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Look within your lamp base itself after you have the bulb out. In most cases you'll see a tab that is bent slightly out, that is intended to have contact with the bottom of the light bulb. If this is bent too far in, it CAN in some cases cause a short and will burn out your bulb. It should be at around a quarter of an inch of elevation.
As well you need to know if the circuit that your lights is on is on any high amperage circuits. Your microwave? washing machine? are any appliances on the same circuit? Switching these items off will cause a wattage fluctuation in the circuit and will burn your bulb out quicker.
I need a new rule. No responding to posts before my first coffee.
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