Halogen light fitting- flickering / buzzing, now not working

[gk141054]

Hi guys,

About 6 months ago I got a halogen light fitting from B&Q similar to this one

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produ...1/c_3/3|cat_14418021|Spot+lights|14418024.htm

but it was about £5....

After a few months of being fitted, I noticed that every now and then it would flicker and then it developed a buzzing sound too.

Now its stopped working altogether and I haven't got a clue why.

I have checked the connections to the light and they all seem fixed in solidly...

Anyone got any ideas where I could start trouble shooting this? Check bulbs / try new fitting / check wiring to light / check switch / check wiring to switch?

BTW it is not operated off a dimmer... it works on a pull switch like normal bathroom lights.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Spark123]

The one you link to uses mains lamps so if it is the same then there is no transformer to go wrong.
Is it installed in a bathroom? That one from argos isn't really suitable.
Your problem sounds like a loose connection somewhere, it could be in the fitting or in the switch, could even be the switch itself.

 

[gk141054]

Thanks Spark123,

Yes it is virtually identical to the one in the picture, doesn't have a transformer IIRC.

Yes it is installed in the bathroom. What dictates whether it can be used in a bathroom or not?

Will check the connections again and see if I can find anything, if not I suppose i'll have to buy a new lamp and try that and if not buy a new switch and try that... ?

 

[Spark123]

Lights for use in a bathroom are ideally enclosed owing to the humidity. Fittings for use in bathroom are usually sold as bathroom lights.

 

[Aragorn84]

Just out of interest...

Ideally enclosed or Must be enclosed?

I'm sure there are plenty of bathrooms around (including mine) that just have a standard pendant light fitting with a normal bulb in the end?

Would this still be acceptable in a new build? if so, that probably means that that light above would legally be ok, even if its not ideal?

 

[Spark123]

It depends where it falls within the zones and the type of luminaire, I wont go into legality of it vs british standard
Some older installations have pendants with a home office skirt (yuk) - a proper bathroom type fitting is the way to go.