Ceiling light burns out bulbs too quickly
I bought a cool crystal lamp and the bulbs are burning out in less than a month. Is that normal or is there something wrong with the installation?
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Man, that's not normal. Usually a bulb lasts way longer than a month, unless you're using a cheap one or the voltage is wrong.
It could be that the lamp has some wiring issue or maybe your home's voltage is higher than it should be - in that case, it's worth calling an electrician to check it out, because that can damage other appliances too.
In the meantime, try using a bulb with a bit lower wattage and see if the problem keeps happening.
That's definitely weird, normal bulbs last way longer than a month. It could be a voltage problem (maybe the power grid is unstable) or the lamp has some loose contact that's causing power spikes. What kind of bulb are you using - LED, incandescent, halogen? And was that lamp already installed before or is it new?
Before blaming the installation, snap a photo of the burned-out bulb - if the glass is darkened or swollen, that's a sign of overload for sure, could be unstable voltage or even the fixture itself having a circuit problem.
But here's a detail that people usually overlook: if you're using an LED bulb in an old incandescent fixture, some of those models have dimmers or incompatible circuits that fry the LED super quick. Check what type of bulb came with that crystal fixture from the factory, because if it was incandescent and you switched it to LED without thinking, chances are that's exactly what's going on.
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