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My wife and I moved into our new home last year, and this fixture was in the bathroom. We actually like the looks of it a lot. Three months later, one of the bulbs went out, and I quickly learn that the socket blew out as a replacement bulb wasn't working. Maybe seven months later, another socket blew out. Because it left a footprint on the wall behind it (which wasn't surprising) we chose to get another one. They seemed to have updated the hardware slightly, but did not update the instructions. I was looking for the three rings that hold the glass covers down like a crazy person only to find out they changed the nut that screws on to a much larger design so that you didn't need those rings anymore. However the instructions said it was in the box...so it took me a bit to figure that one out.
Here's the important difference with this unit. The previous owners kept the manual for the old unit. In that, it warms use 100 watt max bulbs, and if I was to guess they included three 100 watt bulbs (which were still in the old unit when we bought the house). The new one I just installed warns of using 75 watt bulbs. My guess is Quiotzel overrated the sockets on older versions of this model, and they were burning out. Since I didn't buy the old one in my house I don't have much ground to stand on, however if someone bought one that used 100 watt bulbs I would be in touch with Quiotzel about this...
To play it safe, we decided to use 45 watt bulbs and so far so good. It gives plenty of light in our medium sized bathroom. We love the look of it, but older versions of this model seem to have an issue with the sockets.
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I have two of these side by side and my bathroom is glowing like the sun. 6 100 watt bulbs is way too much power without dim capability. Also 2 of the bulbs burnt out within the first week. Not sure if it was a glitch or a headache I will be dealing with constantly...
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