Andehh Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) We have two hanging IP65 lights in our bathroom. One of the bulbs started flickering & then over the course of a week failed. I put it down to random bad luck & made a note to replace it. A week later the other one in the room has gone the same way. For bulbs that have worked fine for the last 3 months, and should work for 50,000 hours.... then both died strikes me as odd! We have the same light fitting in several other areas, with the same bulb that are fine. Just random luck? or something else I could check? Edited September 2, 2023 by Andehh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 And you have had your inverter act oddly. I think these threads need to be merged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andehh Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 These thoughts had crossed my mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 3 minutes ago, Andehh said: These thoughts had crossed my mind! Can you isolate them and reboot the inverter? It may be they are the cause and the inverter is just reporting a problem. I have posted up the fault codes your other thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andehh Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) Inverter has been off for 20mins,just turned it on and all is fine! Generating again, but still odd! I have replaced both led bulbs, one had come back to life (other did this before it fully failed) but when I replaced then the 'working one' was very warm. Not too hot to touch but 'this is quite hot for a LED'. I haven't replaced a bulb for donkeys so not sure if it's normal for LED spots? Edit... The other bulbs in the light fitting are just as war.! Edited September 2, 2023 by Andehh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA3222 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 I have bulbs failing...they sometimes flicker....go dim for a few weeks, return to full brightness for a bit and then give up the ghost completely. Been happening since day one, in two years I have probably swapped out nearly a dozen bulbs - no idea what the issue is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andehh Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 I think for ours it could be heat buildup. They were very warm to the touch and because ip65 they are sealed in a tube. They were also 5w (or 6w?) downlights bulbs so more powerful then your average? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 I had half a dozen fail when a flourescent strip light was turned on in another room. Good job I was there to turn off the wall switch as several were smoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattg4321 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Poor quality lamps (bulbs) most likely. Or fitting not designed with enough ventilation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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