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Is it safe to replace a switch with a dimmer on halogen spots?
I live in Europe (so we're on 220V), and in the house we've got two halogen spots (on a transformer) on a plain switch.
Is it safe to replace the switch with a dimmer (like these)? Do the transformer ...
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Why are my downlights constantly blowing?
I have a strip of 3 downlights in my living room, and I am constantly changing globes.
Usually two of the globes blow in the first day or two of use, but the third globe will last much longer (at ...
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Replacing Halogen with LED bulbs
I've just purchased some 12V LED MR-16 bulbs, intending to use them to replace the existing 12V Halogen MR-16 bulbs in my bathroom. I have found, much to my chagrin, that the LED bulbs seem to have ...
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Better life span for halogen bulbs in ceiling lighting?
The halogen bulbs for our recessed ceiling spotlights have to be replaced quite often.
Could we be using the wrong transformer/bulb combinations? How would I find out? Does the number of bulbs ...
