Change bulb in Lamona extractor

[Phil3012]

I've got a Lamona Extractor Hood (LAM2502-1) and last night after I'd gone back to it both lights had gone out.

As a first port of call I'd like to change the bulbs which are G4W halogen.

The manual says "Unclip the lamps using a thin blunt blade taking care not to mark and replace with new lamps of the same type and wattage"

What I can't work out is how to get the old lamp off, there isn't enough of a gap to get anything like even a thin screwdriver down there. There is also no access behind if I remove the grease filter.

Anyone got any ideas please?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Anyone got any ideas please?

Have you tried a 'sucker'? By that I mean the likes of the sucker they have on the ends of kids toy arrow toys.

 

[Phil3012]

Have you tried a 'sucker'? By that I mean the likes of the sucker they have on the ends of kids toy arrow toys.

Good shout but aready tried that. I've got an Ikea Halogen lamp which came with one.

 

[assuhors]

This is what you are up against, flat knife should do it.

 

[Phil3012]

This is what you are up against, flat knife should do it.

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What type of knife were you thinking? Tried a few Stanley Knife, Kitchen Knives and all too wide!

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

What type of knife were you thinking? Tried a few Stanley Knife, Kitchen Knives and all too wide!

I wonder if you are sticking it in the correct gap? It looks as if you ought to be between metal and metal, not the glass to metal.

 

[Phil3012]

I wonder if you are sticking it in the correct gap? It looks as if you ought to be between metal and metal, not the glass to metal.

Good shout yeah trying between the two rings of metal. The only thing would be if I really need to force it in which would probably bend the metal.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Have you taken the fitting out of the ceiling, and unplugged it, to work on the bench..

 

[Phil3012]

Have you taken the fitting out of the ceiling, and unplugged it, to work on the bench..

I haven’t it’s supposed to be a user serviceable part and I don’t really want to go unwiring the hood.

 

[David2023]

I've got exactly the same problem with my Lamona, same model. I've wasted the best part of an afternoon trying to get the light fitting out without success; the gap is too small even for a microblade. Did you eventually find a solution, Phil?

 

[Phil3012]

I’ve got other issues with mine now but the solution was to use a Stanley Knife. You can get enough leverage for it to lift the light out cover. Go for inner metal circle not the outer one to just remove the cover not the full fitting.

 

[David2023]

Thanks, Phil. I'll give it a try.