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How do I check that?

Yes they came as a set and they replaced both lamps.

They have already swapped it once!

Yes in the tall lamp. And yes, I took the bulb from the small lamp and tried it in the tall lamp to make sure it was the bulb - then I put the bulb back in the small lamp. They definitley wouldnt be from the same batch.

She tried them in the lamp, ie she replaced the bulbs and they both blew immediately

So unbeknown to me my wife grabbed a bulb from the cupboard (she said 60W and I suspect they were filament) and it went immediately, as did the next one she tried. You seem to be suggesting it is some kind of thermal shock and that both filament and halogen bulbs are susceptible whereas LED is...

Might try a LED type and see, thanks Tom

And would that be some sort of design fault in the lamp? Im trying to come up with a solution and I am sure John Lewis will refund me for the lamps as they have already replaced once, but I like them and dont want to if I can avoid it. Tom

Philips 42W ES Halogen Classic Bulb, Clear was the original bulbs I bought from John Lewis - they have since been replaced by ones bought at Sainsburys.

Sorry about the confusion as well - I did mean the main socket in the wall.

Thanks - it is number 1 always. Number 3 - they are both used at the same time as it is my source of lighting in the living room.

andy - it is next to the stairs so thats a possibility rocky - it is a screw fitting but it is identical to the other lamp John - regardless of where the bulb is from I have used the same bulbs in both lamps and I suppose I was really asking if the actual socket could be a source of the problem...

Really? Identical bulbs in the lamps, new replacement lamps and still the tall one in the same location has blown 4 bulbs in less than a year? I will check the bul make in a bit and let you know. Thanks Tom

I bought a tall and short version of the same lamp from John Lewis. The tall lamp has blown three bulbs in 6 months, the short one none (as you would expect). John Lewis replaced both the lamps about 6 weeks ago and the tall lamp has just blown again. Any ideas? Could it be the wiring in the...