New bulb, switch clicks, nothing. The fault is in the ceiling box or the switch — a quick trace.
Three causes cover almost every call we get for this.
The brass tab in the socket flattens or corrodes and loses contact. Fixture repair or replacement.
A wire nut that was never tight, or heat damage from an over-wattage bulb.
Worn contacts. The switch feels fine and does nothing.
Takes a minute, costs nothing, fixes it more often than you would think.
Try a bulb you know works, and push the breaker fully OFF then ON.
Still happening? That's our job.
We test the switch, the ceiling box and the socket, fix the loose connection or replace the switch or fixture, and check the box for heat damage from past bulbs — one visit, usually under an hour.
Online or by phone. A technician reaches out within 1 business hour.
Traced to the box or device it lives in. Exact price before any work, you approve it first.
Right parts, tested under load, next connection checked so it does not come back.
A ceiling light that stays dark with a good bulb and a switch that clicks has lost power somewhere between the switch and the socket: a failed lamp socket, a loose connection in the ceiling box, a switch that clicks but no longer makes contact, or a breaker or GFCI that tripped. Try one new bulb and check the breaker; after that, the fault is behind a plate or in the ceiling box and an electrician traces it in minutes.
Yes. Tell us when you book; we bring LED fixtures or install one you have bought.
Usually under an hour.
Exact price before any work starts.
Usually within a day or two. A technician reaches out within 1 business hour.
Licensed electricians across South King and Pierce County. Exact price before any work starts.