I have a 3 year old Hot Rod Deluxe. the other day i was playing, and the volume dropped out and there were some severe popping and hissing sounds going on, i looked at one of the power tubes and it was bright red. i called the repair shop and they told me to try reseating the tubes, so after they cooled off i took them out and reseated them, made sure the contacts were clean. everything seems to be ok now, but i'm still concerned. the lettering on the tube that was glowing is now all faded, almost exactly what you'd think would happen if it was super super heated up. these are the stock 6l6b GT's that came with the amp, they should last longer than three years right? this amp never moves, sees MAYBE an hour or two per week of low volume playing, so i'm assuming the tubes should last a lot longer than this.
not sure if its coincidental or if it matters, but at the time my wife was using the vaccum cleaner in the next room, could have been on the same circuit i'm not sure. could that have anything to do with it? i have often heard hissing and stuff, but it comes and goes, i guess i attributed it to the likely dirty power in my old ass house. anything you guys could recoment for a budget power conditioner? is that necessary? its all on a surge protector right now.
thanks