Has this happened to you..?
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Topic: Has this happened to you..?
Posted By: kezplanet
Subject: Has this happened to you..?
Date Posted: 12 July 2007 at 9:50pm
I just had one of those newer type (round) ecobulb EXPLODE, right behind me. Thank goodness the girls are in bed otherwise we could have been in a bit of strife, it is in a general working area. It wasn't even turned on, had turned it off to stop the static on the monitor. Quietly sitting here going thru Oh Baby to see whats new then boom, even the top part of the light - with the metal piece on it blew out. Just getting my heart rate back to normal & trying to get all the glass shards picked up so there is no accidents tomorrow
------------- Kerryn, Mum to
Ashlyn(29/3/04), Anastasia(1/11/05) & Abigail (24/02/09)
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 12 July 2007 at 9:59pm
Not with one of the new bulbs, but we had a couple of the normal ones do it at our last place. Luckily we were all in bed and it was only Willie getting up to go to work who turned it on coz the glass went everywhere!
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Posted By: kezplanet
Date Posted: 12 July 2007 at 10:02pm
Yeah still finding bits everywhere!!
------------- Kerryn, Mum to
Ashlyn(29/3/04), Anastasia(1/11/05) & Abigail (24/02/09)
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 12 July 2007 at 10:06pm
OMG thats not good....!!! make sure u vax it up....what a mess...
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 12 July 2007 at 10:37pm
Ouchies! We had one explode in our house a couple of months back but it was a normal one - what a mess though!
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 12 July 2007 at 11:07pm
I had an old that exploded all over the kitchen when I was cooking dinner..Argghh I had to throw it all out and we ended up having 2min noodles.. I never knew the eco bulb were that way inclined tho
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 9:56am
Nope but this morning when I had the tap and insinkerator on, the faucet fell off Fortunately I got the insinkerator off before the faucet fell into it
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Posted By: emeldee
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 10:01am
You have to check the chemicals in the eco bulbs - because they can have neon type chemicals inside they can be dangerous. Ahhh eco-friendly products
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 11:48am
and i thought they were supposed to last 5yrs? we had one blow (not explode though) yesterday and it's only been in for 2mths
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Posted By: jamesmum
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 1:50pm
Scary, Ive had it happen to a normal bulb but not an ecobulb one.
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Posted By: kezplanet
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 9:51pm
Yeah none of mine have lasted 5 years, some have lasted a lot longer but the ones in the main areas of the house arn't lasting any longer than normal bulbs - not seeing any difference on the power bill either.
OMG busymum what a morning!! I have had to fish in an insinkerator for knives & forks but never a tap head!?!
------------- Kerryn, Mum to
Ashlyn(29/3/04), Anastasia(1/11/05) & Abigail (24/02/09)
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