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Bubba_MoCity
Missouri City, TX

December 17, 2007
4:05 PM

Post #4304514

FYI.

Had an overhead fixture that suddenly started turning itself off. Thought it was the bulb, so replaced and it came on - a few minutes later it was off again.

Took the stitch apart - NOT the switch.

Took the overhead fixture loose from the mounting box, but did not undo the wiring. There was a buildup of debris on top of the wires and on one side of the porcelin.

Cleaned off the debris - light worked correctly. Reattached to the box.

Building is over 25YO and I'm sure noone had ever removed the fixture (could tell by the paint color under it).

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