Don Y wrote:
On 9/5/2015 7:18 PM, danny burstein wrote:
[anip]

Oh, and if the fixture uses standard Edison base medium threads,
replace the incandescents with LEDs.

+1

You'll appreciate the much longer lifespan and fewer "oull
out the rickety ladder" deal..

It also minimizes the chance of the plastic "shade" getting
burned/discolored when someone installs a too bulb having too
large a dissipation.


Must be my age, but though I've used compact florescents for many years
in lots of places in our home it just never dawned on me to put one in
the garage door opener.

I just took the bulb out of the junked opener and screwed it into the
new opener. Speaking of screwing in a light bulb...Click below:

http://wkrp.org/jeff/lightbulb.html


Jeff

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