Removing GU10 bulbs?!

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I have a mix of 35-50w GU10 halogens all over the house in spotlights, replacing them all over xmas with 4w LEDS which look great so far.

Most fittings the old bulb twists and then i use a blob of blu-tac to help lift it out, i've got several in the hall and landing where I just can't get the bulb out, poor quality light fittings possibly, they twist but don't seem to fully release.

Managed to get a couple out with a pair of marigolds and bluetac to get some leverage, and even tried a little sucker b+q sell but that was useless.

Any tips?

PS. much prefer the MR16s in the bathroom, a simple metal ring to pop out and bulb falls down attached to a wire

 

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Fitment is sealed at the back so no way to remove like that

They are GU10 as i've changed them in the past over the years, with lots of cursing in the process, one I had to pop out with a screwdriver which broke the bulb and needed a plier twist removal which then worked lol

Seems screwfix sell a stronger suction tool which I may try!

 

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Thanks for advice guys, best £3 i've spent in recent years

Video of removal goodness

https://imgur.com/8AXS9L4


https://www.screwfix.com/p/wolfcraft-wfc-5499000-gu10-lamp-removal-tool/6084k


This particular bulb had shrugged off the last 15 minute of faff attempt, out in seconds. Now done the entire house with LEDS, works as well for refitting the bulb. Just hold sucker over bulb with handle at right angle, straighten handle it glues like a Tom Tom sat nav to windscreen and then gives huge leverage to remove...

 

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Most everything is garbage these days. Nothing built to last, it's all borderline dangerous.

I've had a memo from the house builder that they have requested all enclosed rooms with extractor fans to be fit with a smoke detector. This is because of a spate of extractor fans igniting and setting themselves alight.

In one instance the fan caught fire and melted through the water pipe, extremely fortunate that it melted a water pipe and put itself out as the timber framed home could have burned down.

So yea, everything is garbage now. Built using the cheapest parts possible to extract the highest profits.

The lights causing me the most bother do indeed appear to be the cheapest overall fitments, bargain basement of the spotlight refit when previous owners did up house

 

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Thanks for updating, as I have loads of GU10s I will probably pick one of these up as some point.

Mine are pretty much all LED as well, I replaced fittings as well so its a longer job as I am making good the plaster holes which have degraded due to heat, so when previous residents changed bulbs they slowly mullered the ceilings trying to get the bulbs out. My waterproof and fireproof ones (bathrooms) are a nightmare, seriously difficult to assemble and disassemble due to glass and fire gasket thingy!

I still find it amazing how hot the old bulbs must have made the surrounding area, the heat damage to the plaserboard goes quite some distance!

You might have bought Dichroic bulbs, they don't always say very clearly on the packet, push all the heat back into the fitting/ceiling, years ago I switched out for aluminium after some crazy hot spotlight holders.

https://www.flameport.com/electric/lamps_and_lighting/dichroic_or_aluminium_downlight_lamp.cs4

 

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That Screwfix removal tool is now on my shopping list. Looks so much better than some of the awful rubber suckers that resemble the end of a kids play arrow.

Its that good i'm craving some more GU10s to swap lol!

 

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No idea to be honest, I started replacing the units and bulbs when I moved in just over 2 years ago.
Some were MR11 as well so assume same potential heat transfer causes.

Didn't realise there was any difference to be honest!

I've got the MR11 in bathroom and originally bought dichroic, so much heat going into a small flat roof void in the bathroom extension, reckon the fire risk would have been quite high