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Glad you got it out. Going forward: Thought 1 - Maybe forget about that fixture altogether and put a lamp module on the fan? Thought 2 - LED lights are a great choice. Be aware that they do not come in a huge variety of colors. "White" isn't white - the output of "white" light bulbs vary widely in color (orangish, bluish, greenish) and your eye adjusts. Unless there are two different types of "white" light bulbs in view at the same time. In that case, your eye decides on what is 'white' and everything else will seem colored. White light 'colors' are specified by a 'color temperature'. Your best hope for a replacement that won't look weird is to try for an LED bulb that with a 'color temperature' that is close to the 'color temperature' rating of the light bulbs you have in the rest of that room. But whatever you do, check the color of any replacement in an easy-to-remove socket in that room at night, before you put it in the ceiling fixture. If it looks odd in context of the existing room lighting, return that one and try again. Better to find that out at floor level than having to finess it out of the ceiling. Thought 3 - Definitely put your choice of lube on the threads if you are going to put in a replacement. I use 'bulb grease' but there are other lube alternatives. Thought 4 - It might be a good idea to put replacing/securing that fixture on a 'to do' list for the next time you have an electrician out for some other purpose. | |||
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thin skin can't win |
JUMP! You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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Ammoholic |
They finally have got the color thing down, it's not a problem anymore if you buy quality. 2700k = standard incandescent 3000k = halogen 3500-4000 = metal halide (commercial/retail lighting) 4000k = standard office florescent lighting. 5,000 = daylight. I hate this color, it looks blue, but it's what I put in GF's office so she can do her artsy/photog stuff. Get lamps with CRI (color rendering index) of 85+, 90+.if you can. This number tells you how long it will retain original colors. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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Cut yourself a 3/4" x 3/4" piece of wood out of a piece of pine trim as long or longer than your suction cup extension pole. Fold a 3/4" wide piece of duct tape over on itself and attach to your new stick with a thumbtack. Have someone spot you on your ladder. With the new stick, hold it firmly against the edge of the trim so it doesn't turn. With the other hand, use the suction cup pole to remove the bulb. Reverse process to replace bulb. Harshest Dream, Reality | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
Three pages on a stuck lightbulb. Impressive. ____________________________________________________ "I am your retribution." - Donald Trump, speech at CPAC, March 4, 2023 | |||
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Sound and Fury |
And only two lightbulb jokes. "I've spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don't know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it. But in my mind it was a tall proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, wind-swept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace, a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity, and if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here." -- Ronald Reagan, Farewell Address, Jan. 11, 1989 Si vis pacem para bellum There are none so blind as those who refuse to see. Feeding Trolls Since 1995 | |||
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