"Mike C" wrote in message
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The builder installed a cheap standard (found in many closets)
light
in my pantry that has a glass globe that attaches with 3 screws.
It is
mounted on the wall, not the ceiling.

After 9 years, I came home and the globe had broken off and
shattered
everywhere. It was not loose as the neck that the screws attach
to
was intact still in the fixture.

My question is are these lights meant to be mounted on a wall or
do I
need a new fixture? It could have just been a fluke that it
broke off
after all this time, but I could see how hanging sideways would
put
stress on the glass.

You got good advice about the CFL. The fixture is fine on the
wall, IMHO. Just be careful that when you tighten the screws that
you leave enough looseness that you can easily turn the globe by
hand. That's the standard I use with globes like that.

--
On most days,
it's just not worth
the effort of chewing
through the restraints..