Water in light fitting

[robjs]

I had a minor incident with an overflowing WC combined with a blocked overflow (!) which led to some water coming through our main kitchen light. It's an Ikea job with 4 individual spotlights on a pair of tracks.

Due to the design of the central wiring bit of the fitting, water completely filled it. I didn't switch it on. I could hear buzzing so switched off the electrics and took it down and poured out the water.

I've read elsewhere that one can normally dry fittings and re-fit them but wondered whether because of the buzzing that means the unit is fried?

I have no way of testing the light other than re-fitting it which worries me slightly as a way of finding out!

Any view much appreciated for an electrics novice.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Presumably the central part of the fitting contains a transformer?

That might have got damaged, and should be replaced.

 

[robjs]

Thanks.

In my limited knowledge, I guess it must contain a transformer. It's almost identical to this:

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/40091847

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Buy a new one. Add it to the insurance claim for the other damage.

 

[robjs]

Thanks. There's no damage so no insurance claim as I stopped the flow quite quickly.

If I did dry it out and try it, would it be a case of it works or doesn't or might there be potential safety issues putting it back?