incandescent bulbs

[father0fnine]

I see everybody talk about using this watt incandescent bulb and that watt incandescent bulb, but I, for the life of me, can't seem to find incandescent bulbs anywhere any more. I've heard that I can mail order them but shipping something as fragile as a light bulb doesn't fill me with confidence. Where are you guys getting your incandescent bulbs these days?

D

 

[CLovesDucks]

I see everybody talk about using this watt incandescent bulb and that watt incandescent bulb, but I, for the life of me, can't seem to find incandescent bulbs anywhere any more. I've heard that I can mail order them but shipping something as fragile as a light bulb doesn't fill me with confidence. Where are you guys getting your incandescent bulbs these days?

D

I’ve bought them at Lowes. They usually have a very small selection, though.

 

[Ebony Rose]

Appliance repair stores. Lighting stores. Hardware stores.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Neighbors and relatives. With the rebates years ago most people replaced all bulbs with energy efficient. Many of us saved the still good incandescent bulbs in a box and stored them somewhere in basement. There are a plethora of free incandescent out there if you ask around.

edit to add-

Yes there is a huge need for them! Brooding small batches in plastic totes calls for a 60 to 75 watt incandescent. You'll read of people purchasing 125w heat lamps and wondering why the chicks are dying. Sad. The heat source is far too much for a small box.

 

[Essentiallyokanaganmom]

I got a 40w heat incandescent bulb at Petsmart in the reptile aisle.

Hardware stores only had 250watt heat bulb. We used it for the first 3 weeks but then it was too hot even hanging 6 ft away.

 

[GC-Raptor]

Halogen bulbs are available. They get hot like incandescent bulbs. I use them in my homemade heated base. I keep 3 different sizes, 43, 53, and 72 watts. Equivalent to 60, 75, and 100 watt incandescent.

I use LED to light up the coops. A 25 watt equivalent LED, uses 2.5 watts inside and a 60 watt equivalent LED, uses 9 watts, to light up the pen.

. GC

 

[Folly's place]

I agree about the pet stores, there are red heat lamps for reptiles available in several sizes there.
Mary

 

[Egghead_Jr]

There seems to be confusion as the equivalence of led vs incandescent. The packaging means equivalent lumens (light). The actual wattage used is the heat resulting.

There is also confusion on heat lamps. Infrared will heat more than it's wattage directly below it. You are cooking with infrared waves. Heat lamps are not always infrared. Your feed store should carry 125w heat lamp bulbs. Still this is far too much for a plastic tote, it's on par for a water trough if newborns are using about half then they use entire area after first week. 125w heat lamp (not infrared) is perfect for that. 250 watt heat lamps are for brooding in water troughs when the entire area is used for new born chicks.

 

[GC-Raptor]

The actual wattage used is the heat resulting.

Halogen bulbs burn hotter than incandescent. That's why a 43 watt puts out as much heat and light as a 60 watt incandescent.
I don't feel any heat from a 9 watt LED, 60 watt equivalent. But all the electronics are in the base. So the heat is being absorbed by the socket. . GC

 

[Egghead_Jr]

I don't believe that's correct. LED are more lumens, less watts. Energy in makes energy out, we can't make energy from thin air or we'd have self perpetuating electric plants.

Therefore- less watts used equates to less heat.