I like CHE's I've had pretty good experience with them. I've had a 60 watt CHE since 2004. Its still kicking heat out like the day it was bought. I have it hooked into a on/off cheapo thermostat, so I can't give you a exact run life but if its been on 25% of the time its ran 2 years.
If you suspect the lamp's bad you could plug it into a regular lamp or anything that takes a light bulb and check the heat every so often or set up a min/max thermometer under it and see how it holds heat. I don't think you can really test it other than plugging it in and seeing if it makes heat.

>>My CHE is hooked up to a low-end thermostat. The RHP is too. The heat panel is old faithful, but the CHE is intermittent. It is in a ceramic-based clamp lamp that is big enough for the wattage. I have had the CHE for about 2-3 years.
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>>Sometimes the CHE does not kick on. I *think* it's a faulty lamp, but how can you tell when the CHE goes bad? I have replaced the lamp at least once in those 2-3 years. I buy the FLUKER kind at PetCo because the big box stores only have plastic base lamps.
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>>Advice? What's your experience using CHE's?

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