Bed Bug Heat Treatment | DIY | Convectex Bed Bug Heater

Once bedbugs have been positively identified begin prepping the room for heat doesn't go overboard stripping down and washing bedding wait until after the room has gone through the entire heat cycle the more the room is disturbed the higher the likelihood that the bugs could be spread from one room to another always try to seal the room from escaping heat use heat safe material to cover HVAC vents lights bathroom exhaust fans bottoms of doors and wall air conditioners cover window panes with blankets or the equivalent to minimize loss of energy from cold windows be sure to pull everything away from the walls at least 6 inches it may be necessary to prop up some furnishings to be sure all the sides are heated evenly open all drawers and separate all items so heat can be evenly spread next unplug all electronics if your hotel has a fire sprinkler system we recommend that the heads
be drained and capped before the heat process commences if this is not an option we do have techniques to protect the heads in place during treatment always keep the heat level at the fire sprinkler head at minimum of 30 degrees Fahrenheit below the trigger temperature of the fire sprinkler then place the fans and heaters in a layout that will maximize convective air movement remember the idea is that you will be turning the room into a convection oven through the use of heat and air movement make sure all fans are blowing in the same direction along the walls of the room if possible place one fan per wall now magnetically connect the fan and heater next run power to the heater. The heater is powered by these eight receptacles each receptacle requires 8 amps of electricity if your hotel room has a 20 amp PTAC unplug the PTAC and plug in the convex AC splitter the splitter provides you with 4 8 amp power cords plug the splitters for power cords into four of the heaters available receptacles be sure not to use the receptacle under the green light this receptacle should be connected to a dedicated circuit outlet if your room does not have a 20 amp PTAC then in most cases you'll simply have to pull power from multiple rooms thus at least 450-foot extension cords should be ordered instead of the 4-way PTAC splitter next find outlets for the remaining four receptacles remember you need to provide eight amps of electricity to each receptacle if you're using a 20 amp 110-volt outlet you can run two power cords from that outlet if you're using a 15 amp 110 volt outlet you'll only be able to run one power cord from that outlet now you are ready to connect your power cords to those four remaining available receptacles on the heater remember the receptacle under the green light must draw power from a dedicated circuit outlet note it is common to use more than one rooms outlets to obtain full power next plug in all fans now you're ready to start up your heater caution always turn fan on prior to turning the heater on always turn the heater off prior to turning the fan off now turn on the rest of the fans and let the process run for a minimum of 18 hours be sure to check the system from time to time during the process to make sure no breakers have popped and to turn the fans in different directions periodically monitor the room using the convex infrared laser spectrometer pistol this will give you a quantifiable measurement of the temperature in the room take the temperature readings throughout the room in places such as corners walls under bed spreads and pillows around head boards and inside drawers after the room has cooled strip the beds and wash all the blankets and linens on high heat followed by a full high heat drying cycle as a further precaution keep in mind walls and ceilings made of block or concrete require more heat because they are more conductive of energy than drywall this means one we'll heat less space when you have walls and ceilings constructed from block or concrete 50 percent more power is a good general rule for these types of rooms once the room has been heated for the appropriate amount of time try to leave the room closed and hot this will extend the treatment time as the room cools slowly temperatures will remain lethal to bedbugs for a few hours after the system is shut down and removed from the room thank you for watching this video and seeing just how truly easy it is to kill bedbugs yourself.