Lights blowing

[steviez]

Hi,

What would cause light bulbs to blow every few weeks ?

Steve

 

[Space cat]

Best guesses: Excessive voltage or a bad batch of bulbs.

 

[steviez]

Best guesses: Excessive voltage or a bad batch of bulbs.

Well I have had this for years at my mums place, the voltage there is 247v and I must admit bulbs are rated at 230v right?

 

[Steve]

That'll kill em yeah.

 

[steviez]

That'll kill em yeah.

Anything I can do to stop it?

 

[Steve]

Buy branded bulbs, such as Osram and GE, also look for a 250V rating, that will help.

We had a 250V rated lamp at the bottom of our stairs for 18 years. It never blew. And it was branded BHS.

Also, energy saving lamps are more tolerant of supply fluctuations and overvoltage. For example the lights in my bathroom used to dim when I had a shower on, as the voltage dropped, but the new energy saving lamps dont dim.

Good manufacturers of CFLs are Phillips, Osram, GE and Megaman.

 

[steviez]

Buy branded bulbs, such as Osram and GE, also look for a 250V rating, that will help.

We had a 250V rated lamp at the bottom of our stairs for 18 years. It never blew. And it was branded BHS.

Also, energy saving lamps are more tolerant of supply fluctuations and overvoltage. For example the lights in my bathroom used to dim when I had a shower on, as the voltage dropped, but the new energy saving lamps dont dim.

Good manufacturers of CFLs are Phillips, Osram, GE and Megaman.

Nice one, thanks