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Frankly, halogen spots are shit. They run really hot, which is risky and they're horribly inefficient (who thought having 4 x 50W spots is a good way to light a kicthen surface?)
So much this. I used to have a rented flat that had a kitchen full of them, I guess there was probably dodgy wiring involved too but I managed about two days ever of having them all working at once, despite using cotton gloves to handle them and following all the other recommendations. Get LEDs.
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I've replaced most of our GU10s (not yet the ones on dimmer circuits) with LEDs, but the transformers for the MR16s in the bathrooms have a 20W minimum load, so switching to LED would mean changing at least the transformer, and probably the whole fitting.
Frankly, halogen spots are shit. They run really hot, which is risky and they're horribly inefficient (who thought having 4 x 50W spots is a good way to light a kicthen surface?)