On Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:56:08 -0800, Todd wrote:

Hi Senin,

Do you have a lighted switch on the circuit?

A lighted switch has a neon bulb that goes across
the switch and lights when the switch in in the off
position. The neon bulb uses the load on the circuit
to complete itself. If you are using a CFL bulb,
sometimes the trickle of current will cause what you
describe.

I have one doing the same thing. Doesn't hurt anything.
It is in the kitchen. Don't pay any attention to it
anymore.

If you don't, throw the breaker and see if it goes out.
If it doesn't, you have a short somewhere, probably
your light switch.

HTH,
-T


I'm also wondering if there might be a corroded neutral connection, and
some leakage is coming in from the other leg of the power line. I've
seen this sort of thing happen with incandescant bulbs, where the
leakage caused bulbs to be real dim, while the lights on the other leg
were overly bright. I'd think this would be similar, but I've never
seen it happen with CFLs.

I'd unscrew one of the CFLs and put one of those screw in outlets in the
socket, then put a multimeter across it and read the voltage. This
could also be read at the switch on the LOAD side of the switch (wire
going to the lights). Measure it to both neutral and ground. It should
be ZERO both ways.