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Can I get away with putting a 14W bulb into a 13W lamp?
While browsing the website of a well-known Swedish furniture retailer, I found a clamp-on desk lamp I liked, which has a 13W power rating. To accompany this lamp, I would like to purchase a 1500lm 14W ...
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What light bulb to get
I need to get a few light bulbs for my house. My bedroom has this adjustable dimmer switch.
The one I just had in my bedroom has been flickering and buzzing since fitted so I think it may have been ...
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What type of bulb do i need?
I just bought a farm and there is an old yard light on a pole that does not work. It had no bulb in it when we moved in so we have no way to tell what to get to replace it. There is a dusk till dawn ...
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Light bulb sockets in ceiling fan damaged due to corrosion or arcing: Can clean to repair or must replace?
My ceiling fan has 3 light bulb sockets of roughly candelabra bulb size E12
For many years the lights have been unreliable even with new bulbs, frequently flickering on and off spontaneously or when ...
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This is a model for a light bulb that I have never seen. Does somebody recognize this model?
I have purchased a lamp time ago. One of the options why I have choose it, is due to has replaceable bulbs and not integrated leds. After purchasing it, I have unmounted to discover the kind of ...
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Would a projector lamp explode
I have a projector lamp that has been used over its life hours. Its still working though, no colour distortion, etc. But if I keep on using it, will it just won't light up when it finally stopped ...
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Help identifying possible dual pot light plug
In my kitchen, I have a number of ceiling lights that take MR16 bulbs. However, I noticed that the plugs seem to also accept another kind of bulb as well. At first, I thought these other sockets were ...
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What is the difference between heat lamps and infrared space heaters?
Maybe these are pretty much the same thing. I'm interested in the difference between heat lamps and infrared space heaters, especially as regards
How they are normally used
How they should be used
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Compatibility of heat lamps and bulbs
I am wondering which heat lamps work with what bulbs. In particular
If I have a heat lamp with a rated wattage of x, can I use it with a
heat lamp bulb with a rated wattage significantly less than x (...
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How to Fix Flickering Lamp (That Stops Flickering When I Unscrew and Rescrew)
I just bought a set of two lamps (https://www.wayfair.com/lighting/pdp/alcott-hill-amell-2539-table-lamp-set-w003190357.html). The lamps have settings for off, low light, medium light, and high ...
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Change Bulb Socket in Light Fixture?
I have a lighting fixture that uses CF13DT bulbs. How can I replace just the socket to use Edison screw in bulbs or the bi-pin GU24 bulbs?
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Is it ok to use 12gauge wire for 10bulbs 3W? [closed]
I want to put 10 bulbs on our wall mirror to make it full size vanity. Here are my questions hope someone can help me
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Is it OK to use 12gauge for 10bulbs 3W?
I want to use plug for turning it on ...
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How to exit a threaded lamp rod
Is there such a thing as a threaded lamp pipe with an opening for the wire to exit into the inside of the glass lamp enclosure? I have a design where the wire enters into the threaded pipe, but then ...
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LEDs flicker but Halogen works fine
Moved into an apartment that has MR16 bulbs on the ceiling. A total of 7.
Replaced them with 5W Leds and it started flickering.
If I use one halogen and 6 LEDs, it doesn't flicker and works fine.
The ...
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How do I know what light bulb size I should get for a socket? The socket is smaller than the average socket [closed]
There is a light bulb socket which is much smaller than a regular light bulb socket, so I think I need some sort of specialty light bulb.
How do I know what size to get?
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How to change the bulbs in this hanging light fixture?
There is an UN-removable circular plastic part stacked to the glass ribs that is smaller than the diameter created by the bulbs inside. Therefore the lantern cannot slide off over the bulbs, Nor can ...
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Which lamp bulb for a stronger & warmer lighting?
My old desk lamp uses G9, 40W Halogen capsule light bulbs and I love how warm it feels. My new lamp uses E14 LED bulbs (200 lumen, 2500k) and it's a lot weaker and colder. I don't know if it's colder ...
