I would appreciate some advice please with regards to some GU10 LED Bulbs that I recently fitted.
Previously in my en-suite shower room I had two GU10 downlighters (halogen bulbs) and an integrated extractor fan & MR16 spotlight, similar or possibly identical to this - http://www.screwfix.com/p/manrose-shower-light-extractor-fan-kit-100mm/25652#. These were switched with a dimmer switch (o/s the room).
Recently I purchased two dimmable GU10 LED bulbs the same as this - http://www.simplyled.co.uk/shop-by/brand/nxtgen-led-lighting/gu10-led-eco.html
I fitted both bulbs and now only one of the GU10s illuminates (always the same one). The other GU10 and the MR16 (still halogen) does not but the fan still operates.
I did some research and discovered that it could either be the dimmer switch that was incompatible or that the transformer for the MR16 wasn't now hitting the minimum load.
I swapped out the dimmer switch for a normal one but nothing changed so I am assuming that I need to replace the transformer with an LED driver? Strangely I also replaced both LED GU10s with the original Halogen bulbs and found that the other GU10 now illuminated but the second one and the MR16 did not.
I had a look in the loft today. Basically there is a transformer connected to the MR16 light fitting, pic below
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This is connected to a connector box
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The wires out of the connector box are as follows - White one at top of pic to extractor, grey one at top of pic to transformer, white ones at bottom of pic - one goes to first GU10 (via another connector box) and second (I assume) connects to circuit.
After all this rambling my questions are -
Can I just replace the transformer with an LED driver and if so what would you recommend? or
Can I put another connector box in further back in the circuit and run one cable to the connector box in the pic and a second to the GU10s. The GU10s obviously don't need a transformer and if I separated the two sets of lights in this way would it stop the transformer affecting the GU10s? or
Have I got this totally wrong and it's something else that is affecting the lights? (Quite possible!!)
Any and all assistance gratefully appreciated. Thank you.
Previously in my en-suite shower room I had two GU10 downlighters (halogen bulbs) and an integrated extractor fan & MR16 spotlight, similar or possibly identical to this - http://www.screwfix.com/p/manrose-shower-light-extractor-fan-kit-100mm/25652#. These were switched with a dimmer switch (o/s the room).
Recently I purchased two dimmable GU10 LED bulbs the same as this - http://www.simplyled.co.uk/shop-by/brand/nxtgen-led-lighting/gu10-led-eco.html
I fitted both bulbs and now only one of the GU10s illuminates (always the same one). The other GU10 and the MR16 (still halogen) does not but the fan still operates.
I did some research and discovered that it could either be the dimmer switch that was incompatible or that the transformer for the MR16 wasn't now hitting the minimum load.
I swapped out the dimmer switch for a normal one but nothing changed so I am assuming that I need to replace the transformer with an LED driver? Strangely I also replaced both LED GU10s with the original Halogen bulbs and found that the other GU10 now illuminated but the second one and the MR16 did not.
I had a look in the loft today. Basically there is a transformer connected to the MR16 light fitting, pic below
View media item 72607
This is connected to a connector box
View media item 72608
The wires out of the connector box are as follows - White one at top of pic to extractor, grey one at top of pic to transformer, white ones at bottom of pic - one goes to first GU10 (via another connector box) and second (I assume) connects to circuit.
After all this rambling my questions are -
Can I just replace the transformer with an LED driver and if so what would you recommend? or
Can I put another connector box in further back in the circuit and run one cable to the connector box in the pic and a second to the GU10s. The GU10s obviously don't need a transformer and if I separated the two sets of lights in this way would it stop the transformer affecting the GU10s? or
Have I got this totally wrong and it's something else that is affecting the lights? (Quite possible!!)
Any and all assistance gratefully appreciated. Thank you.