Halogen bulbs in Kitchen ceiling blowing every week!

jojo8_2

My guess is that a) it gets too hot in kitchen and b) grease particles, etc. are in the air and will settle on bulbs. if you check out the amount of grease that gets accumulated in the extractor fans filter... Since even a little grease via fingers can result in reduced life span.... I will check out the low energy option and the 12v option but not sure that this will resolve the problem.

phill99

Why have you responded to a post that is nearly three years old? Have you spent all day trawling old posts just to stick your awe in?

Abbafan1972

It's strange that this thread has been bumped up, as we have R50 spotlight type lights in our kitchen, there are 7 lights altogether and we get through a shocking amount of bulbs.

We have had them for a few years and the amount we spend on bulbs is quite a lot.

We were thinking about changing the light fittings but don't want to change them if were going to have the same problem.

Luckily when a bulb goes though it doesn't trip out the fuse box.

Slinky_Malinky

I had the same problem with halogen bulbs not lasting in my kitchen. The final straw was when one exploded showering my kitchen with splinters of glass. I changed the light fitting ASAP and will never buy another halogen light.

27col

As a matter of fact, I recently re-lamped 8 halogen spot bulbs in part of my lounge. I swopped them for 8 of the new 20% more efficient type from Toolstation. Interestingly enough I have had to replace 3 of the 8 in the month since I installed them. In the previous 6 years I only replaced 1 out of 22 in total. It is beginning to look like a false economy, what I save on electricity I am spending on replacement lamps. If any more fail, I will replace the whole lot with the originals and to hell with the size of the electricity bill

emmie73

phill99 wrote: »

Why have you responded to a post that is nearly three years old? Have you spent all day trawling old posts just to stick your awe in?

Wow you sound a d**k! What is the problem with someone replying to a post, and 'possibly' NOT realising it is 2-3 years old??? This is a site for people to search for ideas and solutions to save money, isn't it? Why on earth would you stupidly think he/she was 'Sticking their awe in' as you said? Well I am trawling posts as I have problems with my halogen bulbs blowing.....am I sticking my awe in, or am I just after a solution? You clearly have a chip on your shoulder or something. Sigh!!!!!!!!!!!

System

fiscalfreckles wrote: »

I have loads in my house, and an electrician told me that when you are repalcing them, you should be careful not to touch the glass face, as that can weaken the lifespan.

Don't ask me how or why!

Mine always blow a fuse when they go too.

same problem hear- the light in my dds room was always blowing , in the end i changed the fitting to a standard pendant set.

usignuolo

I agree with poster who said you need to keep your fingers off the glass when touching halogen bulbs. We usually take them out of the box with a piece of kitchen towel around the glass and hold them in that while installing. We do not have a problem - we do have problems with a couple of sockets for conventional bulbs always blowing and got in an electrician to test them out and he was unable to find anything wrong. Currently the one which keeps blowing has a guaranteed Tesco long life bulb in it - just installed, guaranteed 15 months, waiting to see what happens next.

ed110220

Are you sure it is the bulb in the same fitting blowing so often? I think they just have short lives, especially if the fitting lets them overheat. At work we had a lift installed new with six halogen bulbs in the ceiling - within 2-3 months they were all dead.

The solution is to use energy saving equivalents - either compact fluorescent or LED. They last much, much longer and use a lot less electricity too, though they are more expensive to buy.

I'm afraid halogen bulbs as downlighters are an impractical fashion - they may look fancy but they are not really a satisfactory lighting method.

katejo

ed110220 wrote: »

Are you sure it is the bulb in the same fitting blowing so often? I think they just have short lives, especially if the fitting lets them overheat. At work we had a lift installed new with six halogen bulbs in the ceiling - within 2-3 months they were all dead.

The solution is to use energy saving equivalents - either compact fluorescent or LED. They last much, much longer and use a lot less electricity too, though they are more expensive to buy.

I'm afraid halogen bulbs as downlighters are an impractical fashion - they may look fancy but they are not really a satisfactory lighting method.

In my bathroom I have halogen GU4 bulbs. When i moved in in 2006, the previous owner left 1 spare bulb behind. I haven't had to change any of the bulbs in 6 years. that must be a record.