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If you can't fix it with a hammer and a roll of duck tape, it's not worth fixing at all, my old mate said minutes before that nasty business with the hammer and a roll of duck tape. Tell us of McGyver-like repairs and whether they were a brilliant success or a health and safety nightmare.

(, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 11:58)
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I had 3 switches to a hallway light, all within 6 feet of each other.
The worst thing was when the bulb went and I had to get the pen and paper out to work out how to change it without burning my fingers on the bulb if it was in the on position.
(, Sun 13 Mar 2011, 23:04, 1 reply)
turn the breaker off for the lights in the mains board,
or just be quick, bulbs dont get hot that quickly
(, Mon 14 Mar 2011, 0:42, closed)
That said, glass is a poor thermal conductor and GU10s get very, VERY hot while they're on.

(, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 1:36, closed)
you said GU

(, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 6:47, closed)

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