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Household Hints & Help

no_hypocrisy

(50,083 posts) Thu Mar 22, 2012, 06:23 AM Mar 2012

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

I've replaced the light bulb for the unit twice, each time the bulb "lasted" only 3 days before being burned out. The first bulb was the new "ecological/economic" swirley kind and the second was a conventional bulb. This is a new phenomenon as most bulbs have lasted for months before needing to be replaced.

What do you think?

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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

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