Does the Therabath have an on/off switch, temperature dial or quick-melt cycle?
No. To safely melt the paraffin, the Therabath will never run in a temperature range that is dangerous or that could burn the user. Because of the time it takes to safely melt paraffin, there is no on/off switch on the bath. Think of your Therabath as a refrigerator – just as you leave your refrigerator on and ready to use, leave your Therabath on too! In fact the Therabath is safer to run than your refrigerator! Temperature-setting dials may allow the paraffin to physically melt faster, but it may be too hot to use for several hours (it actually has to cool down first!). Units that we have tested have gotten over 165 degrees F (140 degrees would likely burn and so this temperature is very dangerous). The Therabath never reaches above the average running temperature range of 128 to 132 degrees F.
