Strip Light - keep or get rid?

KatieDee

Hi there,

We have a strip light in our bathroom which has been there since we moved in (and from the look of things, for the past 20 years at least!). Today, the bulb gave up the ghost (either that or the puller thing that hangs from the ceiling) and is no longer switching on.

I have had a quick Google but cannot find a replacement which is easy to source. In the near future we would also like to fit a new bathroom in.

Is it worth keeping the strip light and trying to find a replacement bulb (strip?) or would it be better to replace the strip light with a more conventional, modern light fitting?

If the latter, does anybody know how much this might cost, including removal of the existing light and installation of a new fitting?

Thank you :beer:

Ebe_Scrooge

If it's a standard fluorescent tube then you can get them at any DIY shed - for example :

http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/lighting/ceiling-and-wall-lights/fluorescent-lights

Likewise, the switch ( if it's the switch that's faulty ) is easily available. It may just be the starter that's gone - again, cheap and easy to replace.

Whether to keep the strip light or replace with a different fitting is purely down to personal taste. The fitting itself you can pay what you want - from a couple of quid for a bare bulb on a piece of flex, to thousands for a crystal chandelier But fitting it is easy - basically unscrew the existing fitting and wire in the new one in the same way. Easy to DIY if you know what you're doing with electrics, or less than half an hour's labour for an electrician ( or suitably experienced friend ! )