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    Why don't they invent.......

    Having just struggled to change the lightbulb in a downlighter, because I couldn't see the holes to line it up with once the bulb was in front of it, and there was no way of gripping the bulb to turn it - I've still only done 2 out of 4 I'm sure there must be an easier way to change a light bulb (without needing a roomful of men!).
    So that's the first thing I'd invent - an easy to change lightbulb - or even better a bulb that never needs changing.
    What would you invent?
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    Just an idea VC but the next time you buy a light make sure it has a screw fitting

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    • #3
      Bit late for that Matt - with a room full of downlighters
      If the fitting would drop from the ceiling so that you could change the bulb at ground level then press a recoil button and it would return to the ceiling, it would help me no end
      Last edited by veggiechicken; 27-11-2012, 09:57 PM.

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      • #4
        You can get a suction cup for changing downlighters, like these:



        Halogen light bulb remover. Suction Cup glass screen removal tool. - Halogen light bulb removal tool.
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          Thanks BM. I have something like that but it will only sucker onto a smooth surface and the LED lights I've just bought are not smooth. Also, when I try to unscrew the bulb, using the sucker, it just unsucks itself.
          I think I'm about to swear at the bladdy things

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          • #6
            Maybe you are not giving it enough lick............
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            • #7
              I can lick for Wales... but they still come unstuck

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                I would invent an automatic spade for the lottie, and maybe an automatic weeder too.... then I wouldnt have to do anymore digging or weeding and just get to do the fun jobs of planting!

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                  Bit late for that Matt - with a room full of downlighters
                  If the fitting would drop from the ceiling so that you could change the bulb at ground level then press a recoil button and it would return to the ceiling, it would help me no end
                  What about some ladders?

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                    Matt, I'm a scaredy cat when it comes to ladders Reaching the ceiling means the 4th step on the stepladder. - to get that far I had to give myself a peptalk - "Confront your fears" I kept repeating, Even when I'm up there, I want to hang onto the ladder with one hand and my knees are shaking. I know its irrational but I'd rather pat a crocodile than climb a ladder. Its one of the few times when I wish there was someone else around - even if just to hold the ladder steady.

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                    • #11
                      No need to feel self-conscious Veggie - as Sigmund Freud once put it, they can only be changed if they really want to change...
                      (Speaking of which, it sounds like you need to take steps to deal with that phobia )
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                      • #12
                        The secret is to never turn them off. Like these.

                        Light Bulb Methuselahs - Longest Burning Light Bulbs
                        Mark

                        Vegetable Kingdom blog

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                          Originally posted by northepaul View Post
                          I would invent an automatic spade for the lottie, and maybe an automatic weeder too.... then I wouldnt have to do anymore digging or weeding and just get to do the fun jobs of planting!
                          The terrex auto spade (I think now manufactured by Wolff) has been invented. I have an old one and have tried it but it doesn'tdo it for me . see one here recently sold on Fleabay Wolf Terrex Auto Spade | eBay

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Aberdeenplotter View Post
                            The terrex auto spade (I think now manufactured by Wolff) has been invented. I have an old one and have tried it but it doesn'tdo it for me . see one here recently sold on Fleabay Wolf Terrex Auto Spade | eBay
                            Someone on a nearby allotment has one of those.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                              Matt, I'm a scaredy cat when it comes to ladders Reaching the ceiling means the 4th step on the stepladder. - to get that far I had to give myself a peptalk - "Confront your fears" I kept repeating, Even when I'm up there, I want to hang onto the ladder with one hand and my knees are shaking. I know its irrational but I'd rather pat a crocodile than climb a ladder. Its one of the few times when I wish there was someone else around - even if just to hold the ladder steady.
                              I get shaky just stood on the stepstool.....I hate ladders with a passion. Especially the attic ladder which wreaked revenge on me recently.
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