Thread Number: 73345
/ Tag: Other Home Products or Autos
Porcelain lampholders |
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Post# 969118 , Reply# 3   11/20/2017 at 15:15 (2,319 days old) by lotsosudz (Sacramento, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 969132 , Reply# 4   11/20/2017 at 17:59 (2,319 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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My father built the addition to my parents home in 1966. All the bedroom closets have an exposed porcelain fixture with a pull chain. All the fixtures down cellar are the same except for one that comes on with the switch at the top of the stairs. None of those fixtures have ever been replaced and still work fine today. They are Leviton brand.
All the POS junk plastic Chinese made Leviton fixtures of the same type but with outlet I purchased at Home Depot and installed in the cellar of my house when I purchased a few years back lasted about 25-30 on/off cycles, at most, before the switch broke and now cant be switched on. It wasn't like I was running down there 20 times a day switching the lights on and off. If I bothered to complain to Leviton and they replaced them Id be getting more junk to replace junk. Leviton used to produce a quality product. Now they produce junk like most companies do. Id like to find about 15-20 of that type fixture that are 40-50 years old. Even if used they'd be better than the new junk being produced today. |
Post# 969136 , Reply# 5   11/20/2017 at 18:17 (2,319 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)   |   | |
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Many of the old ones are smaller; intended for mounting on 3 1/2" boxes instead of the more common 4" size. |