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 few weeks, I've had 3 more fail and I found the problem wasn't the bulb but the fitting. On one it looked as if the bare end of the wire had snapped, the ceramic fittings all looked in bad condition,with sooty deposits all over their innards. I can't tell for sure what rating the fittings are but does it sound as if they're too low rated? Don't know if it means anything but there's "25. 106/5" stamped on the bottom of the ceramic bit. Also worried that the wires might be overheating - I read elsewhere on this forum that they should be heat shielded?
Anybody any advice before I complain to our electrician?
Thanks!
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 few weeks, I've had 3 more fail and I found the problem wasn't the bulb but the fitting. On one it looked as if the bare end of the wire had snapped, the ceramic fittings all looked in bad condition,with sooty deposits all over their innards. I can't tell for sure what rating the fittings are but does it sound as if they're too low rated? Don't know if it means anything but there's "25. 106/5" stamped on the bottom of the ceramic bit. Also worried that the wires might be overheating - I read elsewhere on this forum that they should be heat shielded?
Anybody any advice before I complain to our electrician?
Thanks!