Maybe a surge?

When I upgraded the circuit box, there is a whole house surge protector, b/c of computers & then fancy TVs.

I tried using one and broke the bulb off in the socket. Had to have Ryan, my handyman, fix my little problem. I now go by this simple rule: If you want to live a long time, don’t fall. The light bulb changers are good for one thing, picking stuff up off the floor. 😊🍷

I got a changer kit that screws onto a pole from Lowes quite a while back.
I use it to change floods that are about 30' up outside the house.

Its cheap and comes with a variety of options to grab bulbs. Suction cup, a couple different spring clips.
Should do the trick.

You should find them just about anywhere.



In response to the previous post.
If the bulb is frozen in the socket it will probably break off regardless if you are using a pole or not and you would still have to dig the base out.
Ive found that the adaptors do not grip that tightly and more likely would just slip on a frozen lamp.
Well maybe not the suction cup if it got an exceptionally good grip.

Oh in addition. They also have a rubber adaptors to try and remove broken off bases.
Never had to try that though.

to change bulbs in very high can lights. The suction cup did the job for us.

nor did the clock on the stove, nor did the microwave timer, nor did the ground fault circuit interrupter trip.

I had the circuit box upgraded to bring a 1950s house into the power needs of the 21st cent.

All 8 light bulbs were installed within an hour of each other, all were bought from the same hardware store, same day.
I'm comfortable with the idea that after several thousand turn on turn offs, it was death by usage.

Thanks for the idea though

As an electrician I highly doubt that all of those bulbs went bad at the same time. Most can lights are wired in a daisy chain as in they feed a hot wire to one can and then jump to the other cans. If a hot wire connection (should be black wire) becomes loose or burnt then all of the other lights will not light that are down the line. After securing a light bulb changer that works for you, install a bulb the farthest away from the working can. If it does not come on, then you need to inspect the wiring in the can that is fed from the working one. Should be the one closest to the working can. Usually in this event the black wires and wirenut are the problem, however the white wire connection (neutral wire)will do the same thing because the bad white connection will not allow a return path for the current.

I'm too physically unstable to stand on a 6 inch from the floor step stool, I truly will fall and injure myself, age and bad joi ts SUCK. I'd need the money to get the electricians I had do the upgrade up, checking the light bulbs and maybe their connectivity to the socket first seems logical to me.

But thanks, if new bulbs do not work, electrician next it is

Actually I have been on DU daily for the past 21 years. Just posted to give you some insight as to what may have happened. To answer your question why one in the middle stayed on. It depends on where they brought the feed. The electrician could have used any one of them for the feed and went from there. Good luck!