Just turned on light in kitchen, its acting strange....?

Question

The light above my kitchen sink was fine for about 2 minutes and then it would dim and then brighten, it was not flickering on and off. Could the bulb be going bad? I believe the bulb is a Incandescent Reflector Light Bulbs. My house was built 1 year ago, and like all new houses there were problems, but never electrical problems.......any suggestions would be helpful

Answer 1

Try anoter bulb, if the same problem appears again, then have an electri, come out and check it,

Answer 2

the switch may have a wire loose - not screwed down well -
or - the fixture may have a loose connection

you may be able to check those two on your own BUT FIRST
turn the breaker off - so no power is going thru the system
- double check by having someone watch the light 'on'
and go off when you throw the breaker

then check for loose wires(and swap the bulb out, if needed)

*******
we lived in an older house for 5 years and started having
an electrical problem in the bedroom/computer room

turned out the bathroom on the hall was also wired to it
and a receptacle in the bathroom had one of the four wires
just touching the post - and not screwed down!!!!

Thank God we did not have a fire!

all the best

Answer 3

they are correct in that it may be a loose wire at the fixture, or a loose connection on the switch. if you are sure it is not a flourescent fixture then it sounds to me like you may just have a bad switch. check for loose connections first, if none try replacing the switch.

Answer 4

How about trying screwing the light bulb in tighter?????

Answer 5

POSSIBLE LOOSE CONNECTION AT THE SWITCH CAUSING IT TO ARC OR TO MANY APPLIANCES ON THE SAME CIRCUIT BEING USED AT THE SAME TIME. THERE ARE OTHER REASONS BESIDES THESE