Hi,
Wondered if anybody can offer any advice re the above spotlights. Our house is full of these lights in the bedrooms, kitchen etc.
They are great when they work, but the problem is they seem to stop working all the time, and I have no idea why. When a spotlight stops working it is rarely that the bulb has blown. If I take it out and put it back in, it will often work, sometimes for an hour, sometimes for days or even weeks, but then eventually it goes out again. It is driving me crazy as it looks so bad, especially in the kitchen where we are down to only 4 out of 9 now working. I have given up fiddling with them as it never seems to help in the long run.
I have checked similar threads on here and they mention that the transformers could have gone, but I don't see how that could be the case here as the lights can come back on after fiddling with the bulbs.
I am completely ignorant to anything DIY so if anybody can offer any suggestions as to what could be the problem and how to fix it I would be really grateful. My Dad suggests that these 12v bulbs don't have great connections and that might be the problem, but surely if that were the case this problem would be occurring with everybody that has these lights.
Any ideas very welcome!
thanks,
Adam.
Wondered if anybody can offer any advice re the above spotlights. Our house is full of these lights in the bedrooms, kitchen etc.
They are great when they work, but the problem is they seem to stop working all the time, and I have no idea why. When a spotlight stops working it is rarely that the bulb has blown. If I take it out and put it back in, it will often work, sometimes for an hour, sometimes for days or even weeks, but then eventually it goes out again. It is driving me crazy as it looks so bad, especially in the kitchen where we are down to only 4 out of 9 now working. I have given up fiddling with them as it never seems to help in the long run.
I have checked similar threads on here and they mention that the transformers could have gone, but I don't see how that could be the case here as the lights can come back on after fiddling with the bulbs.
I am completely ignorant to anything DIY so if anybody can offer any suggestions as to what could be the problem and how to fix it I would be really grateful. My Dad suggests that these 12v bulbs don't have great connections and that might be the problem, but surely if that were the case this problem would be occurring with everybody that has these lights.
Any ideas very welcome!
thanks,
Adam.