Have two exterior fixtures above my garage that burn through bulbs very quickly. Only turn them on a couple times a month for a few hours so only getting 60-70 hours out of them - every 5-6 months, they burn out. The bubs mount bottom side up. They both seem to burn out at the same rate so that rules out a specific fixture being bad. When I replace the bulbs (have replaced them twice), there is no rust on the bulb or fixture socket.

The builder/electrician supplied the original bulbs so I replicated them when I replaced. The bulbs look like a candle flame.

Is this a bulb or fixture problem? I am leaning toward bulb.

Maybe the bulbs I am using are not designed to hang/mount upside down?

The bulbs are a pain to change out due to height (15’ in the air) and fixture design.

Any thoughts/suggestions?

Thanks in advance for the advice!

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Posted by VABCHTIGER

South Boston, VA

Member since Sep 2007

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Posted on 12/9/24 at 2:18 pm to captainahab

The container that the bulbs came in should specify if the bulbs have to be mounted in a certain way and yes, some bulbs aren't made to be mounted "upside down".

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Posted by ItzMe1972

Member since Dec 2013

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Posted on 12/9/24 at 4:51 pm to captainahab

Do the bulb have filaments?

There are LED look alike bulbs that may last longer.

You also stop by an electrical supply house and see whtat they have/recommend.

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Posted by captainahab

Highway Trio8

Member since Dec 2014

1651 posts

Posted on 12/10/24 at 11:21 am to captainahab

Learn something new every day - Never knew the package states mounting position.

Yes, the bulbs have a filament.

Will switch bulbs and see what happens. Thanks for the input!

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