Your KOALAA Lite
How to use it, how to look after it, and what to know at the start
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Glad you are here
Thank you for choosing KOALAA. This page has everything you need to get started: how to fill the hot water bottle, how to put the strap on, and how to make both last.
If anything is unclear or does not fit, just write to us. We read every message ourselves.
Tobi and Vincent
Managing directors of KOALAA
Three steps and it is on
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Slide the hot water bottle into the pocket on the strap.
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Fill it while it sits in the strap, press out the air and close it.
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Put the strap around you and close it comfortably tight.
The strap is 60 centimetres long and comes in one size. Folded up it fits into an ordinary bag.
More than just your belly
Belly or back
The strap is slim and presses less than the wider belt.
Over your shoulder
Because the strap is thinner and more flexible, you can also close it around a shoulder or a thigh.
Filling it properly
Hot water, not boiling
Boil the water in a kettle and let it cool for two to three minutes. Filled in boiling, it softens the material, ages it faster, and it splashes easily while you pour.
Do not fill from the hot tap. Particles from the boiler can get into the water and attack the material. Water that has cooled a little keeps you warm just as long, because what matters is the amount, not the peak temperature.
Two thirds at most
Fill the bottle two thirds at most, press the remaining air out carefully, then close the stopper. Firmly, but without force.
A bottle filled to the brim is stiff and no longer moulds to your body. At two thirds it stays soft.
The year on your bottle
There is a year printed on your hot water bottle. It is the year of manufacture and tells you which production run the bottle came from. It is not an expiry date like the one on a food package.
With regular use a hot water bottle lasts about three to five years, and that span starts with the first use. A bottle that has been sitting unused has spent none of it: it has not been heated, stretched or squeezed, and those are the changes that wear the material.
How long your bottle lasts therefore depends on its condition, not on the year.
A quick look before the hot water goes in
- no cracks, including in the folds
- no deformation
- no brittle or sticky spots
- the stopper sits tight and holds
If you notice any of these, stop using the bottle.
The stopper usually gives out first
Most leaks start at the stopper. The seal inside hardens over time, while the bottle itself holds up longer. Take a look at it now and then. If it looks brittle or no longer grips properly, replace it.
Care and storage
Washing and drying
Take the empty bottle out. Wash the strap by hand and let it air dry. No tumble dryer, no iron, no bleach, no dry cleaning.
The smell at the beginning
The strap is 40 percent nylon, 40 percent neoprene and 20 percent polyester. Neoprene can give off a smell of its own in the first few days. Wash the strap once before you first use it and it fades faster.
Empty the bottle after use and store it open in a dry place. Do not put anything heavy on top, or creases stay in the material and those spots crack eventually.
Safety information
Hot water can cause burns. Please do not use boiling water, and use the hot water bottle only in the strap it was made for.
If anything comes up
You have 30 days to try your KOALAA. If it does not suit you, send it back and you get your money back.
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