:wall: Preparing to paint, I lowered the wall light fixture, leaving all wires connected. Suddenly and without any other indication, the light went out and the switch no longer works. First, I checked to ensure that all fixture wiring remained intact and tight.
In this same plastic box are two GFCI receptacles with test/reset switches and they are both still fully functional. I unscrewed and pulled out the switch which had only two black wires, one in each end. I removed and traced the wires; one goes to a pigtail with four other black wires. The other is the black wire of one of two 14 ga. pairs that enter the box. I tested across these two black wires and found [U]neither [/U] 110V nor continuity between them. I removed wire nuts and checked to see that between the white group and black group there is 110VAC. I also verified that no breakers had tripped. I checked and found continuity between the poles of the switch.
I can find no reason this switch should have EVER worked the way it was wired, much less any reason to expect it should work now. Anybody got any ideas?Read More
When almost any of my homes overhead light are on my monitor flickers quite a bit. In my den where my computer lives I have a ceiling fan with a light kit. The ceiling fan can run and there is no problem, but when the lights are turned on the flickering begins. Any ideas?Read More