WHITEHALL MANUFACTURING
• P.O. BOX 3527 • City of Industry, CA 91744-0527 U.S.A
Phone (800) 782-7706 • (626) 968-6681 • Fax (626) 855-4862 • Web: www.whitehallmfg.com
Instructions for Operation and Care of Dickson Paraffin Baths
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WHY DICKSON PARAFFIN BATHS?
DICKSON Paraffin Baths are precise instruments
designed to safely facilitate hot paraffin treatments of the
body extremities so as to relieve the pain and discomfort
associated with joint diseases and/or injuries. Published
discourses on the benefits of such treatments are available
from Whitehall.
DICKSON Baths have evolved since 1924, using the ideas,
imagination and advice of many in the field of physical
therapy and physical medicine. Today DICKSON is
synonymous with quality and is the finest name in the
application of paraffin.
Distinctive features of these baths are detailed on the
succeeding pages, but a few of the more prominent ones
might be:
Stainless Steel Tank.
Paraffin and perspiration have been
known to have corrosive properties. All Dickson paraffin
baths are constructed with 22 gage 304 stainless steel with a
2B finish, which will not corrode with heavy use, and meets
the highest standards in sanitizing.
Precise Temperature Control.
The DICKSON Baths
operate with a maximum temperature variation of plus or
minus 1°F (0.55°C). This insures a critical bath temperature
and the quickest possible formation of the paraffin “glove”
which is so essential to the paraffin treatment, as it quickly
protects the immersed member from burns, while allowing a
great amount of heat input. In other words, a good paraffin
bath must hold the temperature precisely so the solution will
immediately congeal around the relatively colder member
when it is immersed.
High Heat Warning Light.
Indicates the temperature of the
bath is higher than that considered safe and comfortable for
treatment.
Timed Melting or Sanitizing Temperature Circuit.
(Found on models PB-104, PB-105, PB-107 only) The
DICKSON Bath is the only bath having a timed hi-heat
circuit. This simply allows the melting of the paraffin or
sanitizing to take place unattended. Also, with such a
switch, the hi-heat cannot accidentally be left in the “on”
position. Sanitizing is accomplished by the operator turning
the hi-heat circuit on for an hour at the end of the day. When
the timer returns to zero, the bath automatically returns to
treatment temperature, ready for use the next morning.
Light Mahogany Molding.
(Found on models PB-104 &
PB-105 only) These hard wood moldings, with a new
plastic epoxy finish, insure the patient's protection from the
heat of the bath and surrounding metal. They are contoured
and provide a comfortable, cool and safe rest for the
patient's arm or leg. They insulate the tank from the
atmosphere and thereby minimize heat conduction and do
contribute to the stability of the bath temperature. These
moldings, in slightly extending over the inside of the tank,
also serve as a splash guard or arrester.
Integrated Heating Elements.
The elements are an
integral part of the tank and provide an even flow of heat
with no dangerous hot spots. Also, in this regard for safety,
all DICKSON baths have a limit switch on both the hi-heat
and maintenance circuits which will automatically prohibit
runaway temperatures.
There are many other features, but, again, a most important
one is the renowned DICKSON quality with the attendant
trouble-free rugged construction.
DICKSON Institutional Bath models are shipped complete
with pure paraffin, Plexiglas bottom slats to keep contact of
appendages from resting directly on the bottom of the unit
(found on models PB-104 & PB-105 only), cover and
floating test thermometer. They are guaranteed for 1 year
against mechanical or electrical defects.
This is a quality instrument. Compliance with these brief
instructions will result in many years of precise operation
and the relief and comfort of many appreciative persons.