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Light Bulb Exploded

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  • 15-02-2013 2:28am
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    SweetCaliber
    Registered Users Posts: 2,467 ✭✭✭


    Hey Guys,

    Turned on kitchen light a couple of minutes ago and it literally exploded.

    Sparks came flying from it straight onto the floor, red sparks to be percise.

    It also knocked out all the electricity in the house. After turning back on the electricity I noticed the bulb had come away from the holder and the screwy part of the bulb, which is metal is now black as a cinder and all over the floor.

    The holder in the light fitting is also jet black.

    Just wondering why this happened, do I need a new light fitting?

    I know bulbs blow and sometimes make a blue flash but I've never seen one explode before.

    Thanks!


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    Gate Automation
    Registered Users Posts: 310 ✭✭Gate Automation


    what type of bulb it was


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    Tragamin2k2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 694 ✭✭✭Tragamin2k2


    hate to sound skeptical but did you mean to post this in paranormal?


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    SweetCaliber
    Registered Users Posts: 2,467 ✭✭✭SweetCaliber


    Tragamin2k2 wrote: »
    hate to sound skeptical but did you mean to post this in paranormal?

    No.


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    meercat
    Registered Users Posts: 4,745 ✭✭✭meercat


    SweetCaliber wrote: »
    This happens sometimes
    You may need an electrician up remove the broken holder from the fitting


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    BrianDug
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    If you know how to turn the power off safely, get a potato and push it up into the broken bulb holder and twist it out.
    (read this somewhere before)


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    paddy147
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    SweetCaliber wrote: »
    Hey Guys,

    Turned on kitchen light a couple of minutes ago and it literally exploded.

    Sparks came flying from it straight onto the floor, red sparks to be percise.

    It also knocked out all the electricity in the house. After turning back on the electricity I noticed the bulb had come away from the holder and the screwy part of the bulb, which is metal is now black as a cinder and all over the floor.

    The holder in the light fitting is also jet black.

    Just wondering why this happened, do I need a new light fitting?

    I know bulbs blow and sometimes make a blue flash but I've never seen one explode before.

    Thanks!

    Sonic boom from this mornings meteor explosion.:eek::pac::D







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    Bruthal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    Jayus paddy, there is no stoppin you with that camera


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    deandean
    Registered Users Posts: 2,234 ✭✭✭deandean


    Anyone out to get you?

    M in Skyfall made some IEDs from light bulbs and shotgun shells and they went off with a right bang!

    Other than that, the only time I've seen an incandescent bulb explode was when it was fully hot and it got hit with a spray of cold water.


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