put in wrong size bulb in chandlier and now it doesn't work
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put in wrong size bulb in chandlier and now it doesn't work
My spouse accidentally put the wrong size light bulb in our chandelier's socket. When I turned the light on after the light bulb was replaced, the chandlier sparked and now none of the lights are working. What do I need to do to get this chandlier working again? Any advice would be appreciated.
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Probably put a mini candelabra based bulb in a candelabra base. It sort of goes in and shorts the center pin to the shell.
Is anything else out in the house ? It may have tripped a circuit breaker which does not show as tripped. Sometimes you have to push it all the way towards off and then turn it back on.
Probably put a mini candelabra based bulb in a candelabra base. It sort of goes in and shorts the center pin to the shell.
Is anything else out in the house ? It may have tripped a circuit breaker which does not show as tripped. Sometimes you have to push it all the way towards off and then turn it back on.
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The bulb that was put into the chandlier was the correct wattage but the bulb socket size was smaller. The chandlier uses a standard A bulb but a bulb with a smaller base was put into the socket instead. I've already reset the circuit breaker but the chandelier still does not work. The outlets on this same circuit are working. Would replacing the socket fix the problem? (None of the lights are currently working now so I wasn't sure if this was the correct repair.)
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Would replacing the socket fix the problem?