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Household Hints & Help

RC

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6. Some people use standard incandescent bulbs, base up. And/or too big a bulb for the socket.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 12:10 AM

Jul 2012

If the fan light kit has separate lights you can point where ever, Never us standard incandescent bulbs. Always use flood type or CFL's The flood light have a reflector the reflects the heat back out the front. Some cheap light kits the wires are just soldered in. The heat over time will melt and crystallize the solder, making you think the light is burnt out. Replacing the bulb can disturb things enough that the new bulb works... for a short while, till it "burns out" too.

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Is it time to replace the ceiling fan/light unit? [View all] no_hypocrisy Mar 2012 OP

Are you running the fan? Is it vibrating excessively? TheMadMonk Mar 2012 #1

I had this problem with the light in my kitchen. Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #2

The simplest thing to check would be the socket itself. AllenVanAllen Apr 2012 #3

Thanks, I'll try that. no_hypocrisy Apr 2012 #4

Good luck! AllenVanAllen Apr 2012 #5

Some people use standard incandescent bulbs, base up. And/or too big a bulb for the socket. RC Jul 2012 #6

Might be some voltage problem Manuel Ramirez Oct 2012 #7