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Old 11-08-2021, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by DAVES View Post
It is interesting that they replaced the bulbs for you. Few people keep track of actual life of bulbs. A typical dimmer has not only the slide for power but an on off switch. Perhaps if you are using the slide, only you always have current going through the bulbs.
Perhaps, you have something else on that line that is causing power surges, like a capacitor starting motor-small AC? dehumidifier? refrigerator?
Thank you. It was easy to keep track of the bulb life, since the home was a new-build. I like the power surge idea, but I don't think we power anything unusual on the same circuit.