"Wade" wrote in message
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I have several lights throughout my house which have burn/black spots
above
the bulbs on the ceiling. The bulbs range from 6 inches in the bathroom
to
1 foot in the hallways from the ceiling in each candlebra. I reduced the
bulbs from 60 watts to 40 and in some cases down to 25 watts on the ones
which are 6 inches from the ceiling (in the bathroom). This hasn't
helped.
The house and light holders are original, about 20 years old and the spots
were not there when I moved in 5 years ago...at least not to the degree
they
are now. Have the bulbs changed to burn more hot or am I just buying low
quality bulbs? I can wash the ceiling and block it out & repaint, but I
don't want to do this if is going to happen again. I really don't want to
change the style of lighting at this time. Any thoughts/ideas would be
appreciated.

Wade



That's weird! But, since bulbs make heat and heat rises, could they simply
be channeling some sort of dirt or dust in the air and sending it directly
above to the ceiling? Is your home near a busy street, or is there a
potential source of soot in the house? Maybe a woodburning stove? Does the
dark stuff wipe of easily?