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Pole lamp lights blowing out quickly Kurt Ullman 06-05-2008
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Posted by Kurt Ullman on June 5, 2008, 8:10 pm
I have an outside pole lamp. The bulbs have been blowing out every 4
weeks or less. Instead of merely burning out, 2 have actually had the
globe shattered and the rest have a black sooty spot at the top. Any
ideas as to what it is and/or how I stop it?

Posted by RBM on June 5, 2008, 8:25 pm

> I have an outside pole lamp. The bulbs have been blowing out every 4
> weeks or less. Instead of merely burning out, 2 have actually had the
> globe shattered and the rest have a black sooty spot at the top. Any
> ideas as to what it is and/or how I stop it?

There is a leak in the fixture and the lamps are getting wet while they are
hot. When that happens, they often shatter. Try sealing the fixture, or
replacing the lamps with CF type lamps, or replacing the fixture



Posted by Kurt Ullman on June 5, 2008, 8:39 pm
wrote:

> > I have an outside pole lamp. The bulbs have been blowing out every 4
> > weeks or less. Instead of merely burning out, 2 have actually had the
> > globe shattered and the rest have a black sooty spot at the top. Any
> > ideas as to what it is and/or how I stop it?
>
> There is a leak in the fixture and the lamps are getting wet while they are
> hot. When that happens, they often shatter. Try sealing the fixture, or
> replacing the lamps with CF type lamps, or replacing the fixture

Now that you mention it, they do seem to burst more often after
heavy rains. The bursting always is on the upper left hand side of the
bulb, is that an indication of where the leak is getting in?

Posted by Norminn on June 5, 2008, 9:55 pm
Kurt Ullman wrote:

>wrote:
>
>
>
>>
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>>> I have an outside pole lamp. The bulbs have been blowing out every 4
>>>weeks or less. Instead of merely burning out, 2 have actually had the
>>>globe shattered and the rest have a black sooty spot at the top. Any
>>>ideas as to what it is and/or how I stop it?
>>>
>>>
>>There is a leak in the fixture and the lamps are getting wet while they are
>>hot. When that happens, they often shatter. Try sealing the fixture, or
>>replacing the lamps with CF type lamps, or replacing the fixture
>>
>>
>
> Now that you mention it, they do seem to burst more often after
>heavy rains. The bursting always is on the upper left hand side of the
>bulb, is that an indication of where the leak is getting in?
>
>
What size bulb are you using? 60W? 40W? Fixture rated for what you are
using?

Posted by Kurt Ullman on June 5, 2008, 10:12 pm

>
> What size bulb are you using? 60W? 40W? Fixture rated for what you are
> using?

Was using 100 and have since I got it three years ago. The blowing out
is more recent, starting in December or so. I don't recall what it is
rated for anymore (and the markings seem to have gone away over the
years) but I have been using 100s all along. I did do a 60 this time to
see if it makes any difference.

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