JOE-something happened at our house yesterday I want to share with your readers. Early yesterday morning when I awoke I could smell what was clearly something burning my husband and I checked all over the house trying to find where it was coming from, it was really strong between our dining room all the way to the front door. We were unable to locate what it was and we came to the decision it must be something burning from the neighborhood like a wood stove that was coming through our vents. Last night when we returned from running errands in no time we smelled it again, still we could not locate the source. I really was scared to go to bed thinking something could happen. We are fortunate to have a young fireman right next door Cory Ponadore and he had a fireman friend over I asked them to please come over and see if they could detect the source, they were not in the house 3 minutes and they found our ceiling fan in the living room smoking around the light bulbs, all four had been slowly burning and goo from inside the bulbs had melted on them and then with the heat when they were on that was it. We had purchased cheaper bulbs from Ollies and folks it's not just one store, but when it comes to your safety please opt for better lighting at all times, if you must save as we do, make it items that can't become a liability. We shop at Ollies, Dollar Stores etc all the time, just please think safety first. And thank the Good Lord for Cory and friend and all the other firemen out there for the training and all that they do for the community.
Were they incandescent, or the CFL type? I'd be willing to bet your bad bulbs were the swirly, CFL type ...(were they on a dimmer as well?)
ReplyDeleteI have found that name brand light bulbs were actually cheaper at home depot than the Dollar store, at least here in Berlin. You might want to compare prices!!
ReplyDeletedon't forget fixtures have a maximum recommended wattage for bulbs, when, if exceeded, will start to burn. most ceiling fans have a 60 watt maximum. I know, I was sitting there when ours burst into flames...
ReplyDeleteWe have had the same thing happen in our home. Come to find out it was the energy saving light bulbs in our ceiling fan. We now buy regular bulbs.
ReplyDeleteIf it was the CFL type, you cannot use a dimmer with those.
ReplyDeleteThere was no dimmer switch involved, and the wattage was the correct amount for the lights.
ReplyDeleteThere was no dimmer switch involved and the correct wattage of bulbs was used.
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