Timeline for Why do my lightbulbs keep breaking in the fixtures?
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| Jul 9, 2020 at 13:25 | answer | added | Paul Norman | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 13, 2017 at 22:11 | vote | accept | Lord Farquaad | ||
| Nov 12, 2017 at 6:16 | comment | added | dandavis | you might have excess vibration in your apt, which can be so high pitch it's undetectable. | |
| Nov 11, 2017 at 1:34 | answer | added | Jim Stewart | timeline score: 0 | |
| Nov 11, 2017 at 1:01 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | The scene is much better in 2017. I've paid less than a dollar for LEDs, and I'm talking actual GE units (or possibly counterfeits???) but definitely less than $3 for genuine GE bulbs from Target, and the nice Energy Star 1.1 rated ones to boot (not the short rating ES2.0 ones). Certainly $15 will get you a potent "150W" unit. Also the Cubs will win the 2016 World Series. Yes, really. | |
| Nov 11, 2017 at 0:37 | comment | added | Steve | Although LED bulbs are kind of expensive, they'll last for years, and they'll probably pay for themselves through reduced electric bills, then pay for themselves again through the reduction in replacements. If you move, swap cheap bulbs back in for them, unless LEDs are cheap by then. | |
| Nov 11, 2017 at 0:29 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | Hi... It's 2017 so I'm checking back, is this still happening or did LED bulbs take care of the problem? | |
| Nov 11, 2017 at 0:25 | comment | added | Steve | Not an answer to the main problem, but I've read that a potato pushed into the remains of a broken bulb is a good way to remove the base of a broken bulb. I think the idea is that the potato is more likely to immobilize bits of broken glass than pliers, particularly beneficial with overhead fixtures. | |
| Nov 11, 2017 at 0:22 | comment | added | Richie Frame | I have sometimes seen in the past this happening with non GE brand bulbs, but it has been over a decade since I used incandescent in primary fixtures | |
| Nov 10, 2017 at 21:23 | answer | added | blacksmith37 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Nov 10, 2017 at 20:32 | comment | added | JPhi1618 | I'd also check the voltage coming to the apartment at the light fixture or any outlet. Higher than normal voltage will make bulbs burn hotter and fail prematurely. It's not common, but it does happen and could be silently damaging other electronics as well. | |
| Nov 10, 2017 at 20:25 | comment | added | isherwood | You say you've also tried 60 and 75w bulbs. What was in there before? What's the fixture rated for? | |
| Nov 10, 2017 at 20:01 | answer | added | Ed Beal | timeline score: 2 | |
| Nov 10, 2017 at 20:00 | comment | added | isherwood | It's fate telling you to move on from conventional bulbs to something less energy-gluttonous. Why not switch to LEDs? Regarding your theory (hypothesis), no. Fixtures can take any wattage up to a point at which they become a fire risk due to heat buildup in surrounding materials. It shouldn't affect the glass at all, though. They're always screaming hot. | |
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| Nov 10, 2017 at 19:52 | history | asked | Lord Farquaad | CC BY-SA 3.0 |