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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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    There are different designs of heating lights. The classic UFO shaped one from the 1970s with its circular heating element is still manufactured by Goldair, although its build quality is not as high as the original. More modern designs use a pair or quartet of infra red bulbs along with an LED light, and can even be recessed into the ceiling.

    Heating lights are not only used in bathrooms. They can also be used in outbuildings and corridors.

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    There are different designs of heating lights. The classic UFO shaped one from the 1970s with its circular heating element is still manufactured by Goldair, although its build quality is not as high as the original. More modern designs use a pair or quartet of infra red bulbs along with an LED light, and can even be recessed into the ceiling.

    Heating lights are not only used in bathrooms. They can also be used in outbuildings and corridors.

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