Recent content by felix01

Final question before I get flamed again... so I don't cock-up on purchase of the right bulbs, is "coolfit" some kind of standard for these bulbs and I must avoid like the plague any bulbs that don't mention it? For instance I found these...

Ok so I thought one MR16 bulb was pretty much like another. I did say go easy on me. How was I to know I got the wrong type? That's carp design to my mind, that you can get an (apparently) compatible bulb that will ruin your fitting :x

OK, OK, no need to shout. If that's the case, how can I best salvage the situation? Obviously replace my B&Q bulbs first - having googled "coolfit MR16" i see there are a few around. Then, should it be just a case of replacing the actual ceramic fittings for the ones that have had the wrong...

OK you've lost me now... are my original Alutech bulbs coolfit? They are "M258 EXN" if that means anything. As for the B&Q ones, how do I know they are wrong? they have "cool beam" printed on them for what it's worth. I had no instructions with the lights - didn't realise I might need them!

Don't know what make the fittings are, I trusted our builder's electrician :( . The bulbs the electrician fitted were Alutech - as they've blown we've been using cheapo B&Q ones (which so far haven't lasted too badly). I've never actually seen one blow so can't tell if I've been really...

Depends what you mean by extended periods - they can be on for a few hours at a time, we spend quite a lot of time in there. No clips missing, but the wires coil up into the recess so I guess it's not impossible that the wires were touching the back of the bulb. I can't really see how you...

Hi, I'm a newbie here, and definitely no electrician so please go easy on me... about a year ago we had 15 MR16 50W recessed halogen downlighters fitted in our kitchen/diner. Since then we've had 7 bulbs fail, which seemed very much on the high side (is it?). More worryingly, in the last...