Rangehood bulb

MamaBidz · 07-02-2019, 12:59 PM

Hi there
Our rangehood lightbulb recently burnt out. It's a wedge-type bulb and I bought what I thought was a good replacement. It flashed once and didn't work. The bulb I bought was clear, but the one in the rangehood had a silver coating on the bulb (inside).

Haven't been able to find a model number on it anywhere. Any ideas hivemind???

**Lloyd** · 07-02-2019, 02:22 PM

The bulb in the range hood is 12V. Is that what you used?

MamaBidz · 07-02-2019, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Lloyd

The bulb in the range hood is 12V. Is that what you used?

I think I may have grabbed a 6V. That would explain it. Any idea about the silver coating?

Oliver · 07-02-2019, 05:03 PM

With a silver coating sounds like it may be a Halogen bulb.

**mark5w** · 07-02-2019, 05:56 PM

Buy the LED version. Last a lot longer.

**dagst1** · 07-02-2019, 06:37 PM

X2 on the LED. We are replacing ours as they burn out - but that may change.

Robb · 07-03-2019, 06:56 PM

Sometimes when the incandescent bulbs burn out they will leave a silver coating on the glass.

drzaius · 07-07-2019, 02:31 PM

Robb is correct. As the lamp ages, tungsten that evaporates off the filament gets deposited on the glass. As other suggested, and LED replacement can be brighter & last forever.

**Lloyd** · 07-08-2019, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MamaBidz

Hi there
Our rangehood lightbulb recently burnt out. It's a wedge-type bulb and I bought what I thought was a good replacement. It flashed once and didn't work. The bulb I bought was clear, but the one in the rangehood had a silver coating on the bulb (inside).

Haven't been able to find a model number on it anywhere. Any ideas hivemind???

If you haven't got it taken care of yet---Walmart has them. Either the regular filament bulb, LED'S. They have a pretty good price also.
pic of regular filament bulb. Also LED.

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