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How to insert bulb in this fluorescent socket?
I hope someone can advise me. I'm trying to insert an F40 bulb (1.5" diameter, 4' long) into the socket shown below. With every other fluorescent socket in my home, I simply orient the two bulb pins ...
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Can't figure out how to replace these MR16 GU5.3 bulbs
I've replaced most of the MR16 bulbs in my house as they have a simple clip system but I can't figure these out. This bathroom has MR16 bulbs that go quite far into the ceiling and are different again....
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How do I change a bulb from my recessed lighting fixture?
A light bulb went out in my storage room and to my surprise its socket and peripheral looks quite complex and all bolted into one piece, meaning I couldn't find screws which I can loose to open it.
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Outdoor bayonet light fixture stopped working
I cannot for the life of me figure this out, it isn't important enough to call an electrician out and it doesn't warrant the expensive cost but I'd really like to get it working.
During house ...
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Will high wattage LED bulb work with this light fixture?
I am looking to replace the LED light bulbs in my ceiling downlights with some stronger ones.
Specification of existing lightbulb: LED, GU10, 5W, 240V
Specification of light fixture: KR (KangRong), ...
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Light bulb stays on regardless of switch position after breaker flipped
A light bulb in my office died suddenly. When it happened I heard a loud click. This was the circuit breaker tripping.
I turned off the light switch, went down to the box, and closed the circuit ...
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How to select the most appropriate indoor LED bulb color
I want to buy LED bulbs to install in all the rooms and I don't know
What are the criteria to select the proper ones (for eye and
physiologically good).
How to distribute them in every room ( I mean ...
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LED lamp is flicking. How to troubleshot?
I have this led floor lamp and the upright light/bulb has started to flicker yesterday. The lamp has been already a little bit problematic because recently the LED driver broke and I have to order ...
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How do I replace the bulb in this enclosed bathroom ceiling light?
There is a small groove between the white and black sections, but it doesn't come loose with slotting a screwdriver in the groove.
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How to remove and re-insert wires into socket?
I'm replacing ballast on a lamp and need to connect wires to 4-pin socket.
I tried to pull the wires gently and it did not work. What is the safe way (in terms not breaking) to do so?
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What kind of bulb is this? How to remove it?
I have a few burned out bulbs in my rental unit, which need to be replaced. Have never seen bulbs like this, cannot find any labels, and can’t even figure out how to remove it! Does anyone know what ...
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Does removing an LED bulbs from fixture decrease energy usage?
Noob question alert. Electrics have always been my weakness.
If you have a 6 bulb ceiling light, with 6 LED bulbs each with 5w, and you remove 3 of them, does this half the energy usage when the ...
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How prevent the first bulb in a series of two LED ceiling bulbs from going out for 30 seconds once every ~5 minutes
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How do I prevent the first bulb in a series of two LED ceiling bulbs from going out for ~30 seconds once every ~5 minutes.
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Prior to a couple years ago, I had two working ...
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Dimmable LED lights on a dimmer switch, they won't come on at all anymore. Do they still work?
Apologies for the wall of text in advance.
I bought three 40W Energizer dimmable LED lightbulbs for a dimmer switch at home. Once I screwed them in, I noticed that when I turned on the switch, there ...
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Can Smart Switches work with Smart Bulbs?
I recently got my first Smart Bulb for a living room lamp & I love it:
My Google Assistant can see it
I can turn it on & off using Google Assistant voice commands
I can change the lighting ...
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New light bulbs light up even when switched off
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I have confirmed that my main question is answered in another post. But there are still things that bother me.
Why is there a buzzing sound when the bulbs work?
The new bulbs do not light up ...
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European Bulb E14 base 15w 110 volt dimmable bulb for Himalayan Salt Lamp
The E14 base is European, as is the 110 voltage. The bulb in question is a 15 watt bulb with dimmer control and is UL listed.
