Light bulb safety

Lisa Miles over 4 years ago

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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0 Chris Pearson over 4 years ago

kfh:

It is only amongst electricians that the bulb becomes the lamp and a lamp a lamp holder. ?

There were lamps before leccy, and they might have been placed in a lamp holder. What they certainly didn't have was a bulb or if you want to be old-fashioned, a globe.

Don't worry about the naught step, Lisa. I will join you there and we can be naughty together. ?
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0 Chris Pearson over 4 years ago

kfh:

It is only amongst electricians that the bulb becomes the lamp and a lamp a lamp holder. ?

There were lamps before leccy, and they might have been placed in a lamp holder. What they certainly didn't have was a bulb or if you want to be old-fashioned, a globe.

Don't worry about the naught step, Lisa. I will join you there and we can be naughty together. ?
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