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Mighty Fine Catch

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What's this?

What happened?


Replaced a light fixture with a dome light w/2 corkscrew mercury-containing bulbs.
It worked about 3 days, then both lights out.

What happened?
Thanks for the suggestions.

I'm going in on it tonight, after trying 2 lower wattage bulbs.

Posted: 02/01/2021 at 12:55PM


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  What happened? -- Mighty Fine Catch 02/01/2021 12:55PM
  Did you use CFL bulbs that weren't rated for enclosed fixtures in an enclos -- Hokie360 02/01/2021 3:36PM
  That's what happened to Lomez, so he blew his neighbors circuit ** -- Brown Water 02/01/2021 3:23PM
  Make sure light switch is in the 'ON' position. ** -- FfxStationHokie 02/01/2021 1:52PM
  And have you rebooted it yet? ** -- coshokie 02/01/2021 2:12PM
  ^^ Professional electrician ** -- HokieForever 02/01/2021 2:07PM
  ...maybe you need 221 ** -- chumley 02/01/2021 1:25PM
  220... 221, whatever it takes. ** -- Hokie CPA 02/01/2021 4:36PM
  Is it on a dimmer switch? -- MP4VT2004 02/01/2021 1:06PM
  Your wire connections come apart? ** -- GreenvilleVT 02/01/2021 12:58PM
  I would try to replace one bulb to see if the bulbs just failed first... -- EDGEMAN 02/01/2021 1:02PM
  Wire nuts sometimes hid wires not connected. ** -- GreenvilleVT 02/01/2021 2:28PM
  Not in any of the fixtures I've installed...lol ** -- EDGEMAN 02/01/2021 2:49PM
  ^^ This or lick your fingers and connect white to black yourself ** -- HokieForever 02/01/2021 1:33PM
  Don't cross the streams! ** -- MP4VT2004 02/01/2021 5:16PM
  LOL! ** -- EDGEMAN 02/01/2021 1:37PM
  This would be my guess. ** -- HokieSignGuy 02/01/2021 1:01PM

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