blown light bulb

[uktaylor]

does a blown light bulb still use electricity if the switch is on

[uktaylor]

Even if it is a light with two bulbs and one bulb is gone?

[solera]

The blown one doesn't the one alight does.

[uktaylor]

My husband was right. Was hoping to prove him wrong for once.

[markja]

woman, know your place . get back behind the sink and look pretty. leave the thinking to us men. x

[uktaylor]

Would do but waiting for him to change the bulb!

[uktaylor]

Thats the trouble with you men you only do the thinking but never any action. Complete waste of space 99% of the time.

With exclusion to those men who have replied with a sensible answer to my question.

[reinganum]

Surely, Eddie51, if they were wired in parallel, the working bulb would still shine, because the current would still flow through the working bulb.

If they were wired in series however, then both bulbs would go out if one of them failed. I'm sure you really meant series when you posted just now.

[reinganum]

Further to post just now, as far as I know all light fittings which have more than one bulb in them are wired in parallel.
If they were wired in series then each bulb would only glow rather dimly (depending on how many bulbs!)

[rccatnap]

reinganum is correct.
All house lights are wired in parallel with switches in the live line to turn them on or off where we need to, usually a minimum of one in each room. EDDIE51, I think you meant to say 'series', not 'parallel'.
The only time I can think of wiring lights in series was when I bought two sets of Christmas tree lights (�12 for 200 lights) from the U.S. many years ago. They required 120V, so I tied one wire of each set together and insulated them, then the other two went into the mains plug.
Those lights lasted me 20 years; very good value I think.