Dear TanningBeds.org,

I have a Sundash R26-B. I bought this bed from an indivudal for my home use. The problem I am having is I have to plug and unplug the bed to turn it on and off. I would like to fix this problem not only because it is inconvenient but you get alittle shock when you unplug the bed. Can you help me fix this problem?

Tammy
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Dear Tammy,

The bed should have a remote timer on it. Also, if you are getting a shock when you plug and unplug it, it is wired wrong. Likely someone wired it as a 3 wire 230V when it MUST be 4 wire with two hots, one neutral, one ground. You can NOT combine the neutral and ground safely, which appears to be what has happened. On the back of the bed there will be a timer port, which would now have two wires shorted (connected). This makes the bed always on. This is extremely dangerous and should not be wired this way.

You can buy a TMax timer for about $100 where I work, or anywhere else. This will need to have wire run to it, but it isn’t that hard. You really need to fix both the main power coming in, and this timer, or else you are seriously risking injury. This isn’t a minor detail, this is serious, and you should get this fixed before you use the bed again.

Dennis