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<blockquote data-quote="Orlaco" data-source="post: 129567568" data-attributes="member: 1101564">Last home improvement post for now...because my posts are slowly making a topic out of this thread intended to not have one.Have a light fixture that you can't get a bulb to work in....or they burn out quickly?&nbsp;&nbsp; Don't make getting a new fixture your first option...&nbsp;&nbsp; ...matter of fact, short of cosmetic reasons, it should be way down your list.Odds are the bulb isn't getting seated well in the lamp holder.&nbsp;&nbsp; It may not be making contact with the 'hot' or it's soft/loose contact causing arcing which greatly reduces life.Options..---With the switch that controls the light off (even better the circuit breaker) take needle nose pliers and pull the little tab where you screw the bulb out a bit.&nbsp; It'll feel spring loaded (although usually not)...and often gets pushed back too far to make good, if any, contact with the bulb.&nbsp;&nbsp; That tab is the hot and solid contact is a must for the long life of a bulb._--Use a lube.&nbsp;&nbsp; ...yep on a electric device.&nbsp;&nbsp; I use electralube...but several brands are available.&nbsp;&nbsp; You apply it to the bulb base so it will screw all the way in (making good contact with the 'Hot').&nbsp;&nbsp; It doesn't conduct electricity so it's perfectly safe....plus it stays forever so that bulb will never be a challenge to replace._--The only other issue you can have with a light (that doesn't have a ballast) is a loose (or is it lose?) wire...&nbsp;&nbsp; ...either under a wirenut or a solder connection to the light fixture.&nbsp;&nbsp; ...again...&nbsp; ..both easy fixes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Orlaco, post: 129567568, member: 1101564"] Last home improvement post for now...because my posts are slowly making a topic out of this thread intended to not have one. Have a light fixture that you can't get a bulb to work in....or they burn out quickly? Don't make getting a new fixture your first option... ...matter of fact, short of cosmetic reasons, it should be way down your list. Odds are the bulb isn't getting seated well in the lamp holder. It may not be making contact with the 'hot' or it's soft/loose contact causing arcing which greatly reduces life. Options.. ---With the switch that controls the light off (even better the circuit breaker) take needle nose pliers and pull the little tab where you screw the bulb out a bit. It'll feel spring loaded (although usually not)...and often gets pushed back too far to make good, if any, contact with the bulb. That tab is the hot and solid contact is a must for the long life of a bulb. _--Use a lube. ...yep on a electric device. I use electralube...but several brands are available. You apply it to the bulb base so it will screw all the way in (making good contact with the 'Hot'). It doesn't conduct electricity so it's perfectly safe....plus it stays forever so that bulb will never be a challenge to replace. _--The only other issue you can have with a light (that doesn't have a ballast) is a loose (or is it lose?) wire... ...either under a wirenut or a solder connection to the light fixture. ...again... ..both easy fixes. [/QUOTE]

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