Is there any danger in using this rather than a bulb and dimmer ...
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What is a “JC type” light bulb?
I have a desk lamp that uses G4 bi-pin light bulbs.
The socket is marked "JC G4 12V max 20W". I was wondering what the "JC" means, so I googled "JC G4" and indeed a lot of results show up, some with "...
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Switching off dimmable LED flashes then switches back on
I tried to swap out a 70W 240V incandescent bulb with a dimmable 8.8W 220-240V LED. The switch is a dimmer switch, which probably has an old leading edge driver (the building is old).
This mostly ...
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Changing bulb in a pinhole downlight
I recently moved in to a flat and need to replace some blown bulbs. From internet searches, the fittings appear to be "fixed pinhole downlights", but I cannot find any details on how to remove the ...
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LED track lights slowly turn on one by one only to work at a fraction of output
I'm having a weird issue with my LED track lights and I can't seem to put my finger on what exactly is causing it. They seemed to work just fine until recently. Now whenever I turn on the lights, they ...
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Is the gauge of a circuit a function of the draw, or a function of the distance?
Goal I'm attempting to accomplish: Create a blanket of globe lights that all hang at different heights such that the wires that the bulbs hang from are thin enough not to be too visible.
120V, 15A ...
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Any ideas how to replace bulb in this bathroom ceiling fan?
This is an old bathroom ceiling fan & light fixture. The bulb has gone out, now I cannot find away to open it and replace the bulb.
There are no screws that I can see. I played around with glass ...
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Can I replace my halogen with led? [duplicate]
So, long story short: An Halogen (MR16/GU5.3) light in my bathroom went out and I replaced it with an led light (from Wilko UK, 3 pack). I know nothing of electrics, but thought heck, I should be able ...
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LED light needs replacing every few weeks
I have two GU5.3 bulbs in my bathroom - one of them went off a month or so ago so I bought the following 3 pack: https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/wilko-3-pack-gu53-led-345-lumens-spotlight-bulb/p/0437672
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Does my LED replacement bulb need to screw in all the way?
This feels like a very dumb question, but I just bought some LED light bulbs for my chandelier. I'm looking to save energy and thought upgrading my light bulbs would be a simple task.
Well it seems ...
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What type bulb goes in my chandelier?
This chandelier had no bulbs when we moved in...guess they couldn’t find replacement either? Please help!
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How do I get the bulb holder off of the wire?
There are no screws. I've tried pulling and there's no budging! No obvious signs of anywhere I can put a screwdriver to pop it off. Even if I cut the wires and try to re-wire it, I'm still not sure ...
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Does “Suitable for use in open fixtures” mean not suitable for closed?
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I need to replace a couple bulbs in my apartment which are controlled by an "old" dimmer switch, which predates the advent of LED bulbs. My understanding is that I cannot use a dimmable ...
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Fluorescent Lights Turning on Slowly
I have a Philips fluorescent light fixture in my kitchen. It was installed in the mid-1990s, so it uses an electronic fast-start ballast. The lights were not turning on at all, so I replaced the ...
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Is there a replacement for the Sylvania FB40CW/RS/SS-6 34W Super Saver bulb?
Our Kitchen Light bulb finally went out. I need 2 Sylvania super saver FB40CW/RS/SS-6 34W bulbs to replace it. It seems they are not available. Has the number changed? Is their a new replacement ...
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Why do LED bulbs in my three-bulb fixture remain on unless one is incandescent? [duplicate]
I have a three bulb light fitting that worked fine with 40 watt golf ball bulbs. On removing the bulbs and inserting the first 5.5 watt led the bulb illuminated while the fitting was turned off. This ...
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Why would a light fixture be incompatible with dimmer switches?
I'm considering buying the Aero Pure AP80-RVL, which is a recessed bathroom light/exhaust fan combo. It's important to me to be able to use a dimmer switch for the light, but the installation ...
