What makes a "commercial "bed?

[Dmc5743@aol.com]

The question is, What features qualify a bed as "commercial?"

[Tanmantans]

one thing is the bed has to be hardwire into the circuit panel ( no plug into the wall )

[Din]

Home beds are usually 16-28 lamp beds. The lamps are pretty far apart from each other.

Commercial beds have more lamps closer together...usually start at 30-32lamp base beds.

[Teddi]

I have 2 Pro-Sun 28SLI Onyx beds that plug into the wall and I was told these were commercial beds. ?????

[esun]

110 v home verses 220 v commerical

[EliteMike]

Originally Posted by Tanmantans

one thing is the bed has to be hardwire into the circuit panel ( no plug into the wall )

That is completely wrong, all of my beds except for the Magic have plugs.

[Din]

Originally Posted by EliteMike

That is completely wrong, all of my beds except for the Magic have plugs.

Which beds are those again??? j/k

[mgj]

If you see them in commercials, then they are truly commercial beds.

Commercial beds are heavy MFer's, home beds are just heavy.

[Dmc5743@aol.com]

Gee, thanks...

So really...is there no industry guideline...do the manufacturers have criteria for this? C'mon, let's hear from some of you sales people out there trying to make a buck! Here's a chance to impress us with your product knowledge and possibly "earn"
some business!!! I asked this as a sincere question, and I'm disappointed that none of you sales people are stepping up to the plate...

I'm in an unregulated state...Can I hear from some Salon Owners that are in regulated states?

Can someone just buy absolutuly anything that houses a lamp? Because that's what seems to be going on around my area...?

[sunsally]

A commercial bed is (or should be) made to withstand heavier traffic. A residential bed only has to handle a few sessions a week. A commerical handles hundreds and more.

Oftentimes the residential beds are harder to maintain. Ballasts are built into the bench or canopy rather than in a separate tray.

Typically the components and strutural elements for commercial beds are much higher quality than residential.

That said - I've seen some companies that have "commercial" beds I wouldn't touch for a salon!

[RobertK]

Plugs have nothing to do with any of this! I have seen plugs on 80amp beds.

Regulated vs non-regulated has nothing to do with this either.

There is no seperation between home and commercial. I have seen $2,000 beds in salons and $25,000 beds in homes.

[sunsally]

RobertK is correct, however my experience has been that when a company LABELS a bed as "residential" -- I KNOW it is junk, whereas if they label it "commercial" I have to find out for myself!

[stan@sunsys]

The only real requirement for a modern "commercial" bed is that it must be able to be connected to a remote timer. A tanning bed designed for residential use does not need to have a remote timer plug or a network port.

[Brian Oshman]

Originally Posted by Tanmantans

one thing is the bed has to be hardwire into the circuit panel ( no plug into the wall )

Wrong!

A plug or disconnect is required by code as a means of local disconnect. If it is hard wired in a regular J box with no means of unplugging it or switching it off in the room at the bed then it is not done properly.

[stan@sunsys]

Or installation of a breaker lock kit.

[Ed Staskus]

Size, durability, and price are what typically define a commercial bed. Residential beds are smaller, sometimes 120V, and cheaper.