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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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    Sparkingchip:




    OlympusMons:




    Lisa Miles:

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    There's no rating stickers or information of any on the light fitting itself


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     might be a sticker visible inside when the lamp is taken out.

     
    How many engineers does it take to change a light bulb? :)


     




    Five.


    One to hold the lamp and four to turn the steps around.


     




    Unless they're software engineers - then the answer is none. (fixing lighting is a hardware issue).


       - Andy.

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    Sparkingchip:




    OlympusMons:




    Lisa Miles:

    ..


    There's no rating stickers or information of any on the light fitting itself


    ..



     might be a sticker visible inside when the lamp is taken out.

     
    How many engineers does it take to change a light bulb? :)


     




    Five.


    One to hold the lamp and four to turn the steps around.


     




    Unless they're software engineers - then the answer is none. (fixing lighting is a hardware issue).


       - Andy.

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