its in the gas fire and the bulb is only lasting a couple of days, before it lasted months whats causing it? is it dangerous?

Try getting an electrician to check it out mate. :thumbsup:

agree with owdlad, bulbs blowing frequently usually means there's something wrong either with your circuit or in this case, the appliance ... either that or buy better bulbs :)

Definitely indicates a problem.

Make sure the bulbs you're using are properly rated for the appliance, then get the fire checked out.

Treat repeatedly blowing bulbs like repeatedly blowing fuses - something that is trying to tell you that all ain't well!

Joe

Second thought, make sure the house insurance is paid up to date as well :P eeerr how far is it from Darnall fire station :P

Hi ya kirky me owd muka
we had a problem eith 1 of our bulbs ay the top of the landing it would blow for no apperent reason when it blew it fused the whole curcuit i cahad to call the yeb out to put new fuse wire in the fuse because i didnt have any he told me it was the type of bulb we were using it was the cheapo kind from pound land status make since getting a better quality bulbs weve not had the problem since p,s done you some musc will drop them off for you when ive got time mate :thumbsup:

Make sure the bulb isn't getting too hot, it is not rated too highly :-
if it's supposed to be only 40w or 25w don't put a 100w in as it will get too hot and go fut.

Also make sure that any ventelation holes in the appliance are clear.
If the bulb is supposed to be a high temperature type like one one you might get inside an oven, don't put a normal one in.

I had this problem years ago.
Sparky said "Change the bulb Holder", i did this and never had a problem since . :thumbsup:

I had a similar problem with my hairdryer a few months ago. The shop wouldn't take it back, they said it was meant to do that!

K x

Originally posted by Kristian
I had a similar problem with my hairdryer a few months ago. The shop wouldn't take it back, they said it was meant to do that!

K x


Why did you have a bulb in your hair dryer, was it so you could still see if the electric went off ? :(

Originally posted by owdlad
Why did you have a bulb in your hair dryer, was it so you could still see if the electric went off ? :(

Yeah, the manufacturers found candles were worse than useless! :D

K x

Cheap bulb, wrong type of bulb or worn bulb holder

Try cleaning the terminals and checking they are tight