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7. Wait Appropriate Time
It is impossible to know the temperature at every location in your items so we
have developed and tested a foolproof strategy to ensure that your heat
treatment is effective.
Bed bugs die at temperatures of 120oF or above in less than two minutes.
However, they begin dieing at temperatures above 113
o
F. Several studies have
shown that bed bugs die over a range of temperatures and that the higher
the temperature, the less time it takes to kill them. Standard practice for heat
treating is to measure the temperature at one, representative location. When
the temperature at this location reaches 120
o
F and is held at 120
o
F (or above)
for one hour, you can be confident that any bed bugs in your belongings are
dead.
60 minutes at or above 120
o
F
8. Remove Items After Heat Treatment
Hint:
If your home is infested with bed bugs, place all items into sealed plastic
bags or containers immediately after heat treatment.
WARNING:
Items may be hot after heat treatment. Wait for items to cool before
handling. Items such as metal zippers can remain hot after heat treatment and
cause burns.
Included Digital Timer
(actual appearance may vary)
6. Turn On Heating Unit
Plug the heating unit into the included digital timer. After
that, plug the digital timer into electrical outlet.
Once the timer is plugged in you can select your treatment
time by pressing the “On” button to cycle through the
time options. We recommend treating for 8 hours if you
are not there to monitor the temperature;
see page 15
for more information on treatment time.
Safety Note:
The heaters draws 1500 watts of electrical power. Do not use
extension cords rated below 1500 watts.
Heating unit not
turning on?
When the heating unit is plugged in and timer is on
they should automatically be powered on. If they
are not check the safety tip-over switch - that will
be a little black button on the bottom of the red
square heating unit. This button needs to be pressed
in for the heating unit to turn on and is designed so
that if the unit is knocked over (possibly blocking the
vents) it turns off for safety. When the heating unit is
plugged into a wall outlet and the red unit is flat on
the ground the button should naturally be pressed in
and the heater should turn on.
Safety Tip-Over
Switch
Use & Operation
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Use & Operation
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