On Fri, 2 Sep 2016 18:20:09 -0400, Jack Legg
jack@McLowesDepotBigBoxSuperMartHomeCenterOutlet. com wrote:

On 9/2/2016 7:51 AM, David L. Martel wrote:
Scott,

If it's a new home then call the electrical contractor who wired it..

Dave Martel



Good point but I'd guess that this is a wiring hack job done by the previous
owner or his drunken jack-leg handyman using inexpensive devices purchased at
McLowesDepotBigBoxSuperMartHomeCenterOutlet...whi ch explains why it's fubar.
After a few years even professionally installed sodium vapour lamps
purchased from first-line electrical distributors DO fail. About 3 of
the original 12 exterior floods at a 6 year old high end office
building are still functional. I've changed several of them - have
given up.