Hit Wall And Light Goes Off

Key locations this problem is typically found are ceiling boxes where incandescent light fixtures have two bulbs or wall receptacle outlets where space heaters are plugged into and used.

Hit wall and light goes off. It seems to do so with increasing frequency. The blue wire goes down to the black wire from the light kit. The power should remain off until you cut a hole in the wall cut the cable at the break separate the ends and pull them away from the framing. Unscrew the switch and pull it out of the electrical box with.

What is happening is the recessed can lights have a high temp safety switch mounted into the top of the enclosure which will turn the light off if it gets too hot. If so you will need to replace the socket. It stops as soon as the contacts are far enough apart. This is normal in most cases and it doesn t indicate a problem.

It s caused by a load arc that occurs when the electricity jumps between the contacts as they pull away from each other. The following links will assist you with troubleshooting an electric circuit. Would stay on for 10 minutes then turn off by itself. Then when you turn it.

This occurrence is not a problem or fault of the light fixture in fact it is a great safety feature that prevents the light fixture from over heating which could possibly. Above the light kit are a gray speed controller to the pull chain and a little black box with a white red and blue wire which may be the culprit. This could be on the switch itself at the circuit breaker panel or in a pass through wire connection in the wall box or ceiling box. This is especially true with light fixtures that use incandescent light bulbs.

Turn off the breaker and unscrew the cover plate with a screwdriver once you ve determined the problem is inside the switch box. It s not uncommon to see a small spark coming from inside a switch when you turn it off. Less commonly a light bulb socket may go bad. The light fixture then cools down and after a few minutes it will come back on.

Everything was fine in the beginning then one of the bulbs started to turn off by itself. Obviously the fan and light kit is getting power and the bulbs are not burned out.