Why do our bulbs keep blowing?

dmpoole said:
I have the same problem and they are halogen bulbs.
Do you have an answer?
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With halogen, apparently, if you fit them with your bare hands, grease from your skin ends up on the bulb, which is supposed to cause the bulb to overheat and blow.
 
philstanbridge said:
Nope, they are all sorts but not halogen.
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For the light fittings, I'd say dodgy wiring.

There's this one hall light fitting that doesn't last very long at all, blows within a few weeks, other parts in the house we've got halogen bulbs that have lasted for years.
 
Been working it out. Bulbs have blown in the lounge, hallway, outside, kitchen, bedroom 2, upstairs hall and free standing uplighters in the lounge. The bulbs are all different sizes. Curiously bedroom 1, 3, 4, 5 and the ensuites/bathrooms and downstairs wc are all okay. So it's not the whole house by any circumstances, only particular 'hot spots'.
 
St0rmer66 said:
We do not live in such a world unfortunately! :o .

IME newer houses tend to be significantly worse for wiring, plumbing and general contruction than their older counterparts.
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Yes you are not wrong. We have just had this insurance job completed due to bad/faulty installation of the shower in one of the ensuites (installed by the original contractors). Slow water leaks over a period of time, eventually leaked through the ceiling causing related damage. What a nightmare it has been.
 
We bought a new build about a year ago and the wiring was pretty poor. Two light switches that didn't do anything and another one that controlled 2 lights at once (1st and 2nd floor, so you could only have both on, or both off!). One of the phone sockets also didn't work and when I changed the light bulb in the utility room, the whole fitting came loose from the ceiling.

With older houses you know that in theory things have had time to bed in and most problems will have been fixed already. With a new build, you know that while things may go wrong, at least if they happen in the first couple of years you can get them done for free under snagging. Whereas on an older house you can never be sure what issues there may be lurking under the surface that have been papered over as it were to get the sale through.
 
philstanbridge said:
Yes you are not wrong. We have just had this insurance job completed due to bad/faulty installation of the shower in one of the ensuites (installed by the original contractors). Slow water leaks over a period of time, eventually leaked through the ceiling causing related damage. What a nightmare it has been.
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Could be some water damage that wasn't spotted. Could be poor wiring. Could even be an appliance causing a surge (usually fridges/freezers).
 
Why not use energy efficient bulbs? I used to hate them but newer ones are much better, come on instantly and start off at near full brightness.
 
dmpoole said:
I have the same problem and they are halogen bulbs.
Do you have an answer?
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Yeah seems to be down to the fittings from what the sparky said. Halogen bulbs seem to blow all the time as we unfortunately found out when we got a new kitchen light. Ended up swapping it back for a strip light as it was getting silly, almost one a week and at £5 a pop...

It wasn't a cheap fitting either, we try and buy good stuff but Halogen just seem to be prone to blowing a lot. Might be down to other factors too but Halogen seem to just be bad for it. never found a goof solution

- Pea0n
 
kylew said:
With halogen, apparently, if you fit them with your bare hands, grease from your skin ends up on the bulb, which is supposed to cause the bulb to overheat and blow.
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I've always used a cloth so that isn't my problem.
It's a pain because when a halogen blows it trips the house.
 
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