lights gone again

sparky260500

EssexExile wrote: »

Try reading it again.

what ever it wont be that so don't worry about it.

baldelectrician

Buy branded lamps
Use a brand such as Osram, Philiips, Sylvanina

A better option is to change the lamps to LED dimmable ones ( branded, of course) and change the dimmer to one compatible with the LED lamps you have just installed

trailingspouse

Lecky came out yesterday, and has temporarily replaced the dimmer with a standard switch. When the lights came on again, there were 3 bulbs blown (the original and two more).

He's suggested that we replace all the bulbs with halogen ones, then we'll wait and see if it happens again. If it does, then we move on to a closer inspection of the light fitting itself.

He's back at the beginning of February to do some other work for us, and will bring another dimmer with him and fit it then, assuming no more bulbs have blown.

Fingers crossed that will sort the problem.

brightontraveller

sparky260500 wrote: »

its the filament that blows the dimmer up.

that’s a reaction with gas molecules, electrons, dissociated ions, under fault conditions then plasma arc etc resulting in u/s dimmer tripping fuse (often known as negative resistance) You don’t need to not have filament lamp just buy the right type fused
But op stated when previous lamp blew it did not take out dimmer meaning in this instance unlikely to be the cause... but you carry on thinking what you like as op sparky has put in halo's there's no point

sparky260500

trailingspouse wrote: »

Lecky came out yesterday, and has temporarily replaced the dimmer with a standard switch. When the lights came on again, there were 3 bulbs blown (the original and two more).

He's suggested that we replace all the bulbs with halogen ones, then we'll wait and see if it happens again. If it does, then we move on to a closer inspection of the light fitting itself.

He's back at the beginning of February to do some other work for us, and will bring another dimmer with him and fit it then, assuming no more bulbs have blown.

Fingers crossed that will sort the problem.

excellent that will sort the problem, replacing with halogen ones. you have a good sparky there.

brightontraveller

sparky260500 wrote: »

excellent that will sort the problem, replacing with halogen ones. you have a good sparky there.

Both halogen and incandescent bulbs produce light by heating a tungsten filament with an electrical current no longer think it’s the filament then..? :rotfl:
Halogens draw much higher current on start up, effected by vibration, heat etc lifespan less than alternatives use 80- 90% more electricity than led cfls etc Personally think there the worse choice,,,

sparky260500

brightontraveller wrote: »

Both halogen and incandescent bulbs produce light by heating a tungsten filament with an electrical current no longer think it’s the filament then..? :rotfl:
Halogens draw much higher current on start up, effected by vibration, heat etc lifespan less than alternatives use 80- 90% more electricity than led cfls etc Personally think there the worse choice,,,

God why are you so argumentative changing the lamps will solve the problem you seem to know your stuff, or you just look it up. hands on site knowledge is much better then reading it from a book/internet.

sparky260500

trailingspouse wrote: »

Lecky came out yesterday, and has temporarily replaced the dimmer with a standard switch. When the lights came on again, there were 3 bulbs blown (the original and two more).

He's suggested that we replace all the bulbs with halogen ones, then we'll wait and see if it happens again. If it does, then we move on to a closer inspection of the light fitting itself.

He's back at the beginning of February to do some other work for us, and will bring another dimmer with him and fit it then, assuming no more bulbs have blown.

Fingers crossed that will sort the problem.

you also have the choice of led lamps as well

sparky260500

trailingspouse wrote: »

Lecky came out yesterday, and has temporarily replaced the dimmer with a standard switch. When the lights came on again, there were 3 bulbs blown (the original and two more).

He's suggested that we replace all the bulbs with halogen ones, then we'll wait and see if it happens again. If it does, then we move on to a closer inspection of the light fitting itself.

He's back at the beginning of February to do some other work for us, and will bring another dimmer with him and fit it then, assuming no more bulbs have blown.

Fingers crossed that will sort the problem.

The lamps will still keep blowing even though he has put a switch in you may still get it blowing the fuse but it wont blow the switch up

brightontraveller

sparky260500 wrote: »

God why are you so argumentative changing the lamps will solve the problem you seem to know your stuff, or you just look it up. hands on site knowledge is much better then reading it from a book/internet.

Have both technical and hands on where we differ is in opinion cause and solution mine that incompatible lamps and dimmers were fitted during rewire 18mths ago and subsequently a continued mismatch even after first visit has continued to cause problems…?
electricians been back once changed dimmer, second time changes dimmer to switch and lamps to halos, will return a third to change switch etc (what do you think the chances they will get it right seeing they haven’t already ?)
I see that from a business point of view not cost effective for sparks or satisfactory to client. I’m in business to make money and have happy clients and workers this works best by doing the job right first time for all as I see it? There’s a sloppy suck it and see approach or worse lack of knowledge?
The choice of halo’s says to me there not understanding why its happening, the alternatives out there etc and costing both them and client £ makes it harder for good sparks to get £ as people think all are the same....