Just curious. --were the bulbs in enclosed fixtures? or bare sockets (typical in a closet). --Were they socket down, up, or sideways? Socket up in an enclosed fixture might seem most likely to build up enough heat to affect the plastic. Haven't seen any, but if anybody makes fixtures that say "led bulbs only", it might mean the fixture itself can't take much heat. Carey
On 07/13/2025 7:11 PM CDT William Park via Talk <talk@lists.gtalug.org> wrote:
Hi all,
Do you smell "burnt plastic" from your LED light bulb? If not, then what brand/store are you using?
Background: ----------- For longest time, I've been smelling "burnt plastics" in the house. At first, I thought some neighbour's wood stove... exhaust goes up, drifts over to my house, cools, and comes down. But, it's more "plastic" burning, not "wood" burning. It's bad enough to irritate my throat and interfere with my sleep. I've been opening all my windows at night, daily.
I checked everything... water heater, furnace fan, refrigerator, my computer. I finally found the culprit. LED bulbs. The plastic base gets hot and emits that smell. Over time, it accumulates inside the house.
All my LED bulbs were bought from Canadian Tire. So, I bought 2 bulbs from Home Depot (Ecosmart) and Rona (Valu+). And, they don't smell, at least after 1 day of use. Maybe it's too early to tell.
I don't care about "longevity" or "efficiency", at this point. I'm on the verge of going back to incandescent bulbs. ------------------------------------ Description: GTALUG Talk Unsubscribe via Talk-unsubscribe@lists.gtalug.org Start a new thread: talk@lists.gtalug.org This message archived at https://lists.gtalug.org/archives/list/talk@lists.gtalug.org/message/PSDSI4B...