Hello, and thanks in advance for any help that is offered. The bulb in the light fixture over our front porch burns out frequently, approximately twice per month. It happens year-round, so it's probably not cold-weather related. The house was built in 1950, and the fixture may be original,...

I am a General Manager for a company that has multiple large buildings. I have had it expressed to me by one of my investors that removing one of the two flourecent (32 Watt) bulbs from the unit will reduce cost by $30.00 a bulb a year! My simple understanding is that the ballast will run the same...

I have a 2 year old ceiling fan in my home, 20 ft ceiling. It has 4 small bulbs on the top, and then 1 halogen 120v 120w bulb in the bottom. It has worked fine for 2 years, and the bottom light died a couple of months ago. I hired a technician to come and replace the light for me. He did, and...

When the outside temperature is above 85 F or below 45 F the fluorescent bulb does not come on. What is the problem?

Can a burnt 3-way bulb fail and trip the breaker? I was away on vacation with a timer on the light in question and when I came home the breaker that powers the circuit was dead and the 3-way bulb was burnt out. I replaced the bulb and all is fine now.