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    Apr 29, 2013, 08:20 AM
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    My daughter just moved into a 30+ Year old house. There are some electrical issues that we are working on, but one baffles me...

    There is a 3 way switch that operated 4 cfl bulbs in the kitchen ceiling... when the switch is turned on 2 of the lights go on followed about 1/2 of a second later by the other 2... one of the switches is a dimmer... the bulbs are dim-able...

    Any thoughts on this issue?
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    Apr 29, 2013, 05:22 PM
    It's the bulbs. Some CFLs will do that.
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    Apr 29, 2013, 07:22 PM
    As hkstroud said, it's just the CFLs. If you were to put regular incandescents in they would all come on at once.
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