Stupid azz 2 lamps per cassette, hotter than hell. The only HP lamp that will run properly in it is the Philips 400W/30S, it has a larger diameter so it cools better giving a 1/2 decent life. Output isn't all that great. You try any other 400 or 500W lamp in there & it will be shot in 200 hrs. I don't know who thought it would be a good idea to put 2 or 3 400W facials in the same cassette instead of using 1 1000W lamp. Uwe, MegaSun & puretan all do it. __________________ Last edited by John : 16th August 2007 at 09:34 AM.

16th August 2007, 11:53 AM	#11 (permalink)
Din Smartass Canuck Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 9,090	Re: 2000 Puretan Astral HP? __________________ www.ChronosMarketing.com ____________________________________________ The problem nowadays is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off everything and see what happens?

16th August 2007, 12:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
John Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cleveland Posts: 1,610	Re: 2000 Puretan Astral HP? yeah, like 24 cassettes to clean 48 lamps to change, doesn't sound like fun... Is Batman blocking his privates? __________________

16th August 2007, 12:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
Din Smartass Canuck Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 9,090	Re: 2000 Puretan Astral HP? Yeah.....he just got kicked by the electrical company for all the power draining using that bed. __________________ www.ChronosMarketing.com ____________________________________________ The problem nowadays is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off everything and see what happens?

18th August 2007, 01:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
Hankvan All Star Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 70	Re: 2000 Puretan Astral HP? this was not a good bed puretan sold them for two years and then quit makeing them nothing but problems.

19th August 2007, 10:11 AM	#15 (permalink)
royalsun All Star Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: new jersey Posts: 178	Re: 2000 Puretan Astral HP? Approximate value of this bed is the current price of "dirty ferrous metal", 1-4 cents per lb delivered to your local scrap yard. 1500 lbs=$15-$60 max

19th August 2007, 12:08 PM	#16 (permalink)
dbl-a Express Tan Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MN Posts: 922	Re: 2000 Puretan Astral HP? OK OK! I am not even considering it. Thanks!

19th August 2007, 02:07 PM	#17 (permalink)
solarmeter® UV Geek Squad Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lake St Clair Posts: 3,326	Re: 2000 Puretan Astral HP? Sure sounds like a: Boat Anchor ® ® Brian O.

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