Circular Flourescent light stops working every 4-5 months.

cosmnw1

Hi

I have this in my bathroom:
http://www.cp-lighting.co.uk/Crompton-Circular-32W-12-Warm-White-830

It has started to need replacing with alarming frequency.:mad:
Is there anything I can double check in the base unit to verify things are in order?

C
PS: I am thinking of replacing the entire thing with something LED based.... :T
PPS: Excuse my choice of post icon, I couldn't resist....:D

Grenage

What's the enclosure? I assume it's rated for bathrooms (I think it might be IP44 for bathrooms), and that the seal looks ok? I imagine moist air would deck the connections pretty quickly.

maninthestreet

Any sign of corrosion on any of the metal fittings, that might indicate ingress of water is occurring?

Cisco001

No idea. Is the unit/ fitting waterproof?

TheCyclingProgrammer

A sealed LED unit might be worth getting. I have a Phillips one in our downstairs shower room. It's IP rated and has a 5 year warranty.

Jonesya

Does your fitting have a starter, and if so have you ever replaced it?

If does and it's struggling to light-up or taking a long time, could be the starter needs replacing. You should really change the starter at the same time as you change the tube. Example below:

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p89674?

cosmnw1

Jonesya wrote: »

Does your fitting have a starter, and if so have you ever replaced it?

If does and it's struggling to light-up or taking a long time, could be the starter needs replacing. You should really change the starter at the same time as you change the tube. Example below:

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p89674?

The gentleman at the electrical shop has kindly replaced the circular light free of charge (I had a receipt from 6 months ago).
I don't think it is the light fault though, because even after replacing it, nothing works.

I have placed a few pictures / videos here to try and illustrate how good a job I've done:
<https://goo.gl/26vokx&gt;

As you can see some of the initial pictures show a not-so-tightly fixed connector after my initial attempt (light didn't come up at all with this):
<https://goo.gl/P3wqk3&gt;

Which I think I've now plugged in better:
<https://goo.gl/jbqcE4&gt;

But the only thing I've managed to get is some flickering:
<https://goo.gl/1tZqK7&gt;

The pictures also show the starters, which seems fine to be honest (externally, but what do I know):
<https://goo.gl/Q7YFqn&gt;

I am feeling a bit lost and there's been a very opaque portable led light in the bathroom for a while now.
The next action is to get the starter replaced as per suggestions I've gathered in this thread.

Any other inputs deeply welcome.
C

cosmnw1

TheCyclingProgrammer wrote: »

A sealed LED unit might be worth getting. I have a Phillips one in our downstairs shower room. It's IP rated and has a 5 year warranty.

Do you think a noobie like me would be able to fit such a jewel here:
<https://goo.gl/IRi8Rq&gt;

without the assistance of an electrician, and only with Internet-based resources?

cosmnw1

Grenage wrote: »

What's the enclosure? I assume it's rated for bathrooms (I think it might be IP44 for bathrooms), and that the seal looks ok? I imagine moist air would deck the connections pretty quickly.

maninthestreet wrote: »

Any sign of corrosion on any of the metal fittings, that might indicate ingress of water is occurring?

Cisco001 wrote: »

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No idea. Is the unit/ fitting waterproof?

I have a video of the cover, with my shaking hands trying to slot it in place (I did manage):
<https://goo.gl/IRi8Rq&gt;

Not sure if that cover is the actual culprit, it doesn't look particularly insulating and might be determining the same problem again in the future. Although I managed to get to five and a half years in total, so it mustn't be too bad? But what do I know.

Thank you again for rescuing me from my DIY nightmare.

Norman_Castle

The ballast could have failed which may have been causing the regular bulb failures.

no1catman

I had two of those in the kitchen, yes seemed to go very quickly - not cheap to replace either.
Had the units replaced, new ones take long-life bulbs - no problem since.