Hi. The light bulbs in my kitchen and dining area keep blowing out. I hired an electrician to do some other work, and he said my bulbs just blew. However, after I purchased new bulbs, they still blew out. Some of the bulbs are halogen and others are incandescent. I don't have any problems with the outlets.

Thanks for your help.

CONFUSED in San Rafael, CA

whoaitspris

ghosts?? lol. just kidding. im not sure. maybe call another electrician out there and get there opinion? good luck.

Washington1

RED FLAG


Q1:Ok, when you say the bulbs are blowing, can you describe. example: are they blowing as soon as you turn the light switch on, or does it take a few days before they blow?

>Your electrician needs to take a volatge test at the panel<

Q2: Are any working lights in the house dim or too bright?

bitenot

Hi. The bulbs take a few days to a few weeks to blow out. I haven't noticed that any lights in the house are too dim or too bright.

Thanks.

Stratmando

Sounds like maybe a loose Neutral. Identify circuit that keeps blowing bulbs, Remove Panel cover and see if you can tell which other circuit is maybe sharing neutral, will be going in same conduit, Check all white wires, verify other connections while you have
apart. Can be in recpticle, switch box, light fixture(Basically any junction or place of connections.)
Also, have electrician check voltage and changes, when other half of Multicircuit has load applied and removed.

Good Luck.

Washington1

Good to hear the lights aren't dim or too bright on occassion--this would have been a more serious problem.

Try this first (curious)
Take down one of the light fixtures-that keeps blowing bulbs-and do a voltage test (Need a digital meter) with the light switch on (Making safety first). Let us know the reading?

letmetellu

If you determine that you do not have a wiring problem and that what is causing the lights to "blow" is that you are using up the hours that they are suppose to be good for. There are bulbs that are of a higher voltage that you can buy, such as 130 volt, these bulbs will last lots longer and are only just a little dimmer than the 120 volt bulbs, it is hardly noticeable. Also if these bulbs are under fans you can buy bulbs that are good for the use under fans, they withstand the vibration of the fan.

Washington1

Thanks Letmet for helping us along to the next step. Exactly! Let is correct, and this is what we where going to do next. Yet, you will need to do a voltage test first.