How to Power your Tanning Bed
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So, you got a home tanning bed and you don’t know how to power it? First, you will need to determine if your bed requires a 120 Volt or a 240 Volt power source. You will need to search the products user manual or product tags to figure out which type of voltage is required to run your specific tanning bed model.
It is suggested by tanning bed manufacturers to keep one bed on its own individual circuit breaker or they will likely trip the breaker causing you other problems.
The power sources most likely needed to power your home tanning bed will be one of the three NEMA 5-15R, NEMA 5-20R, or NEMA 6-20R receptacles.
| 120 Volt Bed | 240 Volt Bed |
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NEMA 5-15R Pin Image 15 Amp Circuit Breaker Required for a bed with 16 lamps or less. |
NEMA 6-20R Pin Image 20 Amp Circuit Breaker Required for a bed with any number of lamps installed. |
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NEMA 5-20R Image 20 Amp Circuit Breaker Required for a bed with more than 16 lamps. |
Tanning beds have so many internal electrical components and are expensive which means it is a good idea to protect your investment. Not only have you invested in the bed and lamps but depending on the bed type, you may have also invested in an electrician to set up the correct power source you need for your bed to run properly and safely.
To keep your tanning bed safe during unforeseen events like lightning strikes, power surges or spikes in power for any reason, grab a surge protector from your local hardware store. We do have a surge protector option available for your NEMA 5-15R power source. It is also a great residential use power strip with rotating outlets, keeping your cords organized. Of course, you can protect your bed easily by unplugging it when not in use.
If you are looking to create a NEMA 5-20R outlet from your standard home outlet we offer a compact adapter [XH515520] that will do the trick.
We can provide a solution for powering your bed using either style dryer outlet. The two household dryer outlets, depending on the age of your home, are NEMA 10-30R, which is an old style 3-prong dryer outlet. You might also have a new style 4-prong dryer outlet installed in your home which would provide a NEMA 14-30R, replacing the old-style outlet.
For the 4-prong NEMA 14-30R outlet you could use our AD1430620 compact adapter to power your bed and for the 3-prong NEMA 10-30R outlet, you will want to use our AD1030620 adapter. We also have other solutions to plug into an electric range outlet, welder outlet, and more.
We recommend contacting your certified electrician to have your circuit breakers or 240 Volt outlets installed. You can contact us and use our FREE consultation program to figure out the best solution for powering a tanning bed in your home.
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Hello Chome. You can’t adapt from a regular household outlet to a NEMA 6-20. NEMA 6-20 only operates at 250V whereas a regular household outlet can only operate at 125V.
Using the dryer outlet is perfect! Do you know which style of dryer outlet you have? 3-prong or 4-prong?
For 3-prong: https://acworks.com/products/s1030cb620-3-prong-dryer-10-30-plug-to-6-15-20-outlet?pos=1&sid=292687a06&ss=r
For 4-prong: https://acworks.com/products/s1430cb620-14-30p-dryer-plug-to-6-20-outlet?pos=1&_sid=fd04ce26a&ss=r
Those two adapters have a built-in circuit breaker, too.
And then here is a NEMA 6-20 extension cord: https://acworks.com/products/s620pr-nema-6-20-extension-cord?pos=1&sid=349a7d283&ss=r
You said, “If you are looking to create a NEMA 5-20R outlet from your standard home outlet we offer a compact adapter [XH515520] that will do the trick.”
*How about if your Tanning Bed requires a 20-amp NEMA 6-20R Receptacle—Do you have a Compact Adapter for this one too?
You also said, "We can provide a solution for powering your bed using either style dryer outlet. "
*This is EXACTLY what I was thinking that I could do b/c my Laundry Room is right @ the bottom of the stairs from where my Tanning Bed is, so I could just run a cord from there. I just need some guidelines on how to get there. The only electrical work I have done myself is wiring up a new breaker in my breaker box but I am very mechanically inclined for a woman who is mostly self taught w/ the help of the internet. Could you please help me?