HPS Bulb Burning Wood??

Hi i have a grow op in the dresser of my bedroom and i have just recently purchases a 250Watt HPS bulb and i was wondering if it would burn the wood..it is appox 1 inch from the wood

thanks,Dave

Is this with or without an aircooled reflector ?

if there is a reflector between it then no if the bulb its self is one inch away then there is a good probability of it burning.

what if its just aluminum foil between them?

why would foil be there?... unless you want to start a fire?

get a reflector and if its a tight dresser unit make sure its enclosed or get a cool tube reflector

how does aluminum foil start a fire???

b/c aluminum foil is in no way a to be used as a fire retardant its meant for food. you really need a reflector thats made of some actually semi decent metal. I would even try to have the reflector not even touch the wood so it doesn't conduct heat as well and there is only a layer of air that gets heated and not the metal to wood which is still prob dangerous. Wood would just absorb allot of you precious light. Get the most out of it by investing in something that will in your case make you grow safer and better. Gl and don't burn the house down.

Keep in mind that most homeowner's insurance doesn't cover fires started in illegal grow ops.