Philips LED 416750 Heat Lamp 125-Watt BR40 Clear Flood Light Bulb Warm White

Short version: Both me and my pets were happier thanks to this light during the coldest winter months. PROS: - Great value for the price. The amount of time spent NOT running our heaters (about 800 watts on the low setting) almost certainly resulted in much lower bills. - Bright, warm light color is especially good for those cold, gray, overcast months. - Much easier to manage (and less of a fire hazard) than our space heater. Also less likely to trip the breaker and the exterior of the bulb (outside of the front-facing light) never gets that hot. CONS: - It uses around 70% more electricity than an equivalent LED so definitely swap to a different bulb when you can just put a jacket on. - Take note of the sizing -- the bulb is larger and more unwieldy than I expected -- which is also part of why I broke it about 4 months into using. RECOMMENDATIONS - Ideal in open spaces that are hard to provide heat (basements and garages) or where you need specific heat for short periods. - Put the bulb on some kind of timer or remote on/off switch so that it doesn't run 24/7. You lose much of the value versus other heaters if it's running continuously e.g. a space heater that's only on 10 mins per hour. - Look for a sturdy and strong lamp or housing, ideally something you can point in different directions. Or at least something with a protective guard in front.

I was worried when I saw that the light bulb box was crushed, the mail carrier was not careful. :( I test the bulb and it works, whew! I would pack it more secured if I were them. If this light bulb happen to go out on me in less than a month, then I will bet it's because of this, I will be issuing refund. I would instruct mail carrier to be careful and that it's fragile but we all know mail carrier are reckless and not reliable. Anyway, will update review later. :) UPDATE: IT works perfectly fine, and works through-out Guinea keets entire brooding period (6 weeks) It is excellent and so warm. There is couple of times when my wooden lamp stand fell down onto floor crashing, this lamp endures. :) Would buy again.

I bought this originally in 2014 as we had a whole slew of little chicks. Winters pass quickly in the south so I packed it up and put it in storage. I pulled it out in 2018 to warm up / heat our conyure tropical bird that has his cage in the garage. It has worked well. In fairness I should add that the garage never goes below 45 degrees as we have our garage ceiling insulated. ( but not the walls.) I tried a space heater but the heater kept kicking back to OFF. The point is it worked, and I think that this is a lot cheaper way to go than running a 1500w variable capacity space heater. It heats the bird. He directly feels the heat and appears happy. I feel good about running it... 24 hours as it is not a big draw on electric and he can trust it is always on and can move according to his need in the comfort level. BTW This bird is over 23 years old. In bird years... yeah. He is picky...

I loved this bulb over my baby chicks until it pooped out in the middle of a cold night. This was a brand new bulb for my eight new chicks. What I loved about it is that it put out a nice amount of heat, very similar to the three other heat lamps I've used in the past, but that the red glow is a bit darker than the others I'd used. I really would like no visible light, so that the chicks can sleep in darkness, but all the heat lamps give off some light. So I was happy to find this one that at least isn't quite as bright. However, it only lasted 500 hours of continuous light, not 5,000 as advertised. The chicks were three weeks old yesterday, and the heat lamp died some time in the middle of last night. When I checked on them this morning, the lamp was dead, and the thermometer in the brooder read about 68*F. Luckily the chicks were all still alive and seemed to be fine, so maybe it hadn't been out very long (they're supposed to be kept around 80*F at this age). Maybe none of the heat lamps last longer than this - I don't know how many hours the others lasted because they weren't on continuously, and I wasn't keeping track. I know this one's hours because it's been exactly three weeks and I've only turned it off for 1/2 hour at a time or so a handful of times on warmer days. Twenty-one days times 24 hrs in a day is 504 hours. Too bad, I really liked it!

Keeps the chickens warm in negative degree weather. The only problem is how hot it actually gets, so make sure there's ventilation because the cluckers will roast to death! That's not the problem with the light, it's a problem with the enclosure. I highly recommend this specific lamp for hatching out birds or for large reptile enclosures that require high heat. Better to go for a full spectrum UV lamp for reptiles, though. This one lasts for a decent amount of time.

There's apparently some debate about whether heat lamps are too "80s" for the chic modern renovationist. Count me as a fan, although I may eventually try a non-red (white) heat lamp. I installed this in a Broan 2-light enclosure with a small, quiet fan that keeps the enclosure cool enough to allow for flush installations. Very nice to step out of the shower and enjoy this radiant heat. Radiant floor heat might be a better option for some, but that was more work than I was willing to do for my bathroom renovation. The 2 heat lamp option is much better in my opinion than the old ceiling mounted heater/fan which felt more "cool" than warm due to the heavy fan used. And at 500w energy consumption, this is a lower power option than your typical 1250 or 1500w bathroom fan/heater. A good choice

This review is for the therapeutic value of these bulbs, which for me was not good. As for providing heat, it seems to do a very good job so I tried to give it a neutral star rating. I have been reading for awhile about how NIR can heal tissues. Google NIR therapy to see the extremely long list of things that NIR is supposed to help with. I wanted NIR therapy to help with my metabolism, belly fat, immune system, hair loss... among others. I had shown the light on different parts of my body for about 3 weeks every other day. During that time I was having more trouble sleeping than I usually do but chalked it up to stress, even though it didn't seem like I was t experiencing more stress, but thought it must have been something I wasn't noticing. I have had sleep problems for decades so know that I don't have a complete handle on that yet (though magnesium oil and glycine has helped the most). After 3 weeks of using the lights I developed some abscesses. LIke I said, I've had sleep issues for years but never had an problem with abscesses - just an occasional cold sore here and there so I don't think not sleeping well was the only cause of the abscesses. Finally it dawned on me that it may be the light therapy. I haven't used it for 5 days and have been able to sleep well since and some of my abscesses are clearing up. I picked this bulb for light therapy because it was recommended by health care experts/researchers. On a blog (180degreehealth) someone wrote that light therapy can be bad for those who aren't feeling well and that maybe this bulb is the not right one for NIR therapy. Not sure what the best bulb is for NIR is but this one seems to have caused me problems. What this does prove to me though is that light has strong effects on us in many, many different ways..

I bought this for my shed. It's cold out there half the year, and this is a perfect low-wattage way to take the chill off and warm my hands. A 125W bulb does not throw a lot of heat very far, but it's very noticeable up close -- not touching the bulb, but within a couple of feet. Whether you want it for yourself or a pet or something, that's what you want to be aware of. This bulb won't trip your breakers or run up your bill like a space heater might, but it provides short-range comfort, and any nearby surface it shines on will slowly heat up noticeably, too.