Moved in here (3 bed house) a year ago - since then I must have bought
200 light bulbs. They just last only a week or two. Upstairs is the
worst case - we have two floors up there - the top bedroom has four
wall lights and no ceiling light - the bulbs last a few days at most.
Last week the fluorescent tube in the kitchen went. Today one upstairs
light exploded when I switched it on, and a brand new energy-saving
bulb on the ground floor broke after one week of use.

We have already have two electricians 'take a look', and neither could
see any problem. At the time, the upper floors fuse in the mains fuse
box would just trip off. Now it tends not to, but the bulbs still
break right left and centre.

With the new laws coming in wrt energy saving bulbs, this could end up
costing me a fortune!

I will obviously have to get someone in for a 'proper' look rather
than a 'take a look', but I don't want to get ripped off as we are a
bit broke at the moment.
The mains fuse box looks new, so there could have been a problem for a
while.

Anyone any idea what an electrician would have to do to see what the
problem is? None of those so far have had any idea and were not overly
concerned (yes they were all qualified!) . I don't want someone coming
in here saying we need a rewire if we don't.

Thanks.