Yes they are from Ick Ear.
So far they seem to be good value are easy to build if alone and are quite bold even in a large room.
I've still got more to build, but am already looking at buying more to fill other areas of the bedroom.
What "man jobs" have you done today?
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Yes they are from Ick Ear.
So far they seem to be good value are easy to build if alone and are quite bold even in a large room.
I've still got more to build, but am already looking at buying more to fill other areas of the bedroom.
Noob question ahoy. We had 2 spotlights installed in our box room. I assumed they used the commonly used GU bulbs but when trying to unscrew one that stopped working, it had two small screws holding the housing and a further 2 behind it. It's a mechanism I don't recognise. I guess the fitting has to be fully replaced? I checked in the loft and found one of the lights (the working one) under insulation wired to a box (was a little warm under there). Me moving the box stopped the working light, so something seems loose. Not entirely sure how the sparky got to the other one as it's under boards in the loft.
Do I replace the fitting from above? Is that box safe under the insulation?
That doesn't look like a standard GU10, its a whole unit replacement job. That also means buying more than one because who has mismatched downlights in the same room...
P.S. whoever fitted that needs to be told not to do it again, single insulated cable showing is a big no no. Probably a DIY as no self respecting electrician would leave it like that.
When you replace it, there should not be anything other than the grey cable visible. You just pull them down from below, there loos to be plenty of slack on that.
I've got Loftleg Loft Lids on mine, not sure they are needed as they are covered in insulation anyway so it is not like the heat can escape, it just keeps the insulation off them. https://www.screwfix.com/p/loftleg-loft-lid-downlight-protector-155mm/327tl
Informative, thank you. It was supposedly a sparky/general tradesman we got through our painter/decorator, should have got our actual sparky in hindsight. Are replacing the bulb units doable DIY or should a sparky do it?