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Why do the lights on my newly installed ceiling fan flick on and then off immediately?
We just installed our new ceiling fan with lights. The fan works fine but the light will flick on and then off again immediately. We took it back down and reinstalled it, ensuring that all wires were ...
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What can I do to avoid incandescent bulbs for my 3-bulb ceiling fan, yet maintain brightness?
My ceiling fan takes 3 candelabra (E12) base bulbs for lighting. The bulb slots are labeled 75W - 125V. The fan light is dimmable and I currently use 3 60w incandescent flame tips.
I plan to ...
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Why do light bulbs all over the house burn out disconcertingly fast?
I've found a couple answers to this question. This generally revolve around the scenario where it's bulbs in a general area such as a fan.
My issue is that light bulbs all over the house burn out ...
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Is it possible to replace a ceiling fan speed controller with a switch?
Is it possible to replace a ceiling fan speed controller with a switch? I just bought a house that had a ceiling fan with no light, which used a fan speed controller on the wall with different speeds. ...
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Why isn't the switch working to turn off my ceiling lamp after I replaced a fan w/light?
I have properly connected the new ceiling lamp. Once I turn the breaker on again, the lamp turns on immediately. There is a double switch on the wall. One used to turn on a standing lamp on the corner ...
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What could cause this ceiling fan and light issue?
I have a ceiling fan with a switch that has both a dimmer for the light in the fan and a speed adjuster for the fan itself. Only the light dimmer side works and when I turn it on both the fan and the ...
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Why does my fan switch sometimes turn the lights off?
I recently undertook a small project replacing a single toggle light switch with a Z-wave enabled dimmer switch, which is also wired to a fan toggle (a knob with 3 speed settings) in a 2-gang case. ...
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Why does using a dimmer with this ceiling fan and lights cause energy saving bulbs to flicker?
At a hotel I manage we purchased 34 ceiling fans with two integrated light sockets that operate on a dimmer all controlled by a remote control. Obviously using a dimmer with fluorescent bulbs won't ...
