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Old 09-27-2015, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ajbrown View Post
A neighbor has asked me to check out her outdoor lamppost. The light never comes on. We have done the obvious; change bulb, check breaker.

I told her I would get and replace the photo cell for her. After I told her that I started thinking about the ones I have replaced for others in the past. Those have always failed in such a way that the light NEVER shuts off.

He light never comes on. Can they fail that way also, or should I have her hire an electrician to diagnose?
Check the bulb socket. Mine somehow gets insect debris in it and I have to clean it about twice a year. I just turn off power and clean it real well with a small wire brush.