Hi all.
Moved into a property, discovered 50% of all bulbs throughout the property were blown. Replaced them all and discovered that in the bathroom 2 out of the 4 spotlights are still not working. I swapped out a known working bulb and put that in just to double-check it's really not the bulbs... and yes, it is not the bulbs.
Some homework on this has lead me to believe that it is most likely the "transformer" that has gone. I fortunately have access to the loft, though it is completely filled (even over the spotlights from what I can tell) with insulation so I've not managed to get close to it yet.
My questions are as follows;
1) I thought it was unsafe/incorrect to cover the spotlight and transformers with insulation?
2) Having never had a loft before... I'm wondering what the safest route would be to get the loft a bit more safer to be in without falling through the ceiling. So far I'm too terrified to go up there fully incase I fall through the ceiling! so I'm thinking of getting some kind of boards but not sure the safest/best route to go on that!
Thanks for all input guys!
Moved into a property, discovered 50% of all bulbs throughout the property were blown. Replaced them all and discovered that in the bathroom 2 out of the 4 spotlights are still not working. I swapped out a known working bulb and put that in just to double-check it's really not the bulbs... and yes, it is not the bulbs.
Some homework on this has lead me to believe that it is most likely the "transformer" that has gone. I fortunately have access to the loft, though it is completely filled (even over the spotlights from what I can tell) with insulation so I've not managed to get close to it yet.
My questions are as follows;
1) I thought it was unsafe/incorrect to cover the spotlight and transformers with insulation?
2) Having never had a loft before... I'm wondering what the safest route would be to get the loft a bit more safer to be in without falling through the ceiling. So far I'm too terrified to go up there fully incase I fall through the ceiling! so I'm thinking of getting some kind of boards but not sure the safest/best route to go on that!
Thanks for all input guys!
