CFL bulbs
Have three of them in front of the outside of my house on a hard wired timer. Been there for a couple of years. Today I noticed that when they were off two of them were flickering a little. One more t...
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There are two types of timers.
One type is not independently powered and requires a constant small trickle of electricity through the lamps in order to maintain the timer.
The second type of timer is independently powered and does not keep the lamps in the circuit when off.
I would guess you have the first type of timer which is not recommended with fluorescent lamps.
One type is not independently powered and requires a constant small trickle of electricity through the lamps in order to maintain the timer.
The second type of timer is independently powered and does not keep the lamps in the circuit when off.
I would guess you have the first type of timer which is not recommended with fluorescent lamps.
