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If you regularly attend tanning salons, buying your own home tanning bed is an excellent way of saving money in the long term. The more modern designs are cheap to run and do not require much maintenance. But the one regular job you will still need to do is maintaining the bulbs.
If you want an even tan you will need to wipe the bulbs with a damp cloth after every tanning session to prevent dust and grease from your lotion from building up. Dirty bulbs can reduce the effectiveness of a tanning bed by up to half. Your tan will also be less even or deep if you do not change the bulbs around every four years. Even if you think the bulbs are ok, the amount of UV they emit will diminish over the years and they should be replaced before they have burned out in order to keep your tanning bed effective. To prevent an uneven tan, replace all the bulbs at the same time.
As you will be changing the bulbs all in one go, the cost of replacement can really add up. The cheapest way of buying the bulbs in bulk is to purchase them on the internet. Some online merchants buy tanning bed replacement parts in bulk directly from the manufacturer at a big discount, then they pass this saving onto the customer. You may also be lucky and find a cheap outlet for the replacement bulbs close to home. Avoid buying direct from the manufacturer, however, as it is almost certainly going to be the most expensive option.
Remember, not all bulbs will be compatible with your model of tanning bed. When you purchase your bed, keep the manual so that you can look up which UV bulbs are suitable for your particular product. If you did not retain the user manual, retailers supplying replacement tanning bed parts should have a list of which bulbs are compatible with different makes and models. They will be happy to help you. They can also advise about the correct way of removing and replacing the bulbs.
Maintaining your tanning bed regularly, although it may seem a little costly, works out economical in the long run because it is the only way to keep your tanning bed in peak working order and suitable for many years of use.