Lights Blowing Out

[spazza]

Hi all, we are having alot of trouble with our heat globes as they keep blowing out, it is all wired up correctly, we use ceramic fittings , any ideas what it could be...

 

[Chrisreptile]

do they get wet?
or do the reptiles knock them?
it might be easier to use a ceramic heat emitter, although more expensive they last alot longer.

 

[mysnakesau]

Are you using them on a thermostat? having them go on and off all the time will make them blow prematurely. I've been there done that. I now use a lower wattage light that I can leave on rather than it going on and off.

 

[Robbo]

had a lot of trouble last year with heat globes blowing all the time and the person i was buying them from told me that in winter you get more power surges , and this causes them to blow more often.
i don't know if its true or not just the sellers opinion
i swapped over to ceramics and haven't had the problem since

 

[MoreliaMatt]

how many and how long do they last? i replaced one on the weekend, after 12 months and the replacement blew in 3 seconds! so i got another and its fine! could just be a couple of bad globes

 

[scotchbo]

i went threw heaps of the URS infrared ones and the lady in the shop said there no good alot of people have alot of troulbe with them

 

[Tatelina]

Crap heat globes?
I went through 3 heat globes in 2 months before I bought a heat emitter. More expensive but so much worth it. Hasn't blown in 2months (and am expecting it to last a much longer time than that) and it is so warm I can have it on for a less amount of time as it retains heat quite well.

Just a thought..

 

[Chrisreptile]

the heat globes that i use go for atleast 6 months.
and the ceramics go for 2 years.

and they both flick on and off a fair bit.

 

[Dan19]

I got a bad globe which blew in a few hours aswell... i went back to the shop and they gave me a full refund because of the other people that bought them theres also blew. so yeah...

 

[tfor2]

i went threw heaps of the URS infrared ones and the lady in the shop said there no good alot of people have alot of troulbe with them

Me too, i have tried those globes twice now and its put me off them for life.

 

[spazza]

I had alot of trouble a while ago then this current one lasted about 2 months but blew last night , i replaced it and 10 minutes later the new globe blew ,completely blew the bottom of the globe out, it is on a thermastat with a protective cage around it, doesnt get wet at all....

 

[grimbeny]

I am on my second ceramic heat globe after 3 and abit year, they really last a long time. For my accie cage the normal globes last about a month.

 

[wardy]

i have the same problems i was switching from day light to nightlight when the nightlight blew
lucky i had a spare nighttime light i put that1 in and bam it blew so i went to put the day time light in so they could atleast get some heat and bam it also blew? next day i bought 1 from a petshop a nonamer and the bloody thing blew up and shatterd everywere after only 2weeks of use.

 

[Dan19]

next day i bought 1 from a petshop a nonamer and the bloody thing blew up and shatterd everywere after only 2weeks of use.

Did it actually blow glass in the tank?

 

[wardy]

the tank itself didnt shatter the globe that shatterd did leave glass in the tank.

 

[monix]

yep... me too... nice to know it wasnt just me baby jesus hates with avengance
best investment was my ceramic heat emitter...very very happy with it!
i use the globes a little too during the day in winter.. its a big home!

 

[Dan19]

thats bad as... i would have complained to the shop lol

 

[wood_nymph]

i've given up on the buld designed for reptile use, too expensive and go through too many. i use philips spot one R80 they're tinted in blue and red come in screw in fitting and diff wattages and cost about $4 from Big W. funniest thing is the first one i used out lasted all of my previous reptile bulbs

 

[monix]

i did. and the awesome dude sent me replacements.. still i lost money at the end of the day... but as long as i have found a better way, that few bucks dont multiply and i am happy

 

[spazza]

How expensive is a heat emitter, I use 100 watt globes now and it gets so frustrating when they blow all the time...