What Is This Type of Light in My Bathroom Ceiling?

alankami on 20/04/2021 - 23:25

Just today my light in my bathroom stopped working and I uncapped the cover of the light and i found this led looking type of light.
Never seen this before and wondering what it is called?

https://pasteboard.co/JYcuMdo.jpg

Thanks ozbargainers.

Electrical & Electronics

Comments

  • TheBooleanOne on 20/04/2021 - 23:34
    +4

    Looks like a LED oyster light. Incidentally there should have been a plastic screw-on cap where the wires are.

    Technically you'll need an electrician to replace it, as the LEDs are non-serviceable.

  • El Grande on 21/04/2021 - 03:42

    Does the switch turn on something else other than this light? Why is there a white wire twisted with red(live)?

    • TheBooleanOne on 21/04/2021 - 08:09
      +1

      The White and Red is to connect the live onto other lights in the room. This is normal. It saves on using a junction box in the roof cavity.

      • Chandler on 21/04/2021 - 08:53

        The White and Red is to connect the live onto other lights in the room

        Or to another switch.

      • fantombloo on 21/04/2021 - 10:13

        Fan.

  • Austaurean on 21/04/2021 - 08:21
    +3

    If you are renting, this type of light would be land lord responsible.

    • alankami on 21/04/2021 - 12:32

      Not renting unfortunately, this is my parents property. I believe it used to be a circular fluorescent tube before but someone must have changed the entire thing whilst i was living out of home.

      • brad1-8tsi on 21/04/2021 - 15:06
        +1

        It would have been a 75w or 100w halogen pencil bulb.

        I changed a heap at my place and replaced with a similar unit from AliExpress. They lasted about 5 years.

  • MS Paint on 21/04/2021 - 10:20
    +2

    If it's not working why are the LEDs (bar one) glowing?

    • alankami on 21/04/2021 - 12:28

      Not sure to be honest. It is still lightly glowing but not enough to light up the bathroom. Pretty much pitch black once you close the bathroom door.

    • JimB on 21/04/2021 - 12:35

      It's stuffed.

      You can see faintly glowing.

      If it was fully bright, a phone camera wouldn't take a bright photo of the surrounding area.

      • MS Paint on 21/04/2021 - 13:50

        Wouldn't the camera expose for the lights thus making the surrounding area dark?

        • JimB on 21/04/2021 - 13:53

          If the LEDs were bright.

      • alankami on 21/04/2021 - 17:07

        What's the best course of action here? Electrician?

        • JimB on 21/04/2021 - 17:32
          +2

          Personally, I'd buy a new one and change it myself. I'm not an electrician but it's easy, just turn off the mains.

          Would be a 5 minute job at most.

          I'm not legally allowed to change a light fitting but it's perfectly legal for me to change my own brake pads.

          • Indomietable on 21/04/2021 - 21:16
            +2

            @JimB: I did the same thing. No past experience but there are plenty of videos on youtube on how to do this. Took me ~ 45 minutes from start to finish.

            I might underestimate how stupid people can be but I think the rule is more of a 'Job Protection' for electrician.

            • JimB on 22/04/2021 - 10:21

              @Indomietable: I suppose the laws have to cater for the lowest common denominator.

              • TheBooleanOne on 22/04/2021 - 17:00

                @JimB: You could always say you're in New Zealand, where this sort of home electrical wiring is totally allowed. Shame that we have to protect the industry here and disallow basic stuff like this from being done by homeowners.

  • Catullus on 21/04/2021 - 11:06

    Does the fan work still?

    • alankami on 21/04/2021 - 12:28

      Yes the fan still works as normal.

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