Lighting, Light Fixtures, Ceiling and Exhaust Fans - Issues with the vanity lights!
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cluelessiniowa
08-04-08, 01:44 PM
Ok, if there's anyone out there that knows all about bathroom light fixtures, I sure hope you can help me out with this one... For three years, my vanity lights worked perfectly, then during the last year, they went kapoot. I changed all the bulbs and saw some flickering while screwing them in, but nothing after that. It would be nice to have a well-lit bathroom, and I would appreciate any advice on how to fix the problem, pm me:) Thanks!
John Nelson
08-04-08, 06:00 PM
Sounds like a connection went bad. It could have gone bad in the lighting fixture itself, in the connections between the lighting fixture and the wall, or in the connections at the wall switch.
I suggest you read some books on home wiring so that you know how to do this safely, and then inspect/tighten all these connections.
I suggest you read some books on home wiring so that you know how to do this safely, and then inspect/tighten all these connections.
Wirepuller38
08-06-08, 05:50 AM
Repeated changing of bulbs sometimes causes the connection to go bad where the fixture wire connects to the bulb socket. Should this be the case, a new fixture will solve the problem.
dezwit
08-06-08, 06:44 PM
Also check and make sure that the base of the lamp is making good contact with the "tongue" in the bottom of the socket.
You may need to pry them up just a hair. WITH ALL POWER OFF ON THAT CIRCUIT.
You may need to pry them up just a hair. WITH ALL POWER OFF ON THAT CIRCUIT.