It features a 25 000 hour rating and is designed to withstand the vibration from a garage door opener motor.
Garage door opener light bulb keeps burning out.
Or an arc caused by a loose connection.
If your light bulbs are burning out too quickly try using a genie led garage door light bulb.
Garage doors are one of the least hospitable places for a light bulb to call home.
The rag will protect your hand in case the light bulb cracks.
Low end light bulbs have very thin filaments and these can easily break even with just a little vibration caused by an opener.
Make sure the opener is unplugged.
This is where the rough service incandescent bulb comes in.
Turn the power off before you do this at the breaker.
Between the rough vibrations each time the door is opened to the constant switching on and off it s no wonder garage door opener bulbs burn out so often.
Too much vibration when the unit runs.
Step 5 lights still on.
We contacted the two largest residential garage door opener companies to ask about cfls and possible damage to the opener.
Since you re up there take the opportunity to also clean out the housing area and be sure to remove dust from the socket.
This may do the trick.
Watch the video to learn more.
This type of bulb is specially designed to stand up to rigors of garage doors and other similar applications.
Get some steel wool and scrub the bulb receptacle making sure it is clean and smooth.
The switch is not enough depending on how it s wired part of the socket may still be hot.
Try the bulb in a different light fixture and if it has the same problem simply switch to a different brand of light bulbs.
Garage door opener light not working.
Gregmac jan 5 11 at 3 47.
Light bulbs in ceiling fans near entry doors or in garage door openers may burn out quickly because of vibrations that cause the filament to break in incandescent bulbs.
Put the screws back in and plug the opener back in.
To install the new bulb just screw it in.
A few common reasons for light bulbs to blow out on a garage door opener are.
Did you know that the type of bulb in your garage door opener can prevent it from functioning properly.
Both companies state that cfls will not damage your opener.
Over heating is caused by a poor connection.
If this is the case the unit may need additional bracing to the ceiling to hold it steady.
Bulbs burn out when they over heat or just have a lot of use.
