Trying to track down a part for European light fitting.

Aug 13, 2003 5 Replies

Dear all,



I am having a great deal of no success trying to track down a spare part for the lights in my kitchen (which apparently come from Athens and are known as Greek fisherman lights). There is a plastic sleeve which screws into the element and itself has a screw which grips the screw-fit bulb (i.e. not a bayonet fitting). The business end of the sleeve has crumbled away with years of exposure to the heat emanating from the bulb. There is a rather unhelpful picture at

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. I have been to my local they-stock-everything DIY shop and also to B&Q but neither of them have anything that fits the bill. Can anyone recommend a UK specialist supplier of European lighting bits who might be able to assist me? Or is my best bet to get my local electrician in to fit a new UK-format light fitting into it?



Many thanks in advance



David James.


Would any of the two items near the bottom of the page, be any good as a replacement ?

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Or does this look as though it may do the job ?

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You could try Christopher Wray - they tend to sell all sorts of obscure fittings and some of the spares for them.

Quicker to replace the whole bulb holder/socket, or if they wont take CFLs then the complete fittings.

Regards, NT

Thanks to all concerned for the helpful and friendly input. I'll try Christopher Wray and drop into my nearest Ikea (although in East Anglia I suspect my nearest one is Thurrock)

Cheers

David.

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