Above is a picture of a CFL light bulb from my bathroom. I turned it on the other day and then smelled smoke after a few minutes. Four inch flames were spewing out of the side of the ballast like a blow torch! I immediately turned off the lights.Imagine if the kids had left the lights on as usual when they were not in the room. I took the bulb to the Fire Department to report the incident.
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The Fireman wasn't at all surprised and said that it was not an uncommon occurrence. Apparently, sometimes when the bulb burns out there is a chance that the ballast can start a fire. He told me that the Fire Marshall had issued reports about the dangers of these bulbs. Upon doing some Internet research, it seems that bulbs made by “Globe” in China seem to have the lion’s share of problems. Lots of fires have been blamed on misuse of CFL bulbs, like using them in recessed lighting, pot lights, dimmers or in track lighting. Mine was installed in a normal light socket.
CFL bulbs are a great energy saver (?) but make sure you buy a name brand like Sylvania, Phillips or GE and not the ones from China. Above all, do not use a CFL bulb in a light fixture to which you have attached an automatic timer that will turn on when you are gone.
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Wow. Muchas gracias por compartir.. Que asusto!! Menos mal que lo habias visto.
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