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#176281
Iluviggy
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Electricity cost differences w/ bulbs? 
does anyone know if there is a cost difference (electric bill)
w/ florescent UVB bulbs and the other kind of uvb emitter? (i forgot what they’re called.)
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11/06/04 12:16pm
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#176335
Xta
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Message To: Iluviggy In reference to Message Id: 176281
Electricity cost differences w/ bulbs?
I’m sure flourescents use less electricity because they don’t put off heat but since you need another heat bulb anyway, then I suppose you are wasting even more electricity. If you can get your cage hot enough with a Mercury Vapor Bulb which gives off UVB, you may be ahead of the game. I have no data to prove my theory, but it would be my logical guess. Maybe Jif can give a better answer since she has a lot of bulbs for her reptiles. I’m sure she has to consider the electric bills more than me!
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11/06/04 3:57pm
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#176362
Iluviggy
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Message To: Xta In reference to Message Id: 176335
Electricity cost differences w/ bulbs?
yes. hers must be through the roof! i have to use 2 250 watt CHE’s to heat the cage. this might change though because i’m moving soon and a lot of the reason why i can’t get the cage heated enough is because of the type of apartment i live in now. When we move we’ll probably re-do the cage a bit aswell. more money spent!! 
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11/06/04 4:48pm
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#176412
Jif
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Message To: Xta In reference to Message Id: 176335
Electricity cost differences w/ bulbs?
Yup, we’re coming into my real expensive season now...winter in Michigan. IF you can heat the cage adequately with a MV bulb and a CHE (which can remain on at night) that is the way to go. If not, I would suggest a good fluorescent UVB used in conjunction with some 45 watt halogen flood lamps from the hardware store. The halogens put out a ton of heat at a much lower wattage compared to regular incandescent bulbs. Conserving the heat that you are providing is the key. A closed in enclosure is the economical choice so get rid of an wire that you possibly can. Replace it with wood or plexiglass
I use MV bulbs during the day and human heating pads or CHE’s at night. I do keep the upstairs lizard rooms fairly warm anyway so this isn’t as much of a concern as the downstairs.
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11/06/04 7:05pm
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#176568
Xta
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Message To: Jif In reference to Message Id: 176412
Electricity cost differences w/ bulbs?
Yep...I figured in Michigan you’d have quite a time of it keeping all those reptiles warm (or else you must be blasting the heat!)  I had heard that radient heat panels didn’t use as much power (over CHEs). I’ve never used one though and they are much more expensive. Do you use any of those?
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11/06/04 11:21pm
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#179465
N55 Freak
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Message To: Xta In reference to Message Id: 176568
Electricity cost differences w/ bulbs?
I dont even wanna know what my lizards are rakin in for elec cost, For iguana cage, Ive got 5 150 Watt Bulbs, and a UV Tube, A Humidifier, and about too be another UV Tube, Nile cage is a 100watt CHE, and a 150 Watt Bulb, Bearded is 2 75 Bulbs, and a Uv Tube, and Desert iguanas is 1 150 Watt, 1 75 Watt Che, 1 75 Watt night bulb, And finally Tokay is 1 75 Night bulb, and a heating Pad, Oh yea, Bearded and Desert also have heating pads.
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11/11/04 12:00pm
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#179691
Jif
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Message To: N55 In reference to Message Id: 179465
Electricity cost differences w/ bulbs?
You would benefit from utilizing some halogen flood bulbs. You could probably replace those 150 watt bulbs with 50 watt halogens and save some electrical costs. They cost between $3 and $6 at your local hardware or home improvement store. Check it out! With winter quickly approaching I expect my electric bill to hit the $450/mo range pretty soon.
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11/11/04 8:40pm
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#179707
Ryoflex36
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Message To: Jif In reference to Message Id: 179691
Electricity cost differences w/ bulbs?
You have to use 5 150 watt bulbs? Isn’t that alot?
~Ryo~ 
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11/11/04 9:05pm
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#179771
D0llm0uth
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Message To: Jif In reference to Message Id: 179691
Electricity cost differences w/ bulbs?
You are kidding. Ours is $600 a month in the summer. Wow, I must be doing something wrong.
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11/11/04 10:22pm
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#179992
N55 Freak
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Message To: Ryoflex36 In reference to Message Id: 179707
Electricity cost differences w/ bulbs?
the cage is 6ft tall, by 5ft wide, by 2 1/2 deep.
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11/12/04 11:26am
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#180119
Iluviggy
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Message To: N55 In reference to Message Id: 179992
Electricity cost differences w/ bulbs?
jif- or anyone else that can answer this- my cage is 6 feet long. 4 feet high, 2 feet deep. it takes 2 CHE’S at 250 watts ea. to heat it to the 90’s, and occasionally i can get away w/ 1 CHE and a night bulb that puts out a bit of heat. how much heat will the halogens provide? would it provide enough to replace the CHE’S altogether?
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11/12/04 5:01pm
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#180178
Xta
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Message To: Iluviggy In reference to Message Id: 180119
Electricity cost differences w/ bulbs?
You are talking about for the day right?
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11/12/04 7:22pm
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#180240
Jif
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Message To: Iluviggy In reference to Message Id: 180119
Electricity cost differences w/ bulbs?
What is the construction of the cage? Is there a lot of wire or ventilation?
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11/12/04 9:46pm
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#181816
Iluviggy
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Message To: Jif In reference to Message Id: 180240
Electricity cost differences w/ bulbs?
the cage is plexiglass,w/ hardware cloth on top, wood molding around the edges. we’ve covered quite alot of the top up w styrofoam and cardbord to hold some more heat in, except where the lights/ heat are beating down.( don’t want to cause any fires, god forbid!)
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11/15/04 4:42pm
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