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INSTRUCTIONS
ADVICE ON TEmPERATURE SElECTION
Excessive heat continuously applied to the skin may produce skin burns. The
maximum temperatures our products can ever reach are those permitted by
the current regulations.
The heating pads reach temperatures between 65ºC and 75ºC, while the
heating underblankets, considering their intended application, will run at a lower
temperature range reaching temperatures between 45ºC and 55ºC.
(Note: all measures were collected in laboratory conditions with products
totally covered, according to procedures described in the EN60335-2-17
Standard).
It usually takes 30 to 45 minutes for the product to reach the maximum
temperature.
The products provided with fast heating option reduce this time to between
10 and 15 minutes. If you perceive the heat emitted by your pad is insufficient,
try the following: remove the cotton cover from the pad and the clothes from
the part of the body to which the pad is to be applied and then apply the pad
directly on the skin covering its other side with a towel. This will increase the
heat transmission, as well as avoid heat dissipation.
You can set the control unit at the maximum level to obtain a faster warm up.
Remember, however, that you should not use this setting continuously for more
than one hour. After that time, we recommend that you lower the temperature
gradually. Regardless, your pad's control unit will do it for you automatically after
100 minutes, and thanks to the safety AUTO-OFF option, it will also turn the
product off after 2h or 12h of continuous running. For overnight or continuous
use we recommend setting the unit at its lowest level (level 1).
Therapeutic benefits provided by these products have little to do with high
temperatures and are based on a consistent, controlled low-level heat. If, after
a considerable period of time, the product stops warming and gets cool, it may
be due to the activation of either the high temperature timer or the safety
AUTO-OFF, in order to protect you from having excess heat applied to your
skin.
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