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Syx World Chat Champion
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Sparks! Sir Tart-a-lot
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Syx wrote: | Sparks! wrote: |
holy fuck dude, if someone tried that without reading the rest of this thread don't touch anything till you known its dead... im over 2 years into my apprenticeship now, worked 7 days a week all summer, every aspect of work, private jobs and work at home but I've NEVER had a shock, not even a small one... always isolate and test before touching anything! |
I've replaced god knows how many of these things, and never had a shock. It's quite simple to turn the light off first... I thought that would go without saying!
Sorry for trying to help, I'll keep it to myself in future. |
Its just that you didnt say anything about turning the light off or supply off so if someone who doesn't know what they are doing, try your advice word for word then they are in for a shock if they don't think to turn it off first.
Also, most house lights are 3 plated which means if you just turn the switch off, you sitll have live connections on the light fitting, it is technically safe to unscrew the lamp holder itself, but make sure you get the right one Personally I'd just say turn the breaker off at the mains board, or turn the whole board off if you really don't know what you're doing, better safe than sorry
p.s if she can't change a lightbulb i dont think she should change the lamp holders herself ____________________ Current Toys: 06 Yamaha WR250F | Nissan 350Z GT | Tech 4 Homes |
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Sparks! wrote: | p.s if she can't change a lightbulb i dont think she should change the lamp holders herself |
Grrrr... Careful, mate, I'm bigger than you!
Can't change lightbulbs because I can't physically reach them, not because I don't know how to do it. Well, I didn't in 1992, when I first moved to the UK, as had never heard of bayonet bulbs. So, sat in darkness for two days because I couldn't get the bulb out, had to wait for the landlord to come and do it...
I now have lovely energy saving bulbs, but the sparkie was saying that he wants to rewire the flat in the summer, as the "wiring doesn't look right". No wonder I've been blowing the fuses every week and changing bulbs every few weeks. ____________________ My other bike's a Monster... |
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EuropeanNC30R... Gay Hairdresser
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Paivi |
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I was, Maurice, but the ceilings are ridiculously high (about 4.5m) and the lampshades almost touching the ceiling, so couldn't hold the fitting with one hand while wrestling the bulb off with the other. ____________________ My other bike's a Monster... |
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Pte1643 Nearly there...
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 17 years, 152 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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