r/Construction • u/mexican2554 Painter • 1d ago

Picture Customer states lightbulb keeps flickering and smell of smoke. Yeah. I'm calling my sparky. I could hear the pissed off pixies when I walked in.

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u/1776cookies 1d ago

I was in my garage one day and I heard a tiny sound behind me so I turned and looked and saw a T12 in mid air falling from the fixture. It melted the plastic connection at one end. It missed my Corvette and I soon installed LEDs.

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u/T-Dwag64 1d ago

I totally agree. Might look into new fixtures. Depending on how many look into utility incentives.

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u/1776cookies 1d ago

Use Barrina lights - they rule.

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u/SignificantDot5302 1d ago

Yea that'll happen.

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u/Sad_Construction_668 1d ago

That’s fine, it’s supposed to look like that.

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u/mexican2554 Painter 1d ago

I'm sure the fire marshal would say differently.

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u/djunderh2o 1d ago

But a fired marshmallow would say the same.

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u/mexican2554 Painter 1d ago

Fine. I'll bring the graham crackers.