Bathroom Lamp Bowl

[Rod]

Day before yesterday, I was in the bedroom and partner was downstairs, Suddenly a loud crash and bang. The glass bowl of the bathroom ceiling fitting had spontaneously fallen and smashed. No idea why - the screws look to be in the right places, there wasn't much wind, and no-one was there to do anything.

Now we need a replacement. At the moment, we just want a new bowl. But damned if we can find one. It was a cheap fitting - about 180mm across the metal plate that is still there. (Various ideas are going through our heads for the future. It isn't that we won't go for something nicer/better - just not right now.)

And we have already checked out the possible complete replacements in the obvious shops (Homebase, B&Q, John Lewis locally and quite a few internet sites such as TLC, specialist lighting companies, Ikea, and so on.). Still not found anything suitably cheap and simple.

Any suggestions?

[meow2222]

Cheap bowl lights arent hard to find. Dont forget argos. Chance of finding just a bowl is very low, unless you've got a lot of time on your hands and dont mind paying for the privilege.

Glass bowls need the retaining screws to be a bit loose, otherwise thermal movement can shatter them. Some have thin enough metalwork that it can bend easily, making looseness unnecessary.

If you're into saving energy, fit a bowl with 2 bulbholders and a dual switch.

NT

[Andrew Gabriel]

Must have the WC in a separate room then? ;-)

[The Medway Handyman]

You're not going to find one, simple as. Nobody is going to stock parts for cheap light fittings.

Buy a new fitting & replace the old one - it will be cheaper & easier.

[Owain]

+ VAT and job's a goodun for less than a takeway curry.

Owain

[Rod]

Cheap bowls that are suitable for bathroom use are a lot harder to find than I expected! We didn't forget Argos (though Homebase usually has pretty much the same stock these days).

Many of the ones we have located are nit able to take a 100W lamp.

[meow2222]

any 60w fitting can take a 100w lamp. Sleeve the cable ends with fibreglass though.

NT