You use IR for heat? Check this out... Need Advice

Hey all. Well I just went out to my local Home Depot, got some supplies, and now I am a proud owner of a IR lamp. Or at least I think. They didn’t have any straight labeled IR bulbs, but they did have a Phillips Heat Lamp that says on the box, “Infrared Technology,” which I am assuming is the same thing.

So I just wanted to know if my bulb was the correct buy, and if you guys could take a look at my setup, and tell me what you all think.

Thanks!
Invictus

That looks fine.

I bought mine at Walmart, and its the 250 watt, and the lamp is same as yours, but with a ceramic socket, which is needed for the higher heat generated by the 250 watt bulb.

You set up will work fine.

Yes!!!! Thanks. Finally I am the proud owner of this new, amazing, IR technology!

Hopefully I won’t burn my dick off! :firejumpe

When do you recommend using it? Right now I am only jelqing and stretching, doing V stretches, some fowfers, etc.

I usually warm up with warm water in the shower (I keep a cup and fill it up), but how long do you suggest using? And can I stretch, right in front of the lamp while it is on?

Normally IR lamps are red, but there is no reason why they have to be. Don’t look at the lamp too much, they are incredibly bright!

Judge your distance correctly, and use the lamp throughout the entire PE routine. Make sure your balls are covered with a thickish layer of white cloth to reflect the heat back; dark colours absorb heat. Your hand is far more temperature sensitive than your dick, so if your hand can easily stand the heat, you know you are not too close.

That metal reflector is going to get viciously hot; it would not have been my choice, but the bulb is the important bit.

Last but not least, err on the side of caution to start with. Don’t burn your dick off!!! :chuckle:

I hope you have much pleasure and results from your new purchase. There really is nothing to compare to IR heat IMHO.

Give us a user report after a few days use. :)

FG- what distance do you use? And for how long? I have a 125 Watt so its close to your 150.

I can remove the metal plate, do you suggest this? I am going to try without it tonight.

Thanks again!

I change my distance throughout a session. As long as you stay far enough away to be absolutely sure you are not cooking your dick, you are set to go. The back of your hand is more temperature sensitive than the palm, so hold the back of your hand at various distances and decide what will be good; you will instinctively know what is right, or work it out very quickly; just err on the side of caution to start with.

I would keep the reflector in place. The light will probably spread out a lot without it, and it certainly won’t focus forwards. That reflector looks like it will throw a fairly wide beam anyway. The bulb will get as hot as the reflector, so no advantage there.

Experimentation was always a key to success in PE. You now have one more thing to experiment with!

Just got done with a jelqing session, with the light. I wore some boxer briefs and had my schlong sticking through the slit in the middle, so my balls were covered up, but it wasn’t comfortable. Great job warming, definitely good. 20 min later, still feel the warmth in my dick.

But it wasn’t comfortable jelqing. I usually jelq in the bathroom, so I think i’ll stick to the warm water warm up, jelq, then warm down with warm water. Besides, it was a little messy jelqing in the living room. And if my roommate came in the room, i’d be caught with my pants down !

But I will stretch at night, with the lamp. Warm up, stretch under the light, etc. The problem was just the lube getting everywhere. I love the lamp though.

What do you guys use the IR lamp for? Like how do you incorporate it in your routine? Do you stretch under the light? Or just jelq? etc.

Thanks!

I use it to warm up and to stretch. Then I turn it off for jelqing, until I cool down too much, then I turn it on again and warm up. Then I do a bit more stretching with the lamp on. Then I clamp. Then I do a bit more jelqing until I cool down, and I’m done. That’s pretty much my basic standard routine, although I vary it a lot, throwing in various bends, ulis etc.

As long as my dick is warm throughout the routine, I turn the lamp on and off, except for stretching, which I do in front of the lamp usually.

If you want to jelq in front of the lamp, dry jelqs are better, as the oil tends to get way hot, so often my first set of jelqs will be dry, and my second set wet, but it depends what I feel like doing that day.