I have a new build house which has these new fangled euro energy saving lights. One lamp went so I bought a new bulb but after putting it in it didn't work so it looks like it's the lamp holder that is the problem (it's not the switch as it switches 2 lights and the other one works fine. I looked on TLC (where I got the bulb from) and can't find a holder. This is the bulb
Thanks
Angela
The holder is unlikely to be faulty, it's probably the control gear within the fitting. The cheapest option may be to replace the whole fitting, do TLC have something similar?
Peter
Forgive me for being dim but what's the difference between the holder and the whole fitting? The holder is quite a chunky thing and the bit that goes into the ceiling is just the same as a standard pendant fitting. It's the chunky thing the bulb sits in that I would have thought has gone.
I don't know if TLC has any, I don't know what I'm looking for. Short of driving there and asking I don't know what to do. I thought I would do some research on the internet before making a 7 mile journey.............if only I knew what is was called. :(
Angela
Hi Angela, This to me is not standard. change to a bayonet fitting, Have loads of standard bulbs for these, I mean the same as this but bayonet. ( excuse he spelling)
regards
Mick
Leeds U.K.
Try this:
Can't help with the name, but you could try a call to these people.
Try this:
Mark you're a genius, that's it!
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The fitting is - however my friend suggests I get the developer to fix it - worth a try I think!
The nice new uroregulation that makes builders fit fittings you can't put normal lights in and can't find shades to fit. It is called progress (and furious lobbying and purchasing of eurocrats and uroMP's by Osram and others.).
Are you sure you got the right lamp? In the interests of uroharmonisation they come in both 4 and 2 pin versions which are of course incompatible.
You might be better off fitting a standard holder and getting the urosubsidised standard CFL lamps for 10p each or whatever they are being given away for at the moment.
What you've got there is similar in principle to an ordinary tube fluorescent fitting - the tube isn't the only part that can fail. Within the fitting is electronic control gear - and it sounds like that is the problem.
Yep, I have the right lamps, I ev en took the old one with me.
| | You might be better off fitting a standard holder and getting the | urosubsidised standard CFL lamps for 10p each or whatever they are | being given away for at the moment. |
Not really feasible as I would have to change both lights and then get new shades - have you seen the price of lamp shades at the m oment???? :)
Well blow me down - the developer is going to fix it!!
On a side note - I just got my post - I thought they were on strike????
Drivers today, sorting offices/deliveries tomorrow, but I wasn't expecting any today either.
Bugger. Was out when the postie called today and he left a thingie for something that needed signing for. So can't go and collect it tomorrow. And Saturday will be mayhem there. It's probably my upgrade to Win7.
If the developer etc will not fit it for free, rather than paying =A317 (which is nuts) fit an MK Shockguard pendant & ceiling rose. This takes standard BC energy saving lights (free-25-400p) and isolate the terminals when you unplug the bulb.
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