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It doesnt make sense because i took a 60 watt bulb out it worked fine all day yesterday and then today i come home and it blows so i put in a new bulb and then it blows again.

2006-11-27 11:08:18 · 12 answers · asked by Kim 3 in Home & Garden Maintenance & Repairs

12 answers

Sounds like bad balbs. but if you change to a diffent watt and it does it agian. Its a short in the wire. get a new lamp.

2006-12-03 14:22:17 · answer #1 · answered by fluf3012 2 · 0 0

I buy the 3 way bulbs for my lamps and that first one which is the 30 watt always use to go quite fast. I was always replacing them. I now buy the better bulbs and haven't had a problem much since. Although I would ask an electrician if it is safe when they keep doing this. I just asumed that was my problem Cheap bulbs

2006-12-04 07:50:54 · answer #2 · answered by Rubyee2 1 · 0 0

If the glass on the bulb is breaking, you have a temperature differential problem. That is, the bulb is getting so hot compared to the relative temperature outside, that the glass cannot withstand the temperature difference, and it will shatter. It is shattering soon after it comes on, not just after it turns off, and definitely not while it is sitting dormant. Kind of like running a jar of pickles under hot water so you that can get the lid off. It may suddenly shatter. Same principle. Sudden temperature difference. It's the same thing that causes most heart attacks. Most of us are not used to sudden temperature differences in our body, and the heart goes into thrombosis (rapid, uncontrolled beating ot the heart). But anyway, to answer your question, I would suggest compact fluorescent light bulbs. They operate at a very cool temperature (you can touch them while they're on), they last a long, long time while saving as much as 60% of the energy consumed by an incandescent light bulb, and they throw out more lumens (light). Hope this helps. Rex

2016-05-23 15:37:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Most likely reason is an over wattage bulb. It will get too hot and blow.
If blowing before they even get warm, the they are really cheap bulbs.

2006-11-27 12:42:54 · answer #4 · answered by StarDuster 2 · 1 0

check the socket where the bulb go could be the lamp itself have someone check it out before you us it again it could cause a fire make sure it is unplug the same thing happened to me the socket where the bulb go were bad if it look burned out have it replace by someone who know what they are doing

2006-12-03 15:57:31 · answer #5 · answered by gaynellpriest 1 · 0 0

I'm no pro, but I also had the same problem. I opted for a lower wattage (45) and my bulbs didn't blow anymore.

2006-11-27 11:19:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

We had this problem with 2 bulbs from a large supermarket I got another from a different shop and that's OK

2006-11-27 11:29:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

it's not the bulbs...it's the lamp....it has a short. Be careful, you could burn your house down. Throw it away or get it fixed.

2006-12-02 14:50:35 · answer #8 · answered by captbob552 4 · 0 0

Make sure you buy a brand name bulb - not some discount
jobs.

2006-11-27 11:28:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

buy anew lamp

2006-12-02 04:14:17 · answer #10 · answered by Tone Massacre 2 · 0 0

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