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Prima Heat Lamp

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (379) 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 under Accessories tab below.

  • Prima Heat Lamp®

    Item #557100 | Weight 4.10 lbs
    In Stock
    $39.00
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Heat Lamp Assembly Play
Heat Lamp Assembly
How To Secure a Prima Heat Lamp Play
How To Secure a Prima Heat Lamp
Brooder Kit Assembly Play
Brooder Kit Assembly

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

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 under normal use, we will replace at no cost!

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.

Note: Even though we find our lamps safer than common metal lamps, we still take every precaution to reduce fire risk. Keep the lamp at least 20" away from the ground and periodically check that the bulb is securely tightened in situations where the heat lamp may be jostled by animals.

Precautions

Heat Lamp DO’s and DON’Ts:

  1. Hang the lamp at a height to match the situation. The recommended minimum distance from the lamp to the ground or lamb/kid is 20". Prevent all livestock from coming in direct contact with the lamp. The lamp fixture should be secured so it will not be bashed, butted or knocked around. Bulbs will not survive hard impacts and become a fire risk when damaged.
  2. 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.
  3. Use a Heat Lamp Clip to secure the lamp to a panel.
  4. Do not use bulbs rated higher than 250W.
  5. Use high-quality bulbs. Some low quality bulbs have broken off leaving the metal filament in the ceramic fixture.
  6. Periodically check that the bulb is securely tightened.
  7. Do not use lamps in barrels for warming livestock. The heat needs to be able to move away from the lamp.

Warning! Do not place lamps too close to livestock.

Danger! Don’t do this!

Do not place lamps too close to livestock. When an animal’s body contacts the grill, the heat can build up and melt the plastic. As shown in this photo, the lamp was too close to the animal, blocking the heat and melting the plastic into the wool. Always keep the bottom of the lamp at least 20" away from the highest point of the animal. (Can be lowered a few extra inches when used with chicks.)

It’s important to prevent adult animals from abusing (bashing, butting, etc.) the lamp fixture. When this happens, the bulb and fixture are at risk of damage. In mixed pens with mothers and babies, we take extra steps to protect the lamps from the adults (e.g. creep pens).

PAR (pressed glass) bulbs are stronger, but because of their weight, they are more prone to separating from the base when repeated jostling occurs.

Non-PAR bulbs shatter more easily when jostled, but are less likely to separate from the base.

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 and/or livestock. To ensure safety, please self-inspect the plug and connection (or ask a certified electrician to do so.)

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.

Warranty
1 year warranty.

Accessories
Replacement Parts

See the Data Tab above for a Replacement Parts Diagram.

Reviews (379)
Average Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5
Number of reviews: 379 customers reviewed this product.
Recommended: 374 out of 379 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 lambs/kids (slightly lower for chicks), we wrap the cord around our panels and we clip them to the panels.
Prima Heat Lamp
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Love these heat lights. The protective cage at rhe bottom is perfect.

Prima Heat Lamp
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

If you value your barn, these are the lights to have. Very well made.

Prima Heat Lamp
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I have an older miniature Shetland who needed a little bit of heat at night in the barn, during a cold spell that dipped into the lower 20’s with wind chills in the lower teens… Barn fire is My biggest nightmare, So I knew I had to be careful. I did a lot of research, and so glad I chose the Prima heat lamp! It is very well built and sturdy, I also purchased the Heat Lamp Bulbs, red smooth glass, 250 watt... to go with it. I bought a thermostatically controlled plug that only comes on at 38°, and goes off at 39° to plug this lamp into. I hung it about 6 inches above where his nose could reach stretching at his best…I was so worried I stayed up the first night watching it on my security camera, but everything was fine… I have an electric heat gun, the grid on it heats to about 98°, and the pine shavings on the stall floor right under the lamp read 58° in the morning… Much much better than the lower 20s that was outside.

My pony didn’t know what to think the first night with this red glow coming from his stall, so he stood in his covered paddock area that leads to his stall until he got tired enough around 1AM go in and check it out. I have the most precious screen print of him standing under the lamp with this look of satisfaction on his face… Followed very shortly after with him laying directly under the lamp. He’s in been in there every night as soon as the bulb comes on now… We’ve had the strangest weather in Alabama this February, 50° a couple days then upper 20s and lower teens for a few days, then back to 50° for a couple of days.

I do have a switch in my barn that kills power to the plug this Prima lamp is plugged into, I turn it off on days that I know it won’t be cold enough to need (just as an extra safety step). So glad I made this purchase and happy to share what I use it for… Hope this helps :-)

Prima Heat Lamp
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Very well made, much safer than the metal heat lamps.

Prima Heat Lamp
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Wonderful safe heat source!