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Hot Stone Massage Heaters and Stones
The Affinity range of Stone Heaters are superbly constructed in stainless steel and glass.
The heating method uses a double water bath, with the heating source never in direct contact with the stone basin. This “bain-marie” allows for better and more consistent heat control. This arrangement also deadens the sound without the need for mats.
Visibility is excellent thanks to a high quality glass lid and the polished stone basin surface, The shallow side basin allows for easy selection of the stones and permits a variety of stone layouts
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Hot Stone Heater
AFSH/S & AFSH/L
Made from top quality stainless steel with shiny, circular design and glass lid.
Designed to offer the best in temperature control with a wide heating source giving
consistent heat and precision thermostat to set and control temperature.
Available in medium or Large size.
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Size |
Dims |
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M |
25cm H x 30cm diameter |
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L |
25cm H x 36cm diameter |
Natural volcanic basalt stones, sourced from South America offer superior heat retention due to their excellent mineral content. Their velvety smooth surface make for the ideal hot stone treatment.
12 pieces: 8-10cm
18pieces 6-8cm
16 pieces : 4-5cm
8 pieces of toe stones
54 Piece Basalt Stone Set
AFHS
The Affinity Stone Heating Unit
Reviewed by John-Paul Anderson, Tutor of Hot Stone
Massage for Bodycare holistic massage services
First impressions were "doesn't this
look great!"
This stainless steel unit that on first glance, appears very chic and
modern. Nice curves and a very shallow basin promoting high visibility into the unit,
along with easy access to the stones.
Setting up Affinity
The unit comes out the box
in 5 parts, the heating unit, removable basin, glass lid, power lead, GB plug adaptor.
Firstly
we poured 4 pints of water into the heating unit, which came close to filling up
to where the manufacturer's water line indicator level is. Following this we then
placed the removable basin into the unit, sitting on top of the water.
The next step
was to pour another 4 pints of water inside the removable basin, so we could then
place our stones into the heater like so:
Firstly we spiraled all 52 stones into the
unit which looked ok, but then we decided to do it our way like so:
- 2 sacral stones,
2 large contour stones & 1 medium stone, on one half of the removable basin
- 10 large
stones in a net and 12 medium stones in a net on the other half of the removable
basin.
Affinity's ability to accommodate the user's preferred layout of stones was
most welcomed.
Heating the Stones
We initially set the temperature dial to number 6
and monitored its temperature change every 5 minutes to see how quickly it would
heat our stones, starting in cold water at approx 16 degrees Celsius.
To our surprise
the unit reached a working temperature in 30 minutes.
The number 6 setting was too
hot for what we consider safe practice, so we adjusted the dial back to between 5
and 5 an a half, and left the unit for 1 hour.
To our delight the temperature fell
to within our personal range for stone work. So we decided to monitor the temperature
variations on that setting over the next 4 hours.
Once again Affinity proved itself
by maintaining the water temperature between approx 46.9 & 50.7 degrees Celsius,
well within the guidelines of a 10 degree Celsius variation, as mentioned in the
manufacturer's manual, and again within our preferred range of use.
Summary
The Affinity
is a very attractive and easy to use piece of equipment. It performs well, and once
a working water temperature is established it requires very little attention via
the user to maintain this. The Affinity has great access and visibility into the
unit, which can allow for a variety of methods for laying stones out by the user.
Priced slightly higher than other units on the market I believe it has earned this
right through apparent design, build quality and functionality.
