Woman sitting in an armchair in front of the Kivorla red light panel standing on the floor at home

How to Set Up a Red Light Panel at Home

When a panel stops being used, the light is rarely the reason. The panel lives in a cupboard, getting it out is a chore, and after a few weeks the chore wins. Where you put it will shape your routine more than almost any spec on the box, so decide before the box arrives.

The Kivorla panel ships with a door hook, a pulley, two hanging cables and two screws, which means it can hang on a wall or a door. A floor stand is not included. It is a separate accessory from the manufacturer and we do not sell it. The panel measures 640 mm tall by 230 mm wide, weighs 6.3 kg in the box, and plugs into an ordinary wall socket.

Option 1: the wall

A wall mount fixes the panel at one permanent height, and it suits a spare room or a home gym where the panel can stay up for good. The two screws and the hanging cables in the box are for this. Once it is up you never touch it again, which is the appeal. It is the wrong choice for a shared wall in a living room, where a white 640 mm panel turns into furniture, and for anyone who wants to treat both their face and their legs, since a fixed height suits one and rarely the other.

Woman sitting on a yoga mat with the Kivorla red light panel standing on the floor beside her

Option 2: a door

The hook goes over the top of a door, the pulley clips to the panel, and the cord lets you raise or lower it to whatever height you are treating. It uses no floor space at all. Lowering the panel to knee height for a leg session takes about ten seconds. A bedroom or bathroom door works well for evening or after-wash sessions. Check that the door still closes fully with the hook in place, and that the pulley is locked before you let go of the panel.

Option 3: a floor stand (sold separately)

On a stand, bought separately, the panel stands upright and moves wherever you want it. If you use the panel lying down, on a yoga mat or on the floor beside the bed, this is the setup you want, because you can angle it towards you.

It also suits two people sharing a room, and sessions that move around: stretching in front of the panel, then lying on one side, then the other. What you give up is floor space, and you need a socket within reach of the cord. A corner of the bedroom next to the bed is a good spot. The middle of the living room is a bad one, since the panel will get moved out of the way and then never moved back.

Kivorla red light panel on a floor stand on a wooden floor beside an armchair

Getting the distance right

Six inches for a targeted area, twelve for a broad one. The published irradiance figures for the Kivorla panel are measured at six inches: at least 1567 W/m² across the full spectrum, with red at 150 W/m² and near-infrared above 1200 W/m². Light falls off with distance. At twelve inches you receive well under half of that, so a session has to run longer to deliver the same dose.

So use six inches where you want the dose concentrated on a shoulder or a knee, and twelve inches for the torso or thighs, where you want the light spread across a bigger area. Stand or lie where the whole treatment area is lit, put the goggles on, and let the timer run. Fifteen minutes is a sensible starting point. Leave the timer unset and the panel switches itself off after five minutes.

Height, session by session

Centre the panel on whatever you are treating, and adjust from there.

  • Face and neck: panel centred at eye level, twelve inches away, goggles on and eyes closed as well.
  • Shoulders and upper back: centred at shoulder height, six to twelve inches, with your back to the panel.
  • Lower back and hips: centred at hip height while standing, or lying on your side on the floor with the panel on a floor stand.
  • Legs and knees: lowered on the pulley to knee height, or on a floor stand with you seated on the floor.

A note on the cord

The panel draws 240 W from the mains. Route the cord so nobody walks through it. Do not drape a towel or clothing over the housing while it runs, because it needs to shed heat, and when you finish, switch it off at the back rather than leaving it on standby.

Choose the spot before the panel turns up, put it there on day one, and the routine mostly takes care of itself from then on.

Kivorla devices are general wellness devices, not medical devices. Individual results vary. Always wear the supplied goggles, make sure the hook, pulley or wall fixings are secure before hanging the panel, and read the precautions supplied with your device before first use.

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