Are the lights in the basement??? Or on a level with another floor above??Hi,
In a few particular sockets in my home, our light bulbs die unusually quickly (they last about 2 months) compared to other sockets. What could be the cause?
Yes, they burn out quite quickly. I thought bulbs were designed to operate at high temperatures though?Just a thought, they could be getting hot. That or the bulb itself is seeing a large draft, creating a large temperature differential.
Hmm... my house is rather old (about 15 years, I think). I don't see any discolourations on the bulbs though. Is there another way to (safely) test if the socket does have a high resistance area? Also, why is it unsafe?Old sockets can have high resistance area, which means they also generate heat. This is an unsafe condition. Do you see any discoloration or signs something like this could be happening?
They're at the ground floor; my home has no stairs up or down.Are the lights in the basement??? Or on a level with another floor above??
14.6 135. 193. 298. 447. 670. 916. 1100. 1220. 1830.
29.2 138. 216. 303. 470. 670. 953. 1110. 1290. 1840.
38.4 147. 238. 317. 471. 673. 1000. 1130. 1300. 2100.
61.4 154. 251. 321. 493. 705. 1010. 1140. 1370. 2260.
64.9 160. 252. 328. 553. 745. 1010. 1140. 1420. 2490.
67.3 161. 275. 342. 564. 808. 1020. 1150. 1450. 2610.
74.1 161. 283. 365. 572. 815. 1030. 1160. 1490. 2610.
83.2 171. 283. 385. 591. 815. 1050. 1180. 1580. 2630.
132. 174. 287. 403. 592. 861. 1050. 1180. 1770. 3100.
133. 182. 294. 419. 656. 916. 1090. 1210. 1830. 3810.
Mean 831.
Std dev 744.
Sd/mean 0.896
Count 100
Minimum 14.6
Maximum 3810.
Range 3800.
Median 663.
Geom. mean 518.
Skewness 1.47
Kurtosis 2.40
Estimated Percentiles (%, value):
0 14.6
5 67.2
10 135.
15 161.
20 191.
25 269.
30 297.
35 337.
40 436.
45 559.
50 663.
55 773.
60 916.
65 1010.
70 1090.
75 1140.
80 1210.
85 1420.
90 1830.
95 2500.
100 3810.
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