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  1. B

    Switches and lamps keep blowing in new place

    Hi guys, so I've moved into a new place but near enough every week a spotlight lamp will blow, tripping the RCBO and meaning I dish out £3 for a new lamp. This has been going on for a few months and now I've had 2 MK dimmer module switches blow on me in the last week. They are £25 a piece and I...
  2. S

    dimmer switch blowing

    Hello I have a intermediate lighting circuit in a bedroom consisting 4 5ow down lights, the dimmer switch is at the entrance to the bedroom in a 2 gang box, the 2 gang intermediate is by the side of the bed and a 2 gang switch is on the other side of the bed. the other lighting circuit controls...
  3. R

    LED lights blowing - is it the (old) consumer unit?

    I have a very odd problem to do with LED lighting. The customer had a string of 10 x 40 Watt incandescent lamps, connected to a dimmer switch. We replaced the dimmer switch with a Varilight V-Pro trailing-edge dimmer so that he could use 10 x 3 Watt LED candle lamps instead. Whenever I...
  4. F

    Dimmer switch with 4 light fitting blowing

    I have posted on this topic a good few months ago and have covered things like the loading of the bulbs (40watt x 4 bulbs) compared to the capacity of the switch which soemthing like 400 watts. I have also bough a better quality dimmer a Click Deco and have already had to get a replacement unit...
  5. P

    Fed up with lamps blowing

    Bought a 2nd tester from Steve on here, lovely condition BUT i was just checking all was good with the tester on my house and noticed again that volts were up at 253V. Now this is my house and Mrs P&S has refused all attempts at me changing the chandeliers for some energy efficient lamps so am...
  6. wsoppitt

    flourescent starter keeps blowing , why

    6ft flourescent fitting keeps blowing starters , why fellas ?
  7. A

    Dimmer Switches that don't die after a bulb blowing

    Hi all, Was wondering if anyone out there can recommend a brand of dimmer switch that can stand a bit of inrush current from a lamp blowing.. I have got through two in the last 6 months, both have suffered quadrac failure The switches used have a VDR on the output but the fault gets beyond...
  8. Clark3169

    100 watt bulbs keep blowing?

    Hi guys, can anyone help with this one? My customer had a problem with his two kitchen lights - 100 watt screw bulbs in a tilting downlight style fittings that kept blowing. After inspection one fitting was broken resulting in the bulb fitting being sat at an angle no doubt putting a strain on...
  9. A

    fuse blowing randomley somtimes instantly sometimes in 10 to 20 mins driving me nuts

    hi there my downstairs lighting ring fuse blows randomly sometimes instantly sometimes in 10 to 20 mins. ive tried a multimeter continuation test to see if there is any contact between earth and live and neutral and live on that circuit . which there doesn't seem to be. there is continuity...
  10. S

    lamps blowing any ideas???

    Changed a customers lights a while back from old spots to new roses throughout the house. Had a call yesterday to say they still keep blowing any ideas? All connections are good, all tested. I know they had cheap 100w lamps in to begin with which i advised changing. Anything else to try other...
  11. a-z electrics

    bulbs blowing - voltage on 2way switch wires

    Hi All, Wonder if anyone could throw some light on this one (forgive the pun)- Was called out to sort problem with landing light which blows the bulb when switched on.. mcbs not tripping and lighting is not on an rcd protection. visited and looked at switches, both 2-way 2 gang coupled with...
  12. J

    110v transformer blowing trip

    Ive had this transformer a few years and never had a problem. I used it about 2 months ago then put it in the shed. I have now taken it out and its blowing the trip in my house for some reason. The shed I left it in has been leaking water and I have had to clear all my tools out of it but have...
  13. P

    ES candle bulbs blowing

    Hi guys & gals,anybody come across es bulbs blowing big time,I mean the glass parting from the screw base and flying across the room. thought it might be cheap bulbs,but according to granny they have come from different suppliers. going there later to have a look. cheers
  14. C

    Mains surge blowing eurotherm controllers

    On Saturday evening there war a huge mains surge that left all our eurtherm controllers fried. All fuses were in tact. How can this happen? Great forum.
  15. S

    Lamps Blowing

    hi guys, went to look a lamp blowing problem today would a insulation resistance reading of 0.50 mega ohms on suspect lighting circuit with all lamps removed be the reason why 2 wall lights, 1 ceiling pendant and 1 bathroom lights lamps keep blowing. there are another 4 lights on the circuit...
  16. B

    Lamps blowing simultaneously.

    Hi guys. So, I was sitting at home revising for my 2391 and suddenly a small bang and I was plunged into darkness. Checked the board and sure enough the breaker for the lighting had tripped. Flicked it back on, and now two lights next to the board have both blown, whilst the remainder of the...
  17. D

    Dimmer question- lamp blowing?

    Yeah I know there's loads of threads, I searched on 'dimmer' and still can't figure it. I changed a ceiling lampshade/fitting for a friend lately. It's a single light controlled by a single old school dimmer switch. Lamp she had before was I THINK 60w. Or I just assumed it was. This new shade...
  18. E

    Lights blowing

    Hi guys wondering if anyone can give me a hand to the following problem Have 18 kitchen spotlights each with 50watt gu10 Phillips lamps in. They keep going out. It's run in 1.5mm cable on the downstairs circuit with 9 other lights in lounge/dining room/garrage x2/outside light/wc/ hallway and...
  19. J

    excessive amount of downlights blowing

    I finished a rewire in september and scince then a tennant has moved into the house and she is complaining about the amount of GU10s that keep popping, there are 30 in total over 2 circuits, she also reckons that a G4 table lamp that is plugged into a socket has also blown twice scince she has...
  20. M

    cfl lamps blowing

    went to a customer today whose low energy lamps he just put in his pendant fittings were blowing after an hour or at most three hrs. i inspected the pendant drops and they wernt to good so replaced the drop for new checked and connections in rose. voltage is 250v at lampholder tungsten lamps...

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