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Step 1
You can obtain heat or sun lamp bulbs at various hardware or home supply stores. The majority of heat lamp bulbs are rated 150 watt or 250 watt. Even though most of them will screw into a standard light bulb socket of a typical lamp, do not do this, without further investigation.
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Step 2
The watt rating of the lamp socket should be as high or higher than the watt rating of the bulb. (A lamp should have a warning written on it, such as : to avoid risk of fire use 75 watt or smaller wattage rating bulbs).
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Step 3
One option, though I am not guaranteeing 100% safety, is to screw an extension socket with the proper wattage rating into the lamp. Then you can screw the lamp into the extension. It could be possible that the AC chord from the lamp might over heat and burn up with continuous hour after hour use. (Some portable electric space heaters are subject to the same risk with continuous use).
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Step 4
A safer alternative is to purchase a socket with the proper wattage rating that can be plugged into a wall outlet.
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Step 5
Another alternative, if you want the heat lamp situated elsewhere, than where the AC receptacle is located, is to purchase a total unit. A total unit may consist of a reflector, that looks like a 3 quart stainless steel mixing bowl with a high watt rated socket installed into it, that has an AC chord attached to it, that you can plug into a wall outlet. (A total unit will likely have a loop attached to it, so you can obtain a light weight chain and connected it to a hook, that you can screw into the ceiling. Make sure you screw the hook into wood or metal and not just into a ceiling tile).
Comments
cygnetbrown said
on 5/29/2009 We have a heat lamp in our bathroom really handy when you step out of a shower on a cold day. Thanks!
gahazeleyes said
on 5/29/2009 Very informative. Thanks