Originally Posted by x3digital

My family is building a home over in Ireland and we have shipped almost all the materials from the US. What I wanted to know was would a light fixture that will be hardwired into the house (not plugged) work. I believe we can get bulbs in ireland that will fit the US fixtures (screw-in type). The bulbs are meant for use in Ireland, so they will handle the higher voltage. The consern I had would be with the wiring within the fixture and the socket heating up or shorting out. Also would the Irish bulb be hotter using the higher voltage than a US bulb usingUS voltage? I would be afraid that the Irish bulb would be hotter and dammage the fixture.

The house is wired as a typical irish house would be with local wire, switches, breakers, etc.

Thanks.