Repticare Infrared Ceramic Heat Emitter (150 watt)

I’ve used these Ceramic heat emitters for years and have never had to replace one because of failure. I have only replaced them to get higher wattage because I’ve increased the distance from emitter to animal. I feel very comfortable using them but I do follow the recommendations of using a wire cage fixture with porcelain socket and not a dome. I also have them plugged into thermostats to regulate the heat. They are 3-5/8 in diameter and stick out of the socket about 3. In my opinion, this is an excellent product for the reptile hobbyist.

Love it for our chickens because it doesnt light up in order to heat their coop! Otherwise they would be up all nite.

Arrived quickly with no issues. Great price.

Damaged threads. Unusable!

During the winter, the air temperature in my house is usually somewhere between 68 and 70 degrees. My ball pythons, each of which has its own 40 gallon glass tank, need air temperature closer to 85 to 90 degrees. Although a 100 watt ceramic heat emitter (CHE) is recommended for a 40 gallon tank, the 100 watt emitters were not strong enough to make up for the 15 degree or so difference between the room temperature and what my ball pythons needed in their tanks. Thus, I increased the wattage to 150. The 150 watt CHE worked better than the 100 watt; however, Ive observed that a 150 watt infrared incandescent bulb will actually increase the ambient temperature in the tank even more than the CHE. The only two negative things about the CHE are: (a) it tends to dry out the air in the tank very quickly (though this probably happens with any type of ceramic or incandescent heater; and (b) due to the weight of the CHE, it can occasionally come loose from the socket and, as a result, stop working. So, if your CHE seems to be dead, make sure it is fully screwed into the socket.

It worked for a month.

I ordered this to keep my chicken coop warm in the winter. I use this instead of a heat lamp because I want all the power going into making heat unlike a heat bulb that you buy at the hardware store. Some of that energy goes into light instead of heat.

This light heats up, just not has much as I would like. My previous lamp heated up my hedgehogs home great, this lamp cant quite compare to my last one.

Works great to keep newborn puppies nice and warm.Price was great as well as the first bulb came in with a chip in it and the company replaced the bulb asap without any hassle and promptly

Good