Anyone Broke an Energy Saving Lightbulb Yet?
 

Just did my first one, damn annoying :2 cents:

I don't have that kind of money . Still using candles .

is it any different than breaking the tubes? i used to do that for fun as a kid..

Dont bother with that garbage and go with led.

1. Open the window

When an energy-saving light bulb breaks, it releases small quantities of mercury vapour which you should avoid inhaling. Open the window and leave it open while you clean up.

2. Scrape up the broken light bulb with cardboard and wipe down the area with a wet napkin

It is important that you collect all the pieces of the bulb. Do not sweep with a broom, as this will spread mercury around the room. Instead, use cardboard to scrape up the broken bulb. Sticky tape can be used to pick up pieces in cracks and other inaccessible places. Wipe down with a wet napkin in order to pick up the remaining small fragments.

3. Place the broken light bulb in an air-tight container and take it to the recycling centre

Wrap up the pieces etc. carefully and place them in an air-tight container, e.g. a jam jar or freezer bag. Take it to a recycling centre or to another municipal collection point which accepts energy-saving light bulbs.

4. Ventilate the room thoroughly afterwards

The cleaning should be followed by effective ventilation for 15 minutes. It is also a good idea to increase the ventilation of the room for the next 14 days, as there may be remains left behind.

http://eng.mst.dk/topics/chemicals/c...t-bulb-breaks/

i guess op is talking about the same.

I do it all the time, they're cheaper than cigarettes.

Is this another one of your conspiracies? I licked the glass dust off the floor and nothing bad happened.

everyone knows mercury is harmless

why else would inventors put it in thermometers that go in your mouth

:1orglaugh

I use led

I dont think there is mercury in led lights. Cfls are the biggest offenders. Any of those bulbs that are spiral looking.

I still did't crack shit, but is this real warning?

Those things give off a shitty quality of light anyway. I still use incandescent FTW!!!!

I'm fine with this:

http://alish.ru/galery/m_kauki4.jpg

Pfff, 4300k daylight incandescent FTW!

According to the Ellison American, the store warned her not to vacuum the carpet and directed her to call the poison control hotline in Prospect, Maine. Poison control staffers suggested she call the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

The latter sent over a specialist to test the air in her house for mercury levels. While the rest of the house was clear, the area of the accident was contaminated above the level considered safe. The specialist warned Bridges not to clean up the bulb and mercury powder by herself ? recommending a local environmental cleanup firm.

That company estimated the cleanup cost, conservatively, at $2,000. And, no, her homeowners insurance won?t cover the damage.

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2007/04/41122/#Ry50fgbJ5ZwzGubE.99

i cunt a4d candles... :(

Here are real instructions by EPA.

http://www2.epa.gov/cfl/cleaning-broken-cfl


About other hazards, you are supposed to do all kinds of shit, including not beig fat, not drinking too much and not smoking, but who listens? Some bulbs are very marginal issue. And don't break those.

ABANDON THE BOAT!!

" What if I can't follow all the recommended steps? or I cleaned up a CFL but didn't do it properly?

Don't be alarmed; these steps are only precautions that reflect best practices for cleaning up a broken CFL. Keep in mind that CFLs contain a very small amount of mercury -- less than 1/100th of the amount in a mercury thermometer. "

http://www2.epa.gov/cfl/cleaning-broken-cfl

Seems more than enough reason for me to not buy them again, stick with simple alternative :2 cents:

Which simple alternative? Tungsten is toxic too.

led would be the best alternative but prices need to come way down.

Tungsten is not toxic in any substantial manner. Unless you are some sort of worker (like in metal industry).

I had one of those damn things break while it was on and in the damn light socket - it made a really big pop and everything around it looked like it had once been on fire - put a big burn spot in the area. When I called the manufacturers, they just said it didn't happen - I am not sure how they could even say this, I sent them pics and everything, and "It didn't happen".

Led.....

This. Attach some power cables and enjoy. :)

http://www.scrapmonster.com/uploads/...1395751990.jpg

New business of the future. Cleaning the landfills of all the mercury after millions of people just toss these in the trash.

i havent had to replace a bulb in over 5 years

powdery slivers, no? i dont like how they gotta warm up to hit max luminosity ;?