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	Subject - CEILING LIGHT RECEPTICALS VERY HOT GEORGE LEACH HELP! I HAVE TWO BATHROOMS WIRED BY THE SAME ELECTRICIAN. IN EACH I HAVE TWO CEILING LIGHTS (75 WATTS CAPACITY EACH) ON ONE SWITCH AND THE LIGHTS ARE BURNING OUT AT A VERY FAST RATE. ALSO, THE RECEPTICALS ARE GETTING VERY HOT, WHICH I SUSPECT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH WHY THE LIGHTS ARE BURNING OUT SO OFTEN. THERE HAS BEEN NO TRIPPING OF BREAKERS AS A RESULT. ALL WORK PASSED CITY INSPECTION. CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY IDEA WHAT MAY BE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM? THANK YOU, JimmyDee I would like to welcome you to the Electrical Knowledge site. Not sure what is going on there but you need to get a professional electrician there as soon as possible. Something is wrong. Might want to get someone other than the one that wired it. Jim lctrc789 You are saying recpts, getting hot, you mean hot to touch with nothing on but a light? You need to get some one there Maybe call some on else and have this looked in to I would say pretty fast. Recpts. should not be hot and you could have some loose connections or something that is cauing heat, That is not a good sign. Good luck and let us know what you find. luckyshadow I agree. Get it checked out RIGHT AWAY !!! May be loose wires. which can be a real problem. Receptacles should remain cool to the touch. Let us know how things progress Electricman You have to call an electrician FAST, I agree with the others could be a loose connection, I once had a service call with a hot to touch receptacle, the problem was a grounded conductor that was not landed properly in the panelboard. But just the same call an reputable electrical contractor to check it, Let us know how you make out.