Closet Light Switch Not Working

Wrap electrician s tape around the exposed wire ends and push them back into the fixture.

Closet light switch not working. Other reasons may be more complicated like a faulty device or short circuit. If you have one switch that controls two heat lamps there may be a potential load of 500 watts just for that individual switch and that will definitely stress the switch and cause it to wear out in short order. We changed the bulb and still not working then we changed out the switch and still not working. Kung fu maintenance shows easy fix for storage closet light not working even with brand new bulb.

One mechanical failure easy enough to recognize is an internally broken toggle where the lever inside is unable or only occasionally able to activate the contactors. If the wattage is too. If insulation is packed too tightly around the light fixture it may be trapping heat around the light fixture canister. Light switch light fixture not working.

Standard light switches that are used for a heat lamp tend to produce an arc between the internal contacts of the switch and over time the switch may stop working. Check to see if the lightbulbs in the light fixture have the proper wattage for the light fixture. Usually it s a simple solution like a burnt out light bulb. Carefully reattach the wires from the switch to the light remembering to pair black to black and ground to ground.

Replace the old switch with a new pull chain switch then place the end cap back onto the light fixture. Here s how to fix. This can be for one of several reasons. On this community episode ben and russ answer deb s question about her blue 2006 honda odessey s faulty door light switch.

Are you trying to figure out why a light bulb appliance or light fixture is not working when you flip the switch.