FREE TRAINING

Learn heat treatment in six steps.

Free guides for our rental customers. Read them in order before your delivery day and you’ll know how to prepare your home, set up the equipment and run a safe, effective treatment. We’ll also walk you through everything in person when we deliver.

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Illustration of a house heated in a pot, driving out bed bugs and other pests
6 stepsFrom biology to safety
~20 minTotal reading time
1-on-1Instruction at delivery
YOUR TRAINING PATH

Read them in this order.

Each step builds on the one before. Step 6 is required reading before you switch anything on.

  1. 01
    BIOLOGYAbout 5 min read

    Bed bug biology and behavior

    How bed bugs live, feed, hide and spread, and why one pregnant female is enough to start an infestation. Knowing where they hide tells you where the heat has to reach.

    Read Step 1
  2. 02
    HEATERSAbout 5 min read

    How to choose the right heater

    For buyers: match the heater to the size of the space and the power available. Compares the BK10-3, BK15-3 and BK20-3 and the outlets each one needs. Renting? You can skip this step.

    Read Step 2
  3. 03
    ELECTRICALAbout 4 min read

    Basics of your home’s electrical system

    120V and 240V circuits, breakers and overloads explained, so you can plug each heater element into its own circuit and nothing trips mid-treatment.

    Read Step 3
  4. 04
    PREPARATIONAbout 3 min read

    Heat treatment preparation

    What to remove, what to leave behind, and how to open up closets, drawers and piles of clothing so hot air reaches everywhere. No sprays or foggers beforehand: they drive bed bugs into walls.

    Read Step 4
  5. 05
    SETUP & OPERATIONAbout 4 min read

    A basic guide to equipment and setup

    Placing heaters and fans, standing up mattresses and sealing the room. Room air goes to 60 °C, and every surface is held above 50 °C for at least 3 hours.

    Read Step 5
  6. 06
    REQUIRED BEFORE TREATMENTAbout 3 min read

    Safety practices

    Flammables and pressurized items, GFCI protection for the heater, fire sprinklers and alarms, and keeping people and pets out of the treatment area while it heats.

    Read Step 6
THE THREE THINGS THAT MATTER

Heat, air and time.

Every step above comes back to these. Get them right and heat kills bed bugs at every life stage, including eggs.

Generate heat

Electric heaters raise the room air to 60 °C (140 °F). That setting runs hotter than the target so the coldest spots still get there.

Move the air

High-temperature fans push hot air along the walls and into cracks, furniture and closets, so the whole room heats evenly.

Hold it long enough

Wireless sensors confirm every surface stays above 50 °C (122 °F) for at least 3 hours. We recommend 8–10 hours per room, setup to cool-down.

STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?

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Read the FAQAnswers to the questions we hear most, from bites to electricity costs.Go to the FAQ → Research & DownloadsThe studies behind our method, plus checklists and equipment manuals.See the research → Call usMonday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm. We’ll talk you through your home and your power supply.(604) 925-0353 →

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