Hi. I have a problem I’d like some advice on, please. If you just want to know the question please go directly to section B of the following. If you want to know the background/context, please read section A first.
SECTION A – BACKGROUND STORY/CONTEXT:
As will soon become obvious, I’m new to the idea of LED lighting for the home. However, my current home, which I moved in to about a year ago, has LED lights in several rooms. Anyway, yesterday, one of the 3 LED lights in my downstairs toilet blew (it was on – and then there was a “pop” and it went out. I tried to unscrew the cover but, try as I might, I couldn’t get it to come off. No matter, I thought, I’ll just slide the whole “pot” out of the ceiling and, hopefully, it will become obvious how to remove the bulb. I do so and still couldn’t work out how to remove the bulb. I noticed that there were a couple of small screws on the pot so I undid those (which resulted in the “cover” and bulb becoming separated but the bulb is like no other I have ever seen).
I little Googling around and I started to realise that (it seems) this type of unit has to be replaced “all in one” (i.e. the bulb, pot, and driver)! That has to be the most wasteful thing I have ever heard of in my life! Especially since I’ll have to replace all 3 units that are in the toilet (in order for them to match). More landfill!
Anyway, I started looking for alternatives but I just feel swamped. I find the sheer quantity of types and specifications completely baffling!
NB. I appreciate that it may be (in fact, probably is) the driver that has failed rather than the bulb but, as it seems I am going to have to replace the whole unit, I suppose that doesn’t really matter.
SECTION B:
Can anyone tell me what I should buy as (as much as possible) a simple, straightforward swap-out for these units please? The existing ones are “fire-rated” so I’ll want to the replacements to be too. Also, if possible/permissible (i.e. safe), I’d prefer to replace them with units that have removable bulbs (so that I can, in future, replace whichever component fails – bulb or driver – rather than the whole unit).
SECTION A – BACKGROUND STORY/CONTEXT:
As will soon become obvious, I’m new to the idea of LED lighting for the home. However, my current home, which I moved in to about a year ago, has LED lights in several rooms. Anyway, yesterday, one of the 3 LED lights in my downstairs toilet blew (it was on – and then there was a “pop” and it went out. I tried to unscrew the cover but, try as I might, I couldn’t get it to come off. No matter, I thought, I’ll just slide the whole “pot” out of the ceiling and, hopefully, it will become obvious how to remove the bulb. I do so and still couldn’t work out how to remove the bulb. I noticed that there were a couple of small screws on the pot so I undid those (which resulted in the “cover” and bulb becoming separated but the bulb is like no other I have ever seen).
I little Googling around and I started to realise that (it seems) this type of unit has to be replaced “all in one” (i.e. the bulb, pot, and driver)! That has to be the most wasteful thing I have ever heard of in my life! Especially since I’ll have to replace all 3 units that are in the toilet (in order for them to match). More landfill!
Anyway, I started looking for alternatives but I just feel swamped. I find the sheer quantity of types and specifications completely baffling!
NB. I appreciate that it may be (in fact, probably is) the driver that has failed rather than the bulb but, as it seems I am going to have to replace the whole unit, I suppose that doesn’t really matter.
SECTION B:
Can anyone tell me what I should buy as (as much as possible) a simple, straightforward swap-out for these units please? The existing ones are “fire-rated” so I’ll want to the replacements to be too. Also, if possible/permissible (i.e. safe), I’d prefer to replace them with units that have removable bulbs (so that I can, in future, replace whichever component fails – bulb or driver – rather than the whole unit).
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