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Solar Tan ~ Miamisburg, OH
Maintaining Your Equipment
by Heather Collinsworth |
Heather Collinsworth
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Salon
owners are always looking for ways to save money but one of the easiest
ways is often overlooked. Many costly service calls and loss of revenue
for a unit being down could easily be avoided by better maintaining
your equipment. As a technician I have seen countless times where the
premier unit in a salon is down because it was installed and run, but
routine maintenance and cleaning were never performed. You wouldn’t
dare buy a $30,000 car and never change the oil, yet $30,000 beds are
going down for something as simple as not changing a filter every 30
days.
Clogged
fans and filters can cause your bed to overheat and damage components
such as lamp holders and facials which start to add up over time. If
you are not able to replace these things yourself you must also figure
in the cost of a service call and the days that the bed will be down
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My suggestion to every salon owner would be to put your salon on a regular maintenance and a deep cleaning schedule for each of your units.
Often times your store manager or staff can perform the simple tasks
that need to be done. You should have a manual to every bed. Inside
that manual should always be a section on routine maintenance going
over what should be done and how often. Track your maintenance in a log
or on the computer so you know when it was done last and what was done.
The cleaner your unit is, the better it will run and the better results your customers will see.
Beds should be deep detailed regularly in addition to the routine
maintenance. This would include taking out the acrylics, cleaning both
sides with a plastic cleaner like Novus, vacuuming out your unit and
wiping down the lamps. At this time all fans should also be cleaned and
all dust and debris removed. All of these steps will help your unit
stay cooler and help you to avoid the high costs associated with a unit
that is overheating. A unit that is running properly will also save on
electric expenses.
Make
sure that you are also keeping your salon at the right temperature
recommended by your equipment manufacturer and that you are pulling the
recommended voltage for your bed. Exceeding recommended voltage usually
voids your warranty and can also cause extreme damage to your
equipment.
Slow
season is the perfect opportunity to get your salon started on a
schedule. Once you start, it is easy to maintain and will save you
thousands of dollars and protect your equipment investment for years to
come.
Heather Collinsworth operates Solar Tan in Miamisburg, Ohio and also is a certified servicer and business consultant to salons.
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