Batten lamp holders

[oldtimer]

In the tenament houses with the high ceiling a 20 watt is the minimum I would put in the light use 14 watts for halls or bathrooms and 11 watts for an outside light or bedside light but never a main light as I go into properties with an 11 watt fitted and its so dim as it is at the end of its life so I always advise to tenants and customers that when the see the cfl going black around the edges then change it .

But also with energy bills soaring people are using smaller lamps to save some money

 

[sparkdog]

I think the heat problem was only with the old batten holders with no tails.I usually find the t&e on them is baked to a crisp after years of use.