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Is it normal for an LED bulb to become hot to the touch?
LEDs generate heat like any electrical device. That's why some have cooling fins. It takes longer and they don't get as hot, but they'll still sting skin if they've been on for a while.
Flickering is ...
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Is it normal for an LED bulb to become hot to the touch?
These bulbs will get hot to touch and the domed fixtures have always contributed to the heat because there's no where for the heat to go, unlike ceiling fan light fixtures and lamps with shades. When ...
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Is it normal for an LED bulb to become hot to the touch?
Led bulbs typically fail because their electronics wear out, heat being a prime accelerator of this.
The bulb that was used was not very effective by modern standards at only 66 lm/W.
The same amount ...
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Using 15 amp smart switch requiring 14awg wires for lighting/fans on 20 amp circuit
You can totally use 15A rated switches on a 20A circuit, provided they have a fixed load of 15A or less on them. What you can't do is hook up 14 gauge wire in a 20A circuit, even if it's on the other ...
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Does this attic insulation look like asbestos or mineral wool?
No idea what it is. Could be asbestos. Could be mineral wool. Could be some other natural fibers. Could be some other man-made fibers (e.g., fiberglass). Could be almost anything.
But it doesn't ...
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In what order should I install the various washers for my ceiling light?
The order of the lamp glass cover installation is:
Plastic washer to protect the glass from the metal washer.
Metal washer to protect the glass between the plastic washer and nut.
Metal nut to secure ...
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Lights flickering in multiple rooms
Probably a loose connection, which means something somewhere is arcing. If you can isolate which circuits are affected it would be wise to shut them off at the breaker panel until the problem is found,...
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Electric led lights kitchen ceiling replacement
In this kind of lamp, the expectation is that you would replace the whole fixture, not the circuit board.
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Does this attic insulation look like asbestos or mineral wool?
You can’t tell by looking
However, given the date of construction, it’s entirely possible - the damn stuff was ubiquitous. Anything before 1990 is likely to contain it, anything up to 2003 might ...
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In what order should I install the various washers for my ceiling light?
The plastic (or felt, or leather in an older fixture) goes against the glass to protect it from direct contact with the metal and reduce breakage.
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Electric led lights kitchen ceiling replacement
It's some sort of knockoff of a "star" LED board. That's typically a metal-core board for heat dissipation reasons specific to high-power LEDs.
Problem being, while you can find non-knockoff ...
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How should an outlet be wired where another branch connects?
I changed my light fixture first from a ceiling fan/light combo
In order to do this, the ceiling junction box must be rated for a ceiling fan. Fans create vibration that will destroy non-fan-rated ...
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Using 15 amp smart switch requiring 14awg wires for lighting/fans on 20 amp circuit
I found the same 14 gauge requirement in the instructions for a couple of Zooz switches. One of them provided a little more information:
It looks like the issue is that their switches are not ...
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4-Way Light switch
For "dumb" switches with adequate travellers: (USA/Canada) two 3-ways and one 4-way in the middle. For more than 3 switches, two 3-ways at the "ends" and as many 4-ways as it takes ...
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How do I install mogul light fixtures?
The Mcmaster product says it needs an ANSI S50 ballast to operate, I don't know about the other non-UL lamp that is made by an 80% Chinese company/20% German owned company marketing UK products.
An ...
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Replac'g 2 incandes. candelabra bulbs for new dimmable 5W LEDs on porch lt.They won't turn on. Work in lamp, however. Wall switch is elect. timer
The timer switch is probably a dimmer as well and is not compatible with the LEDs. There are many ways to dime an LED, and not all LEDs (and drivers) will work with all schemes.
Either you have to ...
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Electric led lights kitchen ceiling replacement
What are you willing to spend on this? There are flashlight modders out there that'll reflow leds as a service, but after a bit of back and forth establishing voltage, time and effort to order leds (...
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Opening a light fixture that has plastic clips
The instructions are to bend the plastic clips and this can result in injury or breaking of the glass, so be very careful.
As stated in the question, IKEA recalled the same design for this safety ...
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