2007-01-27 12:53:05 · 10 answers · asked by armo 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You could go to Lowes or Home Depot and acquire Contractor Light Bulbs. These bulbs are designed to work on 130v of electricity. Even though your conventional house is 120v they will work and you will get a lot of life out them since your not "stressing" the filament out with the full 120v. Also, if you get a surge now and then the bulbs wont blow out so quickly. These bulbs are usually sold in case lots but if your constantly replacing bulbs this may help your situation.
2007-01-27 15:39:50 · answer #1 · answered by Jeff W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibilities: Vibration, cheap bulbs, electrical issues. A neutral problem can sometimes cause overvoltage. You might use a multimeter to check the voltage. You could try compact flourescent lights, or long life bulbs. Cheap bulbs have little support for the filiment, and filiments that are fragile and burn out easily.
If going with compact flourescent, the power company will often pick up a large part of purchase price.
If the problem is vibration, using a dimmer at less than 100% should make a big difference, or you can move the house further from the train tracks.
2007-01-27 16:15:06 · answer #2 · answered by Bryan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use high quality bulbs with the appropriate voltage designated on the socket that you put the bulb in. If that fails to work, you may have an electrical problem.
Consider fluorescent bulbs- they save a ton of energy, help the environment, last tremendously long, and will cost a heap less than incandescent.
2007-01-27 13:08:53 · answer #3 · answered by camerayea 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either you're using substandard bulbs (like from a dollar store) or the wiring in your house is faulty. I suggest you get the wiring checked by a licensed electrician. One way to save on bulbs is to use fluorescents. They might be expensive to buy initially but they last a lot longer than regular bulbs do.
2007-01-27 12:57:06 · answer #4 · answered by Blue Jean 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be installing bulbs that are too high a wattage for their application. This is especially true if you install the bulbs in a closed glass light fixture. The bulb gets too hot and goes out.
2007-01-27 13:11:26 · answer #5 · answered by Turnhog 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I had this problem and it took me a couple years to figure out. Vibration. My kids were upstairs running around and the vibration was breaking the fragile hot filament when the light was on. I went to compact fluorescents and havnt had a problem since.
2007-01-27 14:27:39 · answer #6 · answered by dak0tawayne 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The lights you buy will say so many luminary hours,like 300 or so. So if ya leave a light on 10hrs a day it will be gone in 30 days
2007-01-27 13:08:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You might be using cheap lightbulbs. Or maybe your voltage is too high somehow.
2007-01-27 12:56:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Switch to neon.
2007-01-27 12:56:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So you don't live in the dark.
2007-01-27 12:55:51 · answer #10 · answered by Amanda 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