New Lightbulbs Do Not Fit My Garage Door Opener
When I went to change the lightbulb on my electric garage door opener I ran into a surprise and I can't be the only one. I couldn't find a lightbulb that fit! The old burnt out 60 watt incandescent lightbulb that I removed could not be replaced by one of the new 60 watt LED equivalents. Unfortunately I didn't realize this would be a problem and I didn't stockpile any of the old lightbulbs before they became extinct. The LED lightbulbs have an extended portion above the base before the glass portion of the bulb. This built up portion blocked the lightbulb from going into my fixture opening. I tried several brands of LED bulbs with the same result. A CFL bulb has a similar built up portion and also wouldn't fit through my fixture opening. The portion of the bulb above the base prevented this LED lightbulb from fitting my electric garage door opener. To solve this problem, I found Chromalux full spectrum lightbulbs will fit. They continue to be the