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My CFL light just blew out. I bought it about a year ago. and it says guaranteed for 7 years on the label (brand name Globe). Mine is in a dark but central area, so has probably been on about 15 hours a day, for a year, that's about 5,000 hours, or just half the expected life in terms of hours.
I had one that I'm convinced would have burned my house down had I not been home. I was sitting in my living room one night and noticed a burning smell, so I frantically went all around the house trying to find out where it was coming from. When I went into my bedroom the smell was really strong and I noticed the lamp on my nightstand was not on. When I removed the bulb from the lamp is was HOT, and the plastic base was melting. I'm sure that thing would have eventually caught fire. I just hope I didn't breathe any toxic fumes.
My CFL light just blew out. I bought it about a year ago. and it says guaranteed for 7 years on the label (brand name Globe). Mine is in a dark but central area, so has probably been on about 15 hours a day, for a year, that's about 5,000 hours, or just half the expected life in terms of hours.
Has anybody else had one long enough to burn out?
I've replaced a LOT of CFL bulbs. That whole warranty thing is a load of hooey. The manufacturers know full well that you won't have your receipt, and that they'll never have to stand behind anything.
Philips used to make CFLs that lasted well past the stated lifespan, and would die quietly. The biggest issue with CFLs is they have no surge protection. With an incandescent, the worst that happens with a power surge is that the filament burns out. A CFL has electronic circuitry that can be damaged in unusual ways. I highly recommend a "whole house" surge protector to minimize such problems, and give all of your electronics a fighting chance. Your chances of having a power surge in a five year period are about 100%. Whatever happens to be powered on at that time could turn into toast.
"When I went into my bedroom the smell was really strong and I noticed the lamp on my nightstand was not on. When I removed the bulb from the lamp is was HOT, and the plastic base was melting."
There had to be power going to that socket (the lamp was on or had a three-way switch in the lamp socket), otherwise there is no way that there is sufficient energy in the lamp itself to generate that amount of heat and odor.
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