On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:22:28 -0400, Bill wrote:

wrote:
On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:15:41 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

Thanks for the follow up report. I'm pleased it all worked out.

Ceiling fans are very rough on bulbs -- they may need "rough service" bulbs.

If the blades are properly balanced, they're not too hard on bulbs. In four
years, the only ceiling fan bulbs I've lost were the ones on the back porch,
in a fan that's never used. Three of the four went.



When I used 100W bulbs in my ceiling fan which has a globe, I was going
through them practically monthly. When I switched to 60W, I got more
normal bulb-lifetimes.
They sell "ceiling fan bulbs" which are basically rough service bulbs
without the thicker glass. Appliance bulbs are also good. Standard
duty bulbs often have a VERY short life in a fan installation due to
vibration. Particularly at low or medium speed on fans that change the
number of poles to change the speed.