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wrote:
We have been in this house quit a while, and I recall always having
this problem.

We go through light bulbs like water. It is not uncommon for a light
bulb to last two or three weeks before I have to replace it again.

The bulbs always burn out right when the light switch is turned on. I
turn on the light switch, the light goes on for an instant, then burns
out. The bulbs don't ever burn out when the light has been on for a
while.

So, I really feel like there is something not right about the
electricity in the house, as strange as that sounds.

After all other solutions fail - if they do - replace your light switches
with dimmer switches. "Turning up" the light may provide enough time for the
device to handle the surge. Also, running at 90% should lengthen the bulb's
life.