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What size ceiling fan lightbulb is this
I want to replace the bulbs in my ceiling fan with brighter (hopefully LED) bulbs. I can't find anything that says what type of bulb this is though. The fixture has the numbers E307732 and 48A8 WG-...
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Any trick to removing GU10 lightbulbs?
I'm trying to remove some halogen GU10 lightbulbs. They are in a space where simply gripping them around the edges is nearly impossible.
Is there any trick to removing these bulbs?
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What is the difference between Philips Essential LED bulb range & their normal LED bulbs?
I have come across two ranges from Philips for their LED bulb ranges, there is the 'Essential' range, which is the budget value range, & then there is the normal 'Philips' LED bulbs range. The ...
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LED Bulbs - Which Measure is the Best Indicator Of Efficiency
I have been on a mission to slow replace all the bulbs to LEDs. At first, I use to judge the LED bulb's efficiency by looking at the % Energy Saving, that all bulbs have at the front of the box. ...
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Converting a Single-Bulb Light to a Dual-Bulb Light - Your Opinions Please?
There are tons of questions about installing and replacing ceiling lights already, and I was looking through them but I didn't feel like checking 106 pages of results to make sure my question isn't a ...
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Friendly light bulbs, I want them to turn on slowly
I want that the light bulbs in my house turn on slowly, just like when you use an impedance control, but with a simple switch, is that possible?
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Does my Remote Light bulb use power when not turned on?
I just recently bought an RGB light bulb which comes with a remote and I was wondering if you turn it off with the remote but you leave the switch on does it still consume power?
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Can you use an LED Bayonet bulb in standard 40 or 60W bayonet fitting?
First time poster. In short have flipped all my halogen GU10 bulbs over to LED. Only non spotlight is a Bayonet fitting in my bedroom. The halogen (45W candle) in that went this week & I am having ...
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What type of bulb is globe-shaped with coils inside?
The bulb looks like a CFL, but looks like the spiral making up the CFL doesn't actually light.
It takes AGES to light up, at first I thought it was broke, but after awhile realized that the bulb ...
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Change of spotlight bulbs
I am trying to figure out how to change the spotlight bulbs shown in the image below. The normal push and twist approach I use with other spotlight types doesn't work. Didn't manage to find anything ...
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How to open the cover of flush mounted ceiling light dome to change light bulb
I have mounted ceiling light dome that can't twist, pull, push or open in order to change light bulb.
It looks like this:
I have tried twisting it counter-clockwise,clockwise with bear hands, with ...
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How can I determine the color / temperature of my current fluorescent bulbs?
I intend to replace an old and large population of T12 flourescent lights with T8 LEDs: direct wiring. The ballasts are $15 a piece (2 required per fixture) and it would seem that a 4 X $10 direct ...
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Where can I find a replacement for a Sylvania F40CW/SS fluorescent tube?
I tried Home Depot, Batteries and Bulbs, Amazon, and just Googling it and I found nowhere that sells this kind of florescent bulb anymore:
4' Sylvania Super Saver Cool White F40CW/SS. Rapid Start 34W
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LED Bulbs not Starting Properly
Hi: I have some undercabinet light fixtures from IKEA that each take 3 small 12V G4 size bulbs. These bulbs are about 3/4" long x 1/4" wide with two plug-in prongs at the end. The original bulbs ...
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Night Light Clip In Cord Incandescent to LED & Safety
I have one of those seasonal villages that use a clip-in accessory cord with a night light bulb that inserts into a 1" opening. The bulb is suspended by a metal clip.
the standard incandescent 5W ...
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Are LED retrofit bulbs more resilient to ballast problems?
My office overhead lighting currently uses fluorescent bulbs. For ~5 minutes after turning them on, lights will flicker. I diagnose this as a weak ballast.
If I insert LED retrofit bulbs into this ...
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How do I remove this recessed light bulb?
This is a small recessed light in my new house (still figuring out all the nuances of it). How do I get the bulb out of this recessed fixture in order to replace it?
It looks like there is some ...
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If a light bulb is dead, does it still consume electricity if the switch is in ON?
It's been a week since a light bulb in the bathroom died. I'm wondering if the bulb is dead, does it still consume electricity if the switch is in ON?
The light is completely dead, no light ...
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Do small, modern LED lightbulbs require external heatsinks?
Circa 2012, I bought an IKEA "Stockholm" LED floor lamp (product info). Its bulb recently burnt out.1 While the product was advertised as non-serviceable, I disassembled the lamp. The lamp's ...
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recessed light only works with halogen bulb?
My husband and I just moved into a new home and have found that we have two different types of recessed light fixtures. One of types only works with a specific type of halogen flood light bulbs and ...
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What is the ideal lumen output and temperature range for my computer room?
I have replaced an older 100W incandescent light bulb with an led 3000K 1400 lumen light bulb but it seems very bright so I wonder if the lumen output is too high. How can I calculate the correct ...
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Dimmer capacity for halogen bulb
I bought a dimmer leviton decora
6672 sureslide. On the box I see next capacity 150W LED/CFL
600W Incandescent. Also on on the box I see that it can be used with halogen bulbs. What is the capacity ...
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Replacing light bulb in an external light
I recently moved into a new rental house, and we have a porch light by the front door. It hasn't worked since we moved in, so I'd like to replace the light bulb which is completely enclosed by a glass ...
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Bulbs for dusk to dawn outdoor light fixtures
I have 3 outdoor light fixtures controlled by a simple single pole switch in my garage. They had old incandescent light bulbs in them.
I replaced one with a CFL bulb and it worked fine - until the ...
