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Prima Heat Lamp

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (133) Read reviews »

Rugged and reliable heat lamp used to warm lambs, goat kids, chickens, ducks, puppies or for any animal that is sick or cold.

Common heat lamps are often blamed for barn fires, scorched wool and overheating. The “Prima” is better in every way—strength, safety, protective guard, and hanging system.

Use standard or infrared (heat) bulbs no larger than 250W. (We think 175 watt bulbs are best for lambs and kids.) Bulbs not included, but sold below.

  • Prima Heat Lamp

    Item #557100 | Weight 3.55 lbs
    In Stock
    $37.00
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Heat Lamp Assembly
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How To Secure a Prima Heat Lamp

Instructions/Diagrams:

Common Uses
  • To warm lambs, goat kids and sick animals.
  • A heat source for a poultry brooder.
  • Can be used in dog kennels for puppies and short-haired dogs.
  • Use in barns or stables for any animal that is sick or cold.

Specs
  • Black base. White grill.
  • 9 3/8" diameter, 15" tall
  • 16 ft cord
  • Uses infrared or regular bulbs up to 250W. The clear bulb gives more illumination. Red bulbs provide slightly more heat.
  • Bulbs not included. (Smooth and pressed glass bulbs feature a "never-loose" base.)

Some assembly is required.

Benefits
Prima Heat Lamp™

  • Safer than other lamps
  • Versatile and effective
  • Durable
  • Heavy duty plastic shield keeps animals from damaging bulb
  • Very robust

Prima vs. Orange Heat Lamps

  • Improved chimney system for heat displacement
  • Glass reinforced material for greater strength
  • Easier grill attachment
  • More compact shape
  • Addition of an anti-chew device on cord
  • Easier ceramic fixture replacement design
  • New, more robust clip holder

Infrared Bulbs

  • 6-month non-stop life.
  • “Never-loose” base—they don’t use cement adhesive. Instead, the base screws into the bulb. A weld of solder holds the base onto the threads. If a never-loose base ever becomes loose, we will replace at no cost!
  • We prefer the pressed glass bulbs because of their tough and rugged PAR glass.

Tips
  • To save energy $$, use a ThermoCube.
  • Heat Lamp Clips make hanging the heat lamp quick and easy.
  • To help reduce pecking with your birds, use a red colored bulb.
  • See replacement parts diagram above.

Precautions
It’s important to periodically check that the bulb is securely tightened in situations where the heat lamp may be jostled by animals. Over time, these vibrations may cause the bulb to work itself loose. If the bulb becomes too loose, the electrical connection between the socket and bulb may fail causing an electrical discharge (arc) which is a fire risk and can permanently damage the lamp or bulb.

Never lay a heat lamp (of any make or manufacture) on straw or any other flammable surface—for any length of time. We recommend that you keep the lamp at least 20" away from the ground/animal(s). To ensure safety, please self-inspect the plug and connection (or ask a certified electrician to do so.) To help reduce fire risk:

  1. Thread power cord into a wire panel (see video above). If the heat lamp happens to get knocked free, the cord & panel will support the lamp until the lamp can be properly attached.
  2. Use a Heat Lamp Clip to secure the lamp to a panel.
  3. Do not use bulbs rated higher than 250W.
  4. Use quality bulbs as some low quality bulbs have broken off leaving the metal filament in the ceramic fixture.
  5. Periodically check that the bulb is securely tightened.

Warning: Risk of electrical shock—Connect only to a branch circuit protected by a ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI). Contact a qualified electrician if you cannot verify that the circuit is protected by a GFCI.

Please read this note regarding purchase of infrared heat lamp bulbs:

A customer has reported problems screwing PAR (pressed glass) infrared bulbs into our heat lamp fixtures—so we’ve studied this in detail.

We have concluded that, because the PAR bulbs feel so sturdy and unbreakable in the hand (which they are), some users are inclined to screw them in with more hand strength than they use for normal heat lamp bulbs (which are fragile and feel that way).

Using too much strength to tighten the bulbs doesn’t damage the bulbs—but it does deform the metal inside the ceramic fixtures of our heat lamps.

Mild deformation due to over tightening makes it difficult to screw bulbs in and out of the fixture. Major deformation due to over tightening can flatten the metal so much that the bulb can actually fall out.

Accessories
Replacement Parts

See the Data Tab above for a Replacement Parts Diagram.

Reviews (133)
Average Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5
Number of reviews: 133 customers reviewed this product.
Recommended: 131 out of 133 said they would recommend this product to a friend.

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We find these much safer than metal and wire heat lamps. The lamps are mostly used in the lambing barn or the brooder. Even though we find our lamps safer than others, we take every precaution to make sure our lamps stay safe. We secure them 20” or more above the ground, we wrap the cord around our panels and we clip them to the panels. Even when they’re attacked by “mom” (a playful ewe)… Read More » they stay secure.
Prima Heat Lamp
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I used to have nightmares about the barn burning down with those cheap metal open faced heat lamps. I would zip tie them ten times to make sure they didn't end up on the ground. I would run out in the middle of the night sometimes just to make sure all was well with our goat mamas and babies.

I will sleep better during kidding season with something much safer in place. These are much more costly and I consider absolutely worth the price.

Prima Heat Lamp
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Great, only lamp I will use.

Prima Heat Lamp
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I've been using the same old cheap heat lamps for baby goats for over 10 years. Last year I found a broken bulb in the pen with the kids. I had been reading great things about this lamp on all the FB goat pages for a long time, so I decided to 'bite the bullet' and pay the price. Well worth it just for the peace of mind. Had no idea it was so substantial; and excellent delivery and packaging too! Win - win!

Prima Heat Lamp
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Great product. Love the fact that it is safer than regular heat lamps, more expensive, but worth the extra money. My chicks now have their feathers but do not seem to want to sleep without this lamp on even though it seems warm enough in the coop to me!
I will be buying another one for my small coop for this winter.

Prima Heat Lamp
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Good heat lamp very sturdy.