Radiant Heat Panel, Overhead Mount 11"x16"

The indestructible 11"x16" Overhead / Top Mount Radiant Heat Panel is great for small-sized to medium-sized animals, turtles, reptiles, chicks, and small birds. It is an ideal RHP for heating arboreal reptiles and high humidity cage set ups. Rated at 50 watts of power, it will heat an 11-inch by 16-inch area (176 square inches). A big advantage of the overhead mount Sweeter Heater is the ability to adjust the height to your specific needs and keep your animals at the perfect level of warmth indoors or outdoors.

RHPs are a safe source of supplemental infrared heat for your reptile or amphibian. We especially love Sweeter Heater radiant heat panels because they are widely trusted among reptile keepers, outdoor animals and livestock; they are reliable, easy-to-install, and will stay at or below a safe heat level for your animal (meaning no hot spots or burns). Your energy bill will also be spared, as these use far less electricity.

Features

• Overhead Model (top mount) for suspending overhead - chain and hooks included.
• Rated at 50 watts of power. It will heat an 11x16 inch area (176 square inches). 
• Safe heat source for smaller applications; ideal for brooders, reptiles, bird cages, or single small pets. Rather than warming the environment, it warms your animals as they gather underneath the heater. It will not burn your animals.
• The Sweeter Heater produces no noise or artificial light.
• Uses less power to operate, is unbreakable, and sealed for easy cleaning.
  
• The lens temperature will not exceed 160-180 degrees and will not burn your animals.
• UL certified. For added safety measures, it has a snap-action thermal control to ensure heaters turn off automatically when heat is not allowed to escape.
• Designed and made in Wisconsin.
• 3-year warranty.
  

Specs

• 50 watts
• 0.45 Amps
• Four pounds
• 11" Width, 16" Length

More about Sweeter Heater

Radiant heat panels from Sweeter Heater are known for their quality: Each infrared panel develops a uniform heat pattern, uses less power to operate, is unbreakable, and is sealed so it can be washed. They are UL certified, assembled in the US, and have a 3-year warranty; a standard above the other RHPs available on the market.

The science behind the Sweeter Heater RHP is based on the principle of infrared radiant heat: The goal is to heat the animal, not the environment; therefore, the infrared rays are spread over the entire surface area of the panel and are evenly projected straight down in a uniform heat pattern with no hot spots or cold spots.

Heater Information + Start Up

As with any electric heating device, special precautions must be taken: Allow a minimum of 6 inches of air space between the ground surface, bedding, straw hay or any combustible materials. Ensure that the panel's heat surface is open to air so the heat is allowed to escape and circulate; ensure the unit cannot be allowed to fall with its heating surface enclosed. Otherwise, severe overheating may occur which could result in combustion.

Note: The odor that is often noted on a new heater is from the escalated final drying of the lens material (fiberglass and adhesives), as the heat is applied. The odor is normal and will go away in a day or so as the new materials dry out. Very close examination of the lens sometimes reveals small hairline cracks that are created as the lens dries--this is also normal. All of the materials Sweeter Heater uses in the radiant heat panel are completely safe: 

• Lens material: Common fiberglass fire-rated sheeting used in home + food industry.
• Shell: ABS styrene material (think refrigerator linings, toys + molded products).
• Insulation: Non-combustible EcoTouch Insulation utility blanket.

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Ideal for Many Types of Animals

Sweeter Heaters are ideal for use in chick brooders, chicken coops, whelping areas, goats, kennel runs, farrowing units, dog and cat houses/crates, rabbits, bees, and bird and reptile cages.

Reptiles, amphibians: Reptile keepers love Sweeter Heater as an indestructible, cleanable, supplemental heat source for indoor or outdoor enclosures. We get great feedback from herpetologists, breeders, and hobbyists using Sweeter Heater to safely heat their snake tank or tortoise enclosure; they especially love the ability to raise or lower the panel height as needed. 

Poultry: The Sweeter Heater has been tested and proven by chicken farmers for over 20 years. Poultry owners are rapidly making the Sweeter Heater the preferred heat source for brooders. Not just for brooding, the Sweeter Heater is used in many outdoor chicken coops and hen houses. Warmer than most radiant heaters and not as hot as heat lamps, the temperature ranges between 160-180 degrees (F). 

*Dependent upon environmental factors (air temp, draft, moisture, and surface covering).

Whelping: Sweeter Heaters have proven to be an asset in whelping boxes, keeping them safe and warm without overheating the mother. Ideal to be mounted in the corner of the box so mom doesn’t overheat while the puppies are cuddled quietly under the heater.

Larger animals: Sweeter Heaters are also excellent sources of heat for goats and lambs. The larger models give the animals plenty of room to safely warm up. It's recommended to mount the RHP flush with the back wall of their shelter.