Comments on: When CFL/compact flourescent lights go bad do they give off a smell?

By: T.J.

T.J. — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:01:34 +0000

No it should not smell.

By: c

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:01:34 +0000

yes it may smell like something is burning, that’s fine, just don’t use it and dispose of it properly because of the mercury inside.

By: pipe strangler

pipe strangler — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:01:34 +0000

Yes they can smell as the workings are not sealed into anything so if it goes bad in the right place a smell can occur.

By: Alan

Alan — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:01:33 +0000

They *shouldn’t* have any oder, but depending on how they went bad, they certainly can. As you can see from the pictures in the links, those ones most asuredly DID have an oder to them. Quite nasty ones at that.
Al