Why will LED bulbs not work in candlabra light fixtures where incandescent was working fine immediately prior to putting in LED. In some cases I can screw down until I'm afraid of breaking bulb and it will work. In others, I screw 1/2 way in and can jiggle the bulb around and it will light when I hold it cocked to one side.
Lighting – LED Bulbs into Pre-existing Light Fixtures
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Sounds like you broke a socket or wire when replacing the lamps (bulbs). This could have happened with any lamp, it was not the fault of the LEDs.
Try to reset the breaker with no lamps in the fixture at all. Then put in one lamp at a time and try again each time.
Either way, I'd replace the fixture. If that is not possible financially I would remove the fixture and find the bad wire/socket and remove it.
The fan controller is monitoring the lamp circuit to know when the lamp turns off. It seems as though it relies on a low-resistance path to neutral through the lamp filament to run the timer.
The LED lamps have fancier electronics in them so there may not be a direct path to neutral if the electronics is not running.
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Best Answer
They do work. What's stopping you is probably the paper insulator and/or candle sleeve is not pushed down enough to allow the bulb to make a solid connection. They should be flush with the top of the socket.