Bulbs blowing

[Veggie1]

after 10 yrs I've finally gotten mad our hallway lighting and want tot sort it out. any advice v welcome:

2 ceiling light points(?). One has a pendent handing down the 4 bulbs encased in thick frosted glass balls, and the other has a double spot light. They r on the same loop with 2 light switches working both light point together. Each light point can only have 1 bulb in at a time. If I try more they burn out in a day or 2. I've tried 40 & 60 watts.

Shoot! Pls

[Seabag]

What happens when you switch the light on in the bathroom?

[jaywalker]

You need to hire an electrician. There is something wrong with your wiring.

When I moved into my current ED home I inherited (missed by the survey) an electricity system dating from the 1950s or even 1939s. Not even earthed.

Any circuit should support far more than the bulbs you mention.

Also, do you have mice?

[malumbu]

When you say 'burn out' do you mean just 'blow'. If so a loose connection in your wiring.

If you learned combined science at the age of 12 as I did you made metal peg boards where you strethced wires, had bulbs, batteries, and even made a fuse out of wire wool. Through this we found out about circuits. That's enough to do basic wiring. Google will help you test continuity using a test meter.

Alternatively save all the faffing about looking for a loose connection and get an electrician in.

[jaywalker]

malumbu Wrote:

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> When you say 'burn out' do you mean just 'blow'.

> If so a loose connection in your wiring.

>

> If you learned combined science at the age of 12

> as I did you made metal peg boards where you

> strethced wires, had bulbs, batteries, and even

> made a fuse out of wire wool. Through this we

> found out about circuits. That's enough to do

> basic wiring. Google will help you test

> continuity using a test meter.

>

> Alternatively save all the faffing about looking

> for a loose connection and get an electrician in.

I would be worried about this if I had no info on state of wiring/circuit/earth. Better to call in someone certified.

[JohnL]

malumbu Wrote:

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> When you say 'burn out' do you mean just 'blow'.

> If so a loose connection in your wiring.

>

> If you learned combined science at the age of 12

> as I did you made metal peg boards where you

> strethced wires, had bulbs, batteries, and even

> made a fuse out of wire wool. Through this we

> found out about circuits. That's enough to do

> basic wiring. Google will help you test

> continuity using a test meter.

>

> Alternatively save all the faffing about looking

> for a loose connection and get an electrician in.

Yes capacitors, resistors too - I could blow up those things all the time :)

I'd get certified guy for wiring

[Veggie1]

Fuse doesn't blow which I've been told doesn't suggest dodgy wiring? They burn out. The filament

[Veggie1]

Aye don't worry I'm not going near anything other than putting in correct bulbs or looking through yellow pages!

[Seabag]

Veggie1 Wrote:

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> Aye don't worry I'm not going near anything other

> than putting in correct bulbs or looking through

> yellow pages!

So, how busy have you been since 2007?

[malumbu]

If they go instantenously (not sure what burn out is) then it is probably a loose connection. The resistence may not be great enough to do a fuse, certainly not an old ceramic one.

You are allowed to do most wiring in your house, certainly where you are not adding new stuff. The main exception is close to water ie bathroom and kitchen.