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Old 07-05-2018, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Chatbrat View Post
These lamps when used outdoor should be treated like fans--the screws should not hold the weight --the globe and body should be support by the structure ,not the box and all fasteners when used outdoors should be stainless steel

all the fan duty boxes I have seen in our house are plastic--I replaced them with steel
This is not the screws, but the fixture itself.
The glass globe itself is suspended on a rod that connects to a bottom decorative flange that holds the globe to the fixture.
The decorative flange is the part that corrodes and breaks apart from the connecting rod.
It is the glass globe that falls from the bottom and breaks.
The chain and bulb itself are still hanging.

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