GOOD TO KNOW INFORMATION FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT!
(FROM FACEBOOK POST)
Below 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. But
I'm sure it would have caused a fire if I was not right there. 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. 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.
I bought these at Wal-Mart. I will be removing all the Globe
bulbs from my house. 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 .
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