I bought one of these units 5 yrs ago off ebay for $70. The timer for me never worked due to a most likely damaged unit however. I will say this unit is extremely nice. I have carpal tunnel and it helps keep it calm. It melts the 6 lbs of wax fairly quickly. If it's a block it does take the extra time to melt. I like the wax extremely hot and keep it in melt mode all the time. If you are not used to that hot of heat I recommend to turn it down for a couple of hrs before you use it. I do highly recommend this unit. I'm now buying a new one for mine finally died.

This item works really well. The instructions are really not as complete as I would have liked, but I'm figuring things out. For instance, it says you can leave it on all the time so that it is ready to use when you need it, you can turn the temp down to low for up to 3 weeks and then turn it up whenever you need it, but the instructions don't say whether I should turn it back all the way up to high/melt to liquify the wax and then turn it down to midpoint again, or whether I should just put it back to midpoint from low. I would highly suggest to anyone, that they use a thermometer as well to check the temperature of the wax, the instructions suggest testing it on your wrist, but it takes way longer than I would have thought to come back down to usable temperature from the high/melt setting. You should use this when the wax temperature is between 121 and 131 I think that is what it said, when I tested it after melting it for the first time, it was 150 degrees!! I'm very glad I did not test that on my wrist as I would certainly have gotten a burn. All in all, it works really well as far as what a paraffin treatment is supposed to do, it helps the arthritis in my hands, and they are nice and soft. It really is a luxurious treatment. I currently have it plugged in on my kitchen counter and use it about once a day if not twice. I have not tried it on feet or elbows yet, but I'm sure one day I will. This model is definately one of the best, because you can leave it on all the time and it is big enought to use on your feet if you wanted to. The models that you have to plug in only when you use it need at least a couple of hours to warm up the wax each time, that to me would be a tremendous inconvenience. I love this item and would recommend it to anyone who wants a bit of spa luxury at home.

I have had this product for about six months now and I use it about 3 times a week. I bought it because my hands were getting dry and ruff feeling and embarrrassed me. I garden allot and I could not find a lotion that would heal my hands. This did the trick. My hands look and feel younger and even my nails are looking like I spend time in a spa. Now I look for rings I can wear that bring attention to my pretty hands. I also have very bad pain in my joints and it is just wonderful to feel the pain go away with a hand bath in the warm wax.

My sister and I bought this for my Mom for Mother's Day. She has severe arthritis and is in constant pain. She loooooved this spa treatment. She said it was soothing and comforting to the pain in her hands and afterwards she had a bit more dexterity from the warmth. She keeps it on her kitchen counter and uses it as often as possible. So.... I'm getting one now!

I bought this unit because my feet were extremely dry. Dipping your feet in the paraffin feels wonderful. It's nice that you can vary the heat depending how sensitive your skin is. I've had it for several weeks, after using it a lot the first week or two, the "newness" has worn off. After dipping my feet, the paraffin made them feel greasy more than soft. It's not doing what I had hoped for my feet, but my kids LOVE dipping their hands and feet in wax.