Life of a heat bulb!

[Destanie]

About how long dose the heat lamp bulb last you guys?

[Craiga 01453]

I actually have no clue, I've never really kept track. I just make sure I always have a few backups on hand.

Good question though, now I'm curious...

[dadofsix]

Are we talking a CHE here, or something else?

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[KMG]

Heat bulbs have given me a month or two to a few months use. If you buy a higher watt bulb and use a dimmer to reduce the power they are said to last longer.

As for a che I can say I have two. One I don't think I've ever used but the other I used for well over a year, maybe two, at full power 24/7 and it still worked when I pulled it out last year to use temporarily for my ETB when I first got her. With these I believe it's the fixture that makes the difference. I used the purpose built care style and it obviously worked. Some regular fixtures will build up heat and cook the unit and kill it.

[Destanie]

I dont know what CHE is

[SDA]

Heat bulbs are like light bulbs, they can last a month or they can last a year. Ceramic heat emitters however last many times longer and don't put out light. Unless you need a specific light spectrum, ceramic heat emitters are far superior for nocturnal species.

[bcr229]

CHE = ceramic heat emitter. More expensive to purchase but they last a long time and heat more efficiently so they are cheaper over time to use.

Heat bulbs have a short enough lifespan that when I was using them I always kept two spares on hand, because two is one and one is none.

[Sonny1318]

Sometimes they last a couple months, other times almost a year. I buy them buy the dozen. I try not to turn them on and off as much as possible. I’m more then happy using the Zoo Med red bulbs, I’ve been using them for years.

[Sunnieskys]

I do t use bulbs anymore. I use a Che and it's been a couple of years.