Can A Heat Lamp Burn Plastic at Brian Strobel blog

Can A Heat Lamp Burn Plastic. Luckily, aside from the shavings (on wet ground), there was very little to burn. One was in a greenhouse brooder not attached to, but very close to, the barn. Apparently, a brooder lamp had fallen into the bedding. Whether from falling, being knocked over, swinging into contact with a flammable object, dust on the bulb igniting, or a bird or loose feather flying up into it, the traditional heat lamp is a fire hazard even when carefully used. In general, heat lamps can successfully melt softer or more fragile types of plastic, such as polyester or polyvinyl chloride (pvc). A heat lamp is really over kill for a plastic bin. If any metal part of the lamp that gets hot comes in direct contact with the plastic, it'll melt, but otherwise no. A regular light bulb would probably do just fine without getting too hot. Pvc hoops and plastic are not very flammable. You'll melt the plastic, but i keep mine on the metal screen and it does just fine. We discovered the fire after it was basically out.

We discovered the fire after it was basically out. One was in a greenhouse brooder not attached to, but very close to, the barn. Luckily, aside from the shavings (on wet ground), there was very little to burn. If any metal part of the lamp that gets hot comes in direct contact with the plastic, it'll melt, but otherwise no. Pvc hoops and plastic are not very flammable. In general, heat lamps can successfully melt softer or more fragile types of plastic, such as polyester or polyvinyl chloride (pvc). Whether from falling, being knocked over, swinging into contact with a flammable object, dust on the bulb igniting, or a bird or loose feather flying up into it, the traditional heat lamp is a fire hazard even when carefully used. A regular light bulb would probably do just fine without getting too hot. You'll melt the plastic, but i keep mine on the metal screen and it does just fine. Apparently, a brooder lamp had fallen into the bedding.

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Can A Heat Lamp Burn Plastic We discovered the fire after it was basically out. Whether from falling, being knocked over, swinging into contact with a flammable object, dust on the bulb igniting, or a bird or loose feather flying up into it, the traditional heat lamp is a fire hazard even when carefully used. A regular light bulb would probably do just fine without getting too hot. A heat lamp is really over kill for a plastic bin. Luckily, aside from the shavings (on wet ground), there was very little to burn. If any metal part of the lamp that gets hot comes in direct contact with the plastic, it'll melt, but otherwise no. One was in a greenhouse brooder not attached to, but very close to, the barn. Apparently, a brooder lamp had fallen into the bedding. We discovered the fire after it was basically out. In general, heat lamps can successfully melt softer or more fragile types of plastic, such as polyester or polyvinyl chloride (pvc). Pvc hoops and plastic are not very flammable. You'll melt the plastic, but i keep mine on the metal screen and it does just fine.