160 Watt Arcadia Mercury Vapor D3 Bulb 220/240 Volt

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Must be used on step up converter. 220/240 volt bulb. 

These are fantastic and worth the money because they last so long!  They pay for themselves in no time. 

LightYourReptiles.com is proud to offer these PROFESSIONAL 160 Watt Mercury Vapor 220/240v bulbs to the US and Canada! UV A&B, Heat and Light all in one BULB!

** IMPORTANT ** * Works with step up converter of 300w or more! 110v to 240v These are the same 240v Bulbs they use in Europe! Not some cheapie Asian 110v version made for the US market. PLEASE NOTE: These bulbs MUST BE USED WITH A Step-UP CONVERTER to work in the US and Canada. 110v to 220v. YES! They WILL fit in all standard Dome Fixtures with a porcelain E27 socket. You can use these with your own step up converter of 300 Watts or more. NOTE: When choosing an up-converter, remember to get one rated approx. DOUBLE the wattage of the bulb being used. These bulbs 160w bulbs should have a minimum of a 300 watt converter. 

The 160 Watt Bulb puts out plenty of UV and Heat for med. to larger enclosures and free range set-ups. The optimum basking distance for Desert Reptiles is approx. 14" - 16" inches. For Forest species, we recommend a basking distance of 16" to 20" inches. Please visit the Arcadia Web-site to learn more about these Fantastic Mercury Vapor Bulbs: http://www.arcadia-reptile.com/d3-uv-basking-lamp/ WARNINGS: Here are some IMPORTANT RULES TO REMEMBER WHEN USING MERCURY VAPOR BULBS: 1. Always maintain proper bulb distance from the reptile(s). 2. Provide ALTERNATE basking and/or warm spots in the environment so the animals will not be forced to stay under the UV light to keep warm longer than they want to. 3. Always provide shelter and shade from UV lights. 4. Use on a timer. 5. Use in CONJUNCTION with other full spectrum fluorescent (linear or CFL) lighting to properly illuminate the animals whole environment. 6. If your budget will allow it, purchase and use a Solarmeter to measure UV output regularly. 7. Questions? Please feel free to call or e-mail. LightYourReptiles@yahoo.com 8. PLEASE VISIT www.uvguide.co.uk to learn more about UV light and reptiles. It is the best site on the web for UV information.

Our Mercury Vapor Bulb Guarantee:

These are some of the FINEST Mercury Vapor bulbs on the worldwide market!

We inspect each of these bulbs prior to shipment and they are guaranteed to work when you set them up correctly with the proper 110v to 220/240v converter.

Due to the fragile nature of the product we, we do not accept returns on this product.