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Question for electricians?
11BravoCrunchie
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There is a light fixture in the entry way of the duplex I live in that keeps frying light bulbs. To date, it has fried 3 CFLs and 1 incandescent, while CFLs that were purchased at the same time as the 3 that got roasted are still working (including one in the other light fixture in the entry way).
The incandescent bulb just went out in the last 48 hours, but has been in for less than 2 or 3 months.
When this fixture fried the first CFL, it also melted part of the plastic electronics housing of the bulb.
What could be causing what I can only assume is an over-voltage? How can I diagnose this problem? Should I diagnose it, or should I just call the landlord to say, "There's something wrong with the light."?
The incandescent bulb just went out in the last 48 hours, but has been in for less than 2 or 3 months.
When this fixture fried the first CFL, it also melted part of the plastic electronics housing of the bulb.
What could be causing what I can only assume is an over-voltage? How can I diagnose this problem? Should I diagnose it, or should I just call the landlord to say, "There's something wrong with the light."?
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Should you decide to fool with it and cause a fire, it's your responsibility.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
loose ground or bad fixture. Either way if your the rentee I wouldnt be dicking with it, call the landlord and stop using the light if possible
The only way to stop using it is to take the bulb out. There's no switch that I know of, and I don't know where the breaker for the circuit is.
quote:Originally posted by nards444
loose ground or bad fixture. Either way if your the rentee I wouldnt be dicking with it, call the landlord and stop using the light if possible
The only way to stop using it is to take the bulb out. There's no switch that I know of, and I don't know where the breaker for the circuit is.
With that statement, it is definitely a landlord issue!quote:Originally posted by Zulu7
quote:Originally posted by nards444
loose ground or bad fixture. Either way if your the rentee I wouldnt be dicking with it, call the landlord and stop using the light if possible
The only way to stop using it is to take the bulb out. There's no switch that I know of, and I don't know where the breaker for the circuit is.
+1000
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
When the electrician comes by, have him show you where the breakers are and mark them for which rooms/outlets they control. You may need this knowledge for safety reasons some day. [:)]
I know the breakers for it are not in my part of the duplex. They might be in the downstairs apartment, but I don't have access to that box.
This is what the house looks like from the street. The light fixtures in question are just inside the front door. It's a shared entry way, with stairs leading to both upper and lower apartments.
With that statement, it is definitely a landlord issue!
it never wasnt a landlord issue...
Did no one notice the date stamp on that picture? It was taken in March, 2011.
And you still haven't picked up you newspapers?
You are a slacker of the highest order.[V]
quote:Originally posted by Zulu7
Did no one notice the date stamp on that picture? It was taken in March, 2011.
And you still haven't picked up you newspapers?
You are a slacker of the highest order.[V]
[:D][:D][:D]
I have tears from laughing...I had to read that to my wife...
quote:Originally posted by bigoutside
quote:Originally posted by Zulu7
Did no one notice the date stamp on that picture? It was taken in March, 2011.
And you still haven't picked up you newspapers?
You are a slacker of the highest order.[V]
[:D][:D][:D]
I have tears from laughing...I had to read that to my wife...
Clay, I think I sent you an email... intended to. But my screen went woggly. So I'm not sure if it went.
....that place sure has a lot of electrical problems,,[:0][:0][:0],,
You're telling me... If it were my property, I'd be stripping the electrical system and completely re-doing it. There's one outlet in the living room that if you unplug or plug something in, it causes one of the other outlets on the other side of the room to shut off momentarily.
AL wire does wired things like that, because it expends and contracts so much more than copper, it comes loose at conections often, unless no-lox was used on every connection and splice, which isnt likely.
With that statement, it is definitely a landlord issue!quote:Originally posted by Zulu7
quote:Originally posted by nards444
loose ground or bad fixture. Either way if your the rentee I wouldnt be dicking with it, call the landlord and stop using the light if possible
The only way to stop using it is to take the bulb out. There's no switch that I know of, and I don't know where the breaker for the circuit is.
And how
If the light switch is old it may be arcing.