Does anyone one use the heater control with a UV or IR bulb? Or is this only useable with ceramic heaters?
209473
I use it with one 75-watt incandescent bulb. I believe that as long that you don't pass the limited watts, you'll be fine.
1211553
Yes! Since My purchase and the problems I had with my unit and customer service, I found out that the unit is actually NOT infrared at all! It's no better than a heating pad! This company didn't follow thru with promises made to me either. I do NOT recommend anyone deal with this company.
1456060
I assume that you can use any of them. I chose this item because I wanted to use LED bulbs in them. LED bulbs outshine other lights without any appreciable heat, while using a fraction of the electricity. I am very satisfied with this item and the LED bulbs I use in them.
1953169
I haven't tryed heat emitters in it yet . So far I have only had a Exo Terra Repti Glo 10.0 UVB compact 26w in it and it's been working great ! . If you put a emitter in please let me know how it works :) .
747930
the "special" bullb produces the heat -- I had it wired so i could easily adjust the time it would stay on -- I used a Phillips clearr heat lamp 250 W which I ordered at the same time via Amazon -- the model I ordered is only a 1-bulb Broan ventilation fan -- my ambient lighting is from another source
1387403
No, you have to buy whatever bulbs you are using. I use a 150 watt heat bulb and a Reptisun 10.0 UV bulb. I have a single dome on the other side with a 100 watt heat for a cooler area.
1819330
I really have not used mine yet. I just got and it has not been cold enough to use. Here is the link to their user manual, it should explain it. http://www.laskoproducts.com/digital-ceramic-tower-heater-with-remote-control-model-5119/
2167209
Mine has been turning off once the temperature at which it is set on. With infrared sometimes the fan will run but the actual heaters inside are not on. Maybe the actual heaters are not cooling off enough before the temperature setting is telling the heat to come. Hopes this helps. John
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I haven't used one with it yet myself, but I don't see why not. Polished aluminum fixtures like these can reflect a lot more light downward than painted fixtures, but that's more of an issue for CFL UVB bulbs than anything else (output can easily be doubled for those bulbs). CHEs, like spot lamps are already pretty directional, possibly even more so. I'd say just follow general CHE guidelines like Zoo Med's http://www.zoomed.com/Library/ProductDBFiles/ceramicheat.pdf I know it specifically lists 3 Zoo Med fixtures, but the big thing seems to be having a porcelain socket.
992756
Side insulation like foam or others found at hardware store like Home Depot, keep in a warmer room, maybe your tank is too large for your bulb. Ceramic bulbs are not really that great at heating room temperature but more for a specific spot that's why it's decent for creatures that bask in that specific area. For temperature, insulate, check out heat tape, zoo med under the tank sticky mat heaters, and mist regularly.
946686
No! I would not recommend this heater. Very hard to light. Totally aggravating. Their quality control must be terrible or nonexistent, maybe both. I had problems with it from the start.
1742896
You can use the same remote for both, its basically an IR emitter and the bulb looks for a certain ir blink pattern, the control patterns are the same for both bulbs
1222483
No idea, I never owned such thermostat, just noticed that the Infrared Sauna we had, emmits hube amt of EMF, THEN AN OLDER MODEL WITH CERAMIC HEATER DIDNT DEPENDS ON CHEAP MANUFACURER
480699
Yes, I actually have put a 120v 40watt white light bulb in mine. The Infrared bulb used for a heat light still uses 120V, but it's a 250watt light bulb (thus produce high heat due to the watts). It's the voltage that matters so as long as the light bulb is rated for 120v you will be fine.
2003121
This heater control only has one plug for the heating element. Pretty much any brand heating element can be used. The MAXIMUM heating element that can safely be used in this specific unit that I know of is 800 watts MAX. Think of it just like lights in your house- you can put a 25 watt bulb in a 50 watt light socket and everything is fine. The minute you put a 100 watt light in a 50 watt socket you risk overworking the unit and burning things, catching fires, etc. 800 watts is 800 watts, regardless of brand. The plug on this is a standard US 110 volt plug, so be sure the heating element you choose to use has a standard US 110 volt plug also. Hope that helps!
869377
I don't know what a UTH is. I've used it with various strength light bulbs and a ceramic IR heating bulb.
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This is what you need: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?sku=243505&Q;=&O;=&gclid;=CjwKEAjw-8ihBRD2t9qT3NaW7igSJAD3_sNV1tknmV-763HNfSoqPrYwAg7gcaSsimR_uRjXUB79XxoC_iXw_wcB&is;=REG&A;=detailsThe lamp you asked about is an led, and will most likely melt , as it's not made for high heat. It's also not very bright. You need a dichroic halogen as I posted above