XPost: misc.consumers.frugal-living   
   From: vaughnsimon@gmail.com   
      
   On 5/31/2012 8:35 PM, Gary Heston wrote:   
   > The fixture is probably ok, just miswired. I gather you haven't been   
   > using it, since you had to fetch a bulb for testing.   
   >   
   > I suppose it may have been miswired on purpose--to provide softer light,   
   > particularly for late night visits.   
      
   The above explanation sounds more likely than the 240-volt guess.   
      
   I also like soft light in a bathroom.  I choose slow-starting CFLs these   
   days.  Guys shouldn't try to pee in the dark, but full-bright light is   
   piercing when you get up in the middle of the night.   
      
   Vaughn   
      
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