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With the slowdown in business, I've really been attacking the Honey Do list with vigor. Most recently, I repainted the up stairs master bedroom and hallway. Up next on the list is replacing all of the interior door hardware and resetting all of the strike plates in the jambs.
So, the Mrs decides that the hall ceiling light fixture just HAS to be replaced so the trim ring matches all the new door hardware. :no clue: So, like a good little soldier I replace it and while doing so, install those newfangled energy saving compact flourescent lights.
Now, the house was built back in the late '50s or early '60's. There is no ground running in the house wiring. The new fixture of course had a ground wire which I attached to the grounding screw on the mounting bar and hooked up the hot and neutral wires as they were supposed to be.
What's wierd (to me anyway), is even with the power to the light fixture off, the compact flourescents have "flickers" of light running through them off an on.... off an on. And by "on" I mean the "flicker" of light. I switched back to incadescent bulbs and nothing.
Do I have a problem in the wiring or is this "normal".... any ideas???
Thanks in advance....
EDIT: Just to add.... not that this matters, but I changed out the light switches when I painted. I installed two new three way switches and cover plates. I installed the new switches EXACTLY like the old ones. The only difference being the new ones are "lighted" switches. But that shouldn't really matter though I wouldn't think. But then again, I'm no electrician.
So, the Mrs decides that the hall ceiling light fixture just HAS to be replaced so the trim ring matches all the new door hardware. :no clue: So, like a good little soldier I replace it and while doing so, install those newfangled energy saving compact flourescent lights.
Now, the house was built back in the late '50s or early '60's. There is no ground running in the house wiring. The new fixture of course had a ground wire which I attached to the grounding screw on the mounting bar and hooked up the hot and neutral wires as they were supposed to be.
What's wierd (to me anyway), is even with the power to the light fixture off, the compact flourescents have "flickers" of light running through them off an on.... off an on. And by "on" I mean the "flicker" of light. I switched back to incadescent bulbs and nothing.
Do I have a problem in the wiring or is this "normal".... any ideas???
Thanks in advance....
EDIT: Just to add.... not that this matters, but I changed out the light switches when I painted. I installed two new three way switches and cover plates. I installed the new switches EXACTLY like the old ones. The only difference being the new ones are "lighted" switches. But that shouldn't really matter though I wouldn't think. But then again, I'm no electrician.
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