Where to buy a bulb for a street light?

NIMAN

Previous owners of my house have a street light mounted out back, but there's no bulb in it.

The areas quite dark and was wondering where I can buy a new bulb for it, and what sort of price are they?

meercat

NIMAN wrote: »

Previous owners of my house have a street light mounted out back, but there's no bulb in it.

The areas quite dark and was wondering where I can buy a new bulb for it, and what sort of price are they?

I would imagine you would save time,money and effort by replacing the whole fitting with a 500waty halogen light costing €7.99 from woodies
Try posting a pic of light.

Solair

You can buy them in most major electrical wholesalers.

They're common enough in carparks, commercial premises etc so they are widely available.

NIMAN

meercat wrote: »

I would imagine you would save time,money and effort by replacing the whole fitting with a 500waty halogen light costing €7.99 from woodies
Try posting a pic of light.

I probably would, but as a non-DIYer when it comes to anything electrical, this would mean getting a person in to fit a new light.

The existing street light is already wired into the electrics of my garage, and it would only be the matter of putting a bulb into it. May as well use it as its there.

And if you want to know what it looks like, walk down your street and look up, its a standard street light, complete with the little sensor on top which I assume switches the light on when its dark?

niall_h

re-post

meercat

there are different types,different shapes,different wattages
the lamp was removed and not replaced which could mean the fitting is not working
the photocell could be faulty,the geartray could be faulty
you could get the wrong lamp or even get the right lamp and it still not light
still reckon replacement fitting is the cheapest and best option

Solair

Maybe your best bet would be get a local electrician to take a look at it?
Outdoor, street lamps are all designed to be highly maintainable! That's why local authorities use them.

It should be very fixable!!

LeBash

NIMAN wrote: »

Previous owners of my house have a street light mounted out back, but there's no bulb in it.

The areas quite dark and was wondering where I can buy a new bulb for it, and what sort of price are they?

The standard is 55w sox. You can get them in a lot of wholesalers.

If your having major problems finding one pm me and ill give you the details of a few places.

NIMAN

Thanks for naming the bulb, I googled it and got this image

http://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/albums/userpics/11134/normal_IMG_4717.JPG

which is exactly what mine looks like. Lot of houses seem to have them round here.

Could you PM me with details in case I can't track one down? Thanks.

LeBash

NIMAN wrote: »

Thanks for naming the bulb, I googled it and got this image

http://www.lighting-gallery.net/gallery/albums/userpics/11134/normal_IMG_4717.JPG

which is exactly what mine looks like. Lot of houses seem to have them round here.

Could you PM me with details in case I can't track one down? Thanks.

Where are you based?

Gate Automation

any electric shop, if they don't have on stock they order for you, or you can get from ebay but i don't see any from Ireland, only Uk

http://www.ebay.ie/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570&_nkw=sox+lamp

Dotsie~tmp

Keep in mind these fittings are designed for constant on use like street lights. They wont just switch on when u need light like a halogen. They take a few minutes to strike and heat up to full light output. Switch them off and you gotta do it all again. I recommend going from a SOX fitting to a SON or Hallide. Light rendering with SOX is crap but efficacy is best. If you need switching or PIR sensor activation go Halogen.