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Removing GU10 bulbs
I bought a strip light fitting holding four GU10 lamps, from John Lewis. It
is mounted to the concrete ceiling by its central mount point. John Lewis supplied four lamps. I fitted them and switched on. The illumination was pathetic. I checked the packaging - 330 Lumens. Fortunately I had some 450 Lumen lamps that I had purchased from Costco. When I tried to remove the John Lewis lamps, I could not gain purchase. Stumped for a bit I googled and found a little gadget advertised for £1 plus £3,95 packaging that supposedly did the job. I decided to chance it. When it arrived, it comprised a short handle hinged to a head with a diameter much smaller than the lamp and covered in a concave disk of the kind of plastic used for 'Screwy Louis' for opening jar tops. Anyway, I gave it a try. Push up, twist and remove. It worked perfectly. I reckon it was value for money. If you are interested the site is: www.tools-warehouse.co.uk -- Mageia 5.1 for x86_64, Kernel:4.4.82-desktop-1.mga5 KDE version 4.14.5 on an AMD Phenom II X4 Black edition. |
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