http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/01/03/wal-marts-cfl-goal-changing-lighting-industry/ Environmental Leader Mon, 21 May 2012 19:45:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/01/03/wal-marts-cfl-goal-changing-lighting-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-7625 R. McPheeters Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:36:40 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/01/03/wal-marts-cfl-goal-changing-lighting-industry/#comment-7625 These bulbs are not going to last 8 or 9 years as advertised! We've had 2 EXPLODE in the last couple of weeks, one still in the lamp, started to smell, then sparks flew. Unplugged to remove. The other one just went out and after removal, it had a small blister at the top. Later discovered it too had "popped" spreading some glass fragments on the counter top. These bulbs are not going to last 8 or 9 years as advertised! We’ve had 2 EXPLODE in the last couple of weeks, one still in the lamp, started to smell, then sparks flew. Unplugged to remove. The other one just went out and after removal, it had a small blister at the top. Later discovered it too had “popped” spreading some glass fragments on the counter top.

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