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Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:32 pm
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Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:15 pm
The purlieus of Louisville, KY
Deb Hall wrote:I'm looking to see if there is a fix for a longstanding problem in our home.
We live in Springhurst in a 10 year old home; we blow out lightbulbs an average of one every couple of days (I'm not exagerating). We thought it might be a problem with our house/wiring but in talking to folks at the local Home Depot 1/2 mile away, it turns out their store outsells by twice the other Home Depots in lightbulbs. According to them, there is a known problem in Springhurst with us being too close to a grid switch- over or something, which spikes the electrical and blows bulbs.
This has been going on for years and seems to be getting worse (just replaced 4 recessed bulbs that were put in a month ago). The only recommendation we've gotten so far is to buy 130V or above bulbs (rather than 120) as this helps with the spikes. We do and still blow bulbs.
Anybody out there have any suggestions? Can we do something with LG&E? Can we install somekind of surge protector on our main line to buffer the spikes? This is getting really expensive....
Foodie
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:32 pm
38 degrees 25' 25' N 85 degrees 36' 2' W
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