Bulb keeps blowing any advice

[yamahar6wme]

Hey guys I have a female Cham I have a good set up all set up as advised but recently bulbs keep blowing they are 100w and last about 2 weeks before they blow and can't figure out why any answers thanks

 

[Kate]

Could be a bad batch. It is having contact with spray from misting?

 

[yamahar6wme]

No I always make sure when I spray I spray down from the bulb I have had 3 blow on me now all good make

 

[Kate]

No I always make sure when I spray I spray down from the bulb I have had 3 blow on me now all good make

Just because they are a good make doesn't mean they haven't been dropped in transit. I would try returning them. Unless you think there is something wrong with yout electrics.

 

[yamahar6wme]

I have returned 2 already that was my 4th one I don't think there is anything wrong with electrics as they don't blow straight away and now struggling to get one due to weather

 

[Psychobunny]

Maybe your fixture is only rated for 40 or 60W?
Is there a tag on it?
Does the cord get hot?

Also, I have a crappy batch of 40W bulbs made in Mexico and was a case
of 26 from Amazon.com, really cheap, but half of them are bad!!

 

[Olimpia]

What kind of bulbs are you using? Is this just for heat?

For my heat bulbs I used to use normal incandescent bulbs but they would burn out after not very long, so I switched to halogen spot lights and these babies have been going for months and months. Not quite as cheap but $3-4 a bulb is still not bad for a pack at Lowe's.

 

[pigglett79]

Back when I used to use the expensive reptile bulbs for my turtles, they would blow after a couple week when I had the fixture directly on the screen. Once I raised the fixture up a little, they stopped blowing.

 

[yamahar6wme]

I will try need to get new bulb tomorrow hopefully she will be ok just for one day room is warm