Water leaks won t generally send homeowners like you in a panic.
Water leaking from ceiling fan.
It has the important role of moisture removal.
Both are definitely problems but right now you have an even more urgent one because a leak near a light fixture is a serious electrical hazard.
It helps regulate humidity.
Especially your shiny 60 inch television set that you got after camping out overnight during the last black friday sale.
Even touching a light switch for your ceiling light may result in a shock.
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If you see water leaking from a ceiling light fixture immediately shut off the electricity at the home s service panel breaker box.
You d want the exhaust fan to work perfectly.
Leaking will usually be quite steady if the ceiling leak is plumbing related.
The biggest danger of experiencing water leaking from a ceiling light fixture is experiencing an electric shock.
Confirm that the electricity is off by testing other dry.
Water acts as a conduit for electricity and it s possible to suffer a damaging and potentially deadly shock when water is in an electrical fixture.
That is unless you see that the ceiling leak is coming somewhere that will likely get your electrical appliances wet.
Especially if a water supply pipe is to blame the water dripping from the ceiling may be never ending.
Water leaking from the ceiling is often clear water rather than brown and dirty if a faulty plumbing pipe is the culprit.