Hi guys

I purchased the following outside light a couple of months ago

https://www.screwfix.com/prods/99280...loodlight-150W

I am now wishing I had opted for the 300w version. Can I just upgrade the
bulb to a 300w or will there be some internal differences?

Thanks

You can try a 300watt bulb but the light fitting might only be built for a
maximum of 150watt which means the fitting will start to melt.
check to see if it states maximum 150watt.

"diy-newby" wrote in message ...
Hi guys

I purchased the following outside light a couple of months ago

https://www.screwfix.com/prods/99280...loodlight-150W

I am now wishing I had opted for the 300w version. Can I just upgrade the
bulb to a 300w or will there be some internal differences?

Thanks

diy-newby wrote:

Hi guys

I purchased the following outside light a couple of months ago

https://www.screwfix.com/prods/99280...loodlight-150W

I am now wishing I had opted for the 300w version. Can I just upgrade the
bulb to a 300w

if the fitting is rated 150w max, no!


NT

diy-newby wrote:
Hi guys

I purchased the following outside light a couple of months ago

https://www.screwfix.com/prods/99280...loodlight-150W

I am now wishing I had opted for the 300w version. Can I just upgrade
the bulb to a 300w or will there be some internal differences?

The extra heat will probably fry the fitting. I installed a 500w one,
working from a ladder recently. Consequently I was right it front of it &
very close.

Whilst testing it & adjusting the switches it bloody near set my fleece
alight.

These things give off a lot of heat.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

The Medway Handyman wrote:
diy-newby wrote:
Hi guys

I purchased the following outside light a couple of months ago

https://www.screwfix.com/prods/99280...loodlight-150W

I am now wishing I had opted for the 300w version. Can I just upgrade
the bulb to a 300w or will there be some internal differences?

The extra heat will probably fry the fitting. I installed a 500w one,
working from a ladder recently. Consequently I was right it front of it &
very close.

Whilst testing it & adjusting the switches it bloody near set my fleece
alight.

These things give off a lot of heat.


yep. About 499W of it ;-)

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:27:48 -0000
"diy-newby" wrote:

Hi guys

I purchased the following outside light a couple of months ago

https://www.screwfix.com/prods/99280...loodlight-150W

I am now wishing I had opted for the 300w version. Can I just upgrade the
bulb to a 300w or will there be some internal differences?

Thanks



There is no faster way of burning money than to fit a half kilo-watt
electric fire on the outside of you house, and letting the squirrels
decide when to turn it on. :-)

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:27:48 -0000 someone who may be "diy-newby"
wrote this:-

Hi guys

I purchased the following outside light a couple of months ago

https://www.screwfix.com/prods/99280...loodlight-150W

ISTM that what would work best in this sort of situation is a dusk
to dawn low energy lamp for security lighting and a 500W floodlight
for the infrequent times loading and the like is done.

If high levels of light are often needed a sodium lamp would be
better.



--
David Hansen, Edinburgh
I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54

"David Hansen" wrote in message
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:27:48 -0000 someone who may be "diy-newby"
wrote this:-

Hi guys

I purchased the following outside light a couple of months ago

https://www.screwfix.com/prods/99280...loodlight-150W

ISTM that what would work best in this sort of situation is a dusk
to dawn low energy lamp for security lighting and a 500W floodlight
for the infrequent times loading and the like is done.

If high levels of light are often needed a sodium lamp would be
better.



--
David Hansen, Edinburgh
I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54

Thanks, I've since found out that 150w is the maximum as the higher wattage
ones are all 118mm, not 78mm long as the 150w.
Never mind.

Whilst on the topic of PIR lights I am trying to find a white PIR light that
can be fitted to the outside wall but angled so the light is pointing
directly downwards. Most of the current ones are fancy (not the old square
/ rectangular lamps) and cannot be angled directly down. Can only seem to
find the black ones.

In article ,
"diy-newby" writes:
Hi guys

I purchased the following outside light a couple of months ago

https://www.screwfix.com/prods/99280...loodlight-150W

I am now wishing I had opted for the 300w version. Can I just upgrade the
bulb to a 300w or will there be some internal differences?

No. In addition to the other comments, a 300W bulb is longer.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

"diy-newby" wrote in message ...
Hi guys

I purchased the following outside light a couple of months ago


https://www.screwfix.com/prods/99280...loodlight-150W

I am now wishing I had opted for the 300w version. Can I just upgrade the
bulb to a 300w or will there be some internal differences?

Thanks



As other people have said, 300W & 500W bulbs are a different length to the
75W & 150W kind. However, if you bought the similar 300W light fitting model
from Screwfix, you'd probably (only probably) find that they use the same
backplate, which would at least make the new one easier to fit.