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Bathroom heating lights

Arran Cameron

What do electricians think of bathroom heating lights?

They are the highest power devices normally connected to a lighting circuit. Many years ago I had one with a 750W heating element. Combine this with a 100W incandescent bulb and you have a device which consumes 3.7A. Two of these devices will overload a 6A lighting circuit.

Should heating lights be designed in a way to easily connect the heating element to a different circuit than that used for the light? Alternatively, should they be powered from a ring main rather than a lighting circuit?

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    Radiation to heat only the individual, and not wasted on the building is very efficient in terms of comfort per watt. Obviously microwaves would be better, but there are health and safety issues with that. But it goes off  instantly and does nothing to dry the room or dispel mould.

    Personally, like their grown up relative the radiant bar heater, I rather like them.

    Talking of radiant bar heaters,  at  a push this type, with the exposed hot wire, allows you to run 110V radio kit from 240V with just a hose clip. You'd have to take the guard off, and this 3kW one is too much for a 5 A lighting cct.

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    Radiation to heat only the individual, and not wasted on the building is very efficient in terms of comfort per watt. Obviously microwaves would be better, but there are health and safety issues with that. But it goes off  instantly and does nothing to dry the room or dispel mould.

    Personally, like their grown up relative the radiant bar heater, I rather like them.

    Talking of radiant bar heaters,  at  a push this type, with the exposed hot wire, allows you to run 110V radio kit from 240V with just a hose clip. You'd have to take the guard off, and this 3kW one is too much for a 5 A lighting cct.

    Mike.

    30364ba5597469e4378875042de0745e-original-belling-countess-3-bar-heat.jpg

     

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