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  • I'm trying to change some lightbulbs. I'm disappointed it seems beyond me.

    Basically, we got new lights fitted in our bathroom after an electrical safety check told us the ones we had were not safe for bathroom use. However, the electrician fitted disgusting, cold bluish bulbs which we want to change.

    My wife emailed him to ask how to do it, but he didn't reply - not even a "Sorry you don't like my work..." which is a bit disappointing too.

    Anyway, I've had a look and I can't figure out how you'd change them. The light fitting seems to pull down on a spring mechanism, but I can't see how you'd get the bulb out of it. I can't pull it very far out and I don't want to do more because I'm not sure how strong the spring arms/ceiling are.

    Any ideas?

  • Don't know if you managed to get the whole unit out but for future, those spring arms are just pushing down against the top of the plaster board to hold the silver bit against the ceiling. If you pull it down enough they should fold back against the body and then spring out once they clear the hole. Watch your fingers though, think mouse trap. I learned that the hard way. To put it back you just bend them back up and push the whole unit back in the hole, they will spring back again onto the top of the board once far enough through.

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