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Kitchen light won't turn on if recently turned off?

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  • 12-02-2017 8:32pm
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    davelafaro
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭


    Our kitchen light sometimes won't come on if it has been recently turned off.

    Sometimes works fine but with a short delay when turning it on, has an IKEA LED bulb in to match the light shade, can't imagine that is the issue? Switch is grand from what I can tell.

    All other lights and electricals in the house are fine, just this one light.

    Any ideas?
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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,391 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Have you tried a different bulb? Have you tried this bulb in a different room?


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    KingBrian2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,363 ✭✭✭KingBrian2


    davelafaro wrote: »
    Our kitchen light sometimes won't come on if it has been recently turned off.

    Sometimes works fine but with a short delay when turning it on, has an IKEA LED bulb in to match the light shade, can't imagine that is the issue? Switch is grand from what I can tell.

    All other lights and electricals in the house are fine, just this one light.

    Any ideas?

    It could be a lamp holder or loose connection i'm told on good advice.


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    alan4cult
    Registered Users Posts: 1,583 ✭✭✭alan4cult


    By any chance have you got an LED Dimmer on the circuit? These LED dimmers are not very realiable when wired in 2 way, it seems they go into configuration mode.

    All I can suggest is replacing one of the lights with a 50w halogen if it is a GU10 fitting and I bet you it won't happen then.
    It's usually due to the dimmer not getting enough load across it and they are just a bit fiddly.

    If you don't have a dimmer then perhaps there is a loose wire somewhere.


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