Hey #Australia, naive household question - how do I replace this bit of a light, just the translucent bowl that screws in around the actual light bulb? Are there standard sizes, if I take this to a lighting place are they likely to have the same one on the shelf? Or am I going to need to get someone to install whole new fixtures? Our place was missing a few of these when we bought it several years ago and it's finally bothering me enough to do something about it.
@timixretroplays usually you can’t, however usually the base screws into the batten fitting without needing a sparky. The lower-outer part of the sticky-downy bit is usually a threaded collar that you can unscrew
@jpm huh! So the whole aesthetic bit is just screwed onto a standard actual thing that looks the same on every light. And whole replacements seem cheap enough that there doesn't seem to be a point in trying to buy just the glass part. Thanks!
It looks like it might be a different story for these double-light fittings (second pic), I don't see how that can come off without the sockets themselves budging, but that's enough adventure for me to go on for now.
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