Halogen heater question

ThisIsWeird

These halogen heaters are pretty good at localised heating like that, and the warm orange glow helps too

If she were to go for an oil-filled heater instead, then it would almost certainly need to be running at a far higher rate, as it would need to pretty much heat the whole room.

I cannot think of anything cheaper to run that a single 400W halogen bar.

ThisIsWeird

GValue said:

My mother has a 1.2kw halogen heater that runs on three 400 watt bulbs that work independently so she can run one, two or three bulbs at any one time.

She is constantly turning it off and on because she says the room gets too hot. As the bulbs are replaceable, would it be possible to replace the bulbs with ones 230 watts or 120 watts or a mixture so one would be 400watts, one 230watts and one 120 watts?

These bulbs cost £1 each and as her electricity is 34p per kwh, would she also get a significant saving on her electric bill?

To answer your question - yes, if these elements are a same-fit, then they should work in the heater. You should be able to fit them in any combination you like, as long as it isn't higher than the original.

Take care that they are the same 'type'; some are traditional heating elements - a long coiled wire inside an unsealed tube - whereas 'halogen' types appear to be more like a 'lamp', and project their heat more. If you were to fit a traditional type, you may run the risk of the heater body melting...

Can anyone confirm the above, please?!

chris_n

They are not the same thing. They are optimised for heat not light. In simple terms a halogen lamp is much whiter.

markin

Look up ir panels on amazon, and mount it over her chair.

ThisIsWeird

The sit-on electric blankets for chairs are also very effective.

Rusty190

Is there a problem with her turning it off and on?
Why does it matter? - just curious.

GValue

@Rusty190 not really a problem, but she only does turns it off when she gets much too hot, so I'm hoping something could  be less hot or turn itself off before then becuse she then has to move and turn it off and sometimes it falls over and goes off by itself (I think it's a safety anti-tilt function).

grumbler

Get her a remote control socket

GValue

@grumbler Now that's a good idea

Rusty190

GValue said:

@Rusty190 not really a problem, but she only does turns it off when she gets much too hot, so I'm hoping something could  be less hot or turn itself off before then becuse she then has to move and turn it off and sometimes it falls over and goes off by itself (I think it's a safety anti-tilt function).

Sorry - I wandered off.
I was going to suggest a remote control too.
I have one and it is a Godsend.
Just need to remember to turn off at mains before bed.
Must be an easier fix than tinkering with bulbs etc.