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ok so my heat bulbs aren't lasting more than a month.. and some times a week. I need suggestions on what might be going wrong or ways to make it stop... it is insane and expensive!
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Kristin
 
If it is just for heat you could switch over to ceramic heat emitters. They are more expensive than heat bulbs but they are worth it. I had the same problems with the heat bulbs, and now I use ceramic whenever possible because it saves money in the long run and aggravation. :bolt01:
 
What kind of fixture are you using

and is there anyway that the bulbs are shaken or bumped. What watts are the bulbs and what is the suggested watt outage of the fixture ?

Mike Chambers


usmckitten said:
ok so my heat bulbs aren't lasting more than a month.. and some times a week. I need suggestions on what might be going wrong or ways to make it stop... it is insane and expensive!
Thanks
Kristin
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If you are just using the bulbs for daytime heat, you can simply go to Walmart and buy a bulb for less then 1/2 the price you purchase them for at a petstore. Reptile daytime bulbs are exactly the same as the bulbs at Walmart, but with different packaging.
 
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