I have a ceiling fan with a light underneath it that takes a regular light bulb. But when I try to use a compact fluorescent bulb, it flickers. Can someone tell my why?
2006-07-17 18:10:03 · 4 answers · asked by John 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Yes, the fan is wobbly. Would that tend to interfere with the electrical contacts or wiring? How would I fix the wobbling?
2006-07-18 08:12:11 · update #1
I had this happen once with a fan that wobbled! Balanced the fan blades and the flickering quit.
Btw; Does this fan have a dimmer? CFL bulbs don't like dimmers.
2006-07-17 18:22:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
It might be a bad connection. Is your fan wobbly?
or the wiring is weak so when the fan takes so much power that there isnt enough left for the CFL bulb.
I have used them many times in ceiling fans with only one problem. the bulbs point downwards but the CFL bulbs are made to point upwards like in a normal light. I think this leads to overheating because the heat from the cfl ballast cannot escape.
2006-07-18 01:16:19 · answer #2 · answered by brainiac 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would try another bulb. I have used/am using CFL for all my fans-- on the other hand-- I have had an occasional bulb that is whacky-- worth a try I think.
good luck
2006-07-18 01:13:34 · answer #3 · answered by omajust 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TRy another builb. You have a bad starter in that one.
2006-07-18 01:16:06 · answer #4 · answered by lana_sands 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