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Light bulb safety

Lisa Miles
Hi all


Asking for a friend who needs to change a light bulb in their new home.


The current light bulb in the ceiling pendant is a 40w (28w halogen) bulb but they find it too dim.

Can they safely swap that out for a 60w (42w halogen)?


There's no rating stickers or information of any on the light fitting itself so they don't want to put in a higher rated bulb if it may overheat and cause a fire.


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    Lisa, do not go on the naughty step just yet as you are amongst the probably 99.99999999% of the population who believe the bulb to be the correct term for an electric light bulb. All the english dictionaries I have read (Chambers, OED. etc) describe a lamp as the unit providing illumination as in gas lamp, electric lamp and a bulb as the source of illumination in a lamp, as well as the horticultural definition. It is only amongst electricians that the bulb becomes the lamp and a lamp a lamp holder. ? 

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    Lisa, do not go on the naughty step just yet as you are amongst the probably 99.99999999% of the population who believe the bulb to be the correct term for an electric light bulb. All the english dictionaries I have read (Chambers, OED. etc) describe a lamp as the unit providing illumination as in gas lamp, electric lamp and a bulb as the source of illumination in a lamp, as well as the horticultural definition. It is only amongst electricians that the bulb becomes the lamp and a lamp a lamp holder. ? 

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