lightbulbs breaking danger

loates123

brought 8 bulbs for the kitchen from a well known supermarket...

in the last two weeks two have poped and then tripped on the fuse box..

they are the screw in type only 60w each

thing is if someone was say having there dinner in the kitchen they could of easily been covered in glass...

what do i do now , dont want someone else to get injured

Fran

Do you mean they shattered?! That doesn't sound good, I would go back to the store and put in a complaint, I've never had one shatter when it's gone. It's not fit for purpose and a hazard.

Trading Standards website

loates123

another one has just gone tonight , smashed all over the floor , good job no one was in the room at the time...

put glass into bag taking it back to complain....
just dont have the reciept oh they were from morrisons............

Cagey

Very unusual for lamps to explode. I would go to trading standards if I were you. These lamps could be an extreme danger in certain circumstances.

What make are they ?.

loates123

morrisons own make, i took the 6 back yesterday 3 were smashed and they gave me 3.98 back went to b and q and got 6 and they costed me over 15 pounds....

just going to leave it at that but they were the screw in r80s from morrisons there own make, cheap but they are a danger...........

scattycat_3

That is not good enough, Morrisons is usually a good place to shop, but just refunding your money on a product that has shown a serious hazard risk is criminal.
You should write to their head office stating what has happened, your inconvenience and cost of returning the faulty items, plus the fact that you and your family have been endangered through the danger of high-level flying glass splinters (eyesight is very precious) and the possiblility of a fire being started in your home (life even more precious).
This item should be withdrawn from sale imho, as a safety precaution.

Lets hope the very expensive onesfrom B&Q fare better.

These General Electric ones cost £2.50 for two including postage.

sarahlouise210

We had the exact same thing happen last night.. there was a flash from the bulb... then sparks flew out everywher and then the bulb fell to the floor singed..missing its fitting that was still in the ceiling. We had to replace the whole fitting today. mmmmm ours was from Morrisons as well:eek:

Fran

Scattycat's right, you shouldn't leave it there. Especially now a second person has had the same experience with the same brand.

scattycat_3

Looks like this is something they should be told about right away, I was going to send this thread to them but the contact us doesnt have an email address:rolleyes:



http://www.morrisons.co.uk/36.asp

Cagey

Loates & Sarah, I urge you to talk to Trading Standards before someone gets seriously hurt.

csingleton

are you sure the lamps support 60w, maybe they only support 40w. it sounds stupid but its worth checking.