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What kind of freestanding lamps can I use for > 6000 lumen up-light? [closed]
I'm renting an apartment whose living room I need to light up. I currently has one lamp hanging from the ceiling, for a 4.5m x 7.5m room, and that's ridiculously insufficient (even after using an E27 ...
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Changing adjustable fixture light bulb when socket and housing are loose
I'm having trouble changing a ceiling mounted adjustable fixture lightbulb. So there's two issues: one, the metal housing is loose and when I try screwing it in, there's a lot of grinding and varying ...
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How do I change the light bulb in this fan?
I can't figure out how to get into the light fixture on this fan. There don't appear to be any screws or tabs. I tried pulling it down gently. I also tried twisting it gently. It is possible that ...
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Why do my fluorescent lights flicker and require cycling the switch to turn on?
Bathroom has a 2 T-Fluorescent bulb fixture. The bulbs went out a 2-3 years ago I believe for the first time in 10+ years (when the fixture was installed). From the moment the bulb were installed, the ...
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Why my bedroom lights are on when a light in another room is turned on [duplicate]
During night, when all the lights are off and it is very dark in the room, I noticed that my bedroom lights turn on barely when a light is turned on in another room.
The light is very barely visible ...
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What kind of bulbs should I get? My bulbs does not look normal
I am in a situation where I need to change bulbs in my bathroom, but my bulbs look weird, and can't find right bulbs for our light.
The bulbs that I took out look like this. There are wires coming ...
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Help me identify my halogen recessed lighting
I just moved into an apartment with recessed halogen lighting. I was considering replacing them with LEDs (both for energy and color reasons). I know this may not be as easy as swapping a bulb, but to ...
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house hold wiring for two way switch
how to install a wiring where I can have two switches the two switches will turn on a bulb
I have to turn on the light if any of the switch is on and I have to turn off the light if any of the switch ...
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How to get access to and change bulb in a hanging lantern
My task today was to change the light bulbs of a hanging lantern that we have on our porch. I simply cannot determine how to get to the actual light bulbs.
I've tried turning the bottom finial, which ...
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Replacing Dimmable Halogen Spot light with LED dimmable or non Dimmable LED spotlights
I have old fashion dimmable halogen spotlight mounted on my ceiling, and I would like to replace them with LED spot lights.
My questions are:
Would I have to replace the existing transformers to ...
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Help on identifying light socket? (Japanese apartment)
Bear with me if I did something wrong. Long story short, I rented a rather cheap old apartment in Japan and the main rooms didn't come equipped with light bulbs. Can anyone help me identify what type ...
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Lamp not working
I have a lamp (see picture) that has stopped working. I replaced it with a new bulb and that did not help. Any guidance for a novice regarding next steps?
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What could cause a 3-bulb fixture to blink when turned off?
Two new lightbulbs(energy efficient spiral) blink rapidly when I turn OFF the switch for the 3 bulb fixture in my kitchen. House built in 1912ish. My house but previously had tenants. They only had 1 ...
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dimmable led bulbs won't work in dimmable fixture
Our living room has 4 dimmable lights controlled by 1 switch and slider. Many years ago, we replaced the incandescent lights with fluorescent bulbs (we didn't know that fluorescent bulbs don't dim out ...
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Can I safely use a 9w LED bulb in place of a 40w incandescent?
I bought a reading lamp that on the box says: Max 1x40W
The shop also sold me an LED light bulb that says: 9W=75W
So my question is, can I use light bulb or not? I am confused between the 75W and the ...
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Putting a plug on a light fitting
I bought one of these: http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/50279373/
I would like to plug this in to the wall rather than hard wiring it in to the ceiling. Am I right in thinking I can connect ...
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How do I change light bulb on this type of ceiling fan?
I am having trouble changing light bulbs of my ceiling fan pictured below. I took these images to home depot and no one could help me! I showed the fan to two handymen in-person and they couldn't ...
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open light socket on string lights safe to use?
I have string lights in my room and my sister accidentally broke one of the bulbs. The lights are my main source of light in my room so I was wondering if I just removed the broken bulb it would all ...
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Voltage detected on ceiling light no matter the switch is on or off
I just moved into a new apartment and I would like to install simple ceiling light. As shown in the picture, there are two wires outside the ceiling, a blue one and a red one.
The light switch ...
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Why do my led bulbs state: not for use in totally enclosed luminaires?
I recently bought some nice inexepensive LED bulbs but I noticed the warning states: (see image below)
not for use in totally enclosed luminaires
I am guessing that it gets too hot but I find it ...
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Suggestion for daylight high lumen bin-pin LED bulb [closed]
Here are some photos of the fixture.
I’ve been searching around for a GU24/bi-pin base daylight LED with more 1400 lumens.
Amazon and HomeDepot didn’t help much. I found quite a few bi-pin ones but ...
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Is it safe to mix LEDs and incandescents in a chandelier?
I've been having an issue for a while now where my chandelier light fixture installed with six Cree 60W LED replacement bulbs flickers when I raise my traditional dimmer to max brightness. As I ...
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Light bulb socket cover
Where can I get a light bulb socket cover for my never used outside flood light sockets? I don't use the light fixture, the flood lamps are too heavy to keep in the sockets as the fixture comes ...
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How to unscrew this uncommon type of screw?
The staircase light next to my flat broke down and I would like to fix it. The ceiling lamp is pictured below:
I have a problem with unscrewing the screw. The screw is of rather peculiar shape with a ...
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What kind of light bulb is this?
The only engraving on the bulb I can see says "NRJ8EE" but Google searching that brings up nothing.
Also, if we can't identify the bulb, is anyone able to tell if the fixture would be able to support ...
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