http://www.myoldhouse.com/swapped-out-a-ceiling-fan-for-a-chandlier/02-14-2005 Issues and Events involving our Home in Independence, Missouri Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.myoldhouse.com/swapped-out-a-ceiling-fan-for-a-chandlier/02-14-2005/comment-page-1#comment-316 Dave O Wed, 06 Jul 2005 16:28:26 +0000 http://www.myoldhouse.com/word-press-diary/?p=28#comment-316 As much as you like the fact that the light in the broken arm actually lights, if the wire was indeed broken prior to the epoxy repair, you have a hazard. Given that the arm where the break occurred is glass, probably no chance of a fire, but there is probably very little contact between the broken ends of the wires - this will almost certainly cause a heat problem, and possibly erode the broken ends of the wires. As much as you like the fact that the light in the broken arm actually lights, if the wire was indeed broken prior to the epoxy repair, you have a hazard. Given that the arm where the break occurred is glass, probably no chance of a fire, but there is probably very little contact between the broken ends of the wires – this will almost certainly cause a heat problem, and possibly erode the broken ends of the wires.

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