Serious situation,came home to smoke alarm and carbon minoxide alarms

Dividedsky

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going off. Thankfully no authorities were called. Went to right to my veg room where I had my t5s and cfls running and it had a weird haze to in the room. I'm not a 100% sure but I think one of my cfl's may have been burning out. Moved carbon monoxide detector outside then back in and it's not going off anymore, also turned off all cfls and opened windows. Has this ever happened to anyone? I'm fucking freaked out.
 

The Growery

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I remember one time a cfl bulb burst in the basement and left a odd haze in the air with visible "strings" of some chemical suspended in the air, it was bizarre. check your lights to make sure none of them burst. thank god you didn't have a fire, that would be a double whammy, first your house goes down, then you get arrested when the police find remnants of a grow op in the basement.
 

Dividedsky

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I just got my tent setup yesterday so girls will be going in there tonight. The tent, hps, and carbon filter were not running when this happened. Its weird the cfls don't seem to have burst. I have been running them 24/7 way to long though. I got look more into it. I'm just a little shakey right now...
 

Hugo Phurst

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Burnt acidy smell?
How about an electrical smell?
Do the sockets and plugs all gook good?
If the wires in the walls were smoking you're fucked.

If this were my setup...I'd unplug, unscrew, and take apart everything electrical/electronic that I could. Then I'd inspect every millimeter for signs of arcing and sparking.

Then I'd move my inspection to the wall plugs, power panel, etc.

Get where I'm going with this?

Good luck
 

hotrodharley

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going off. Thankfully no authorities were called. Went to right to my veg room where I had my t5s and cfls running and it had a weird haze to in the room. I'm not a 100% sure but I think one of my cfl's may have been burning out. Moved carbon monoxide detector outside then back in and it's not going off anymore, also turned off all cfls and opened windows. Has this ever happened to anyone? I'm fucking freaked out.
No CO from a burned bulb of any sort. Check your gas appliances.
 

Dividedsky

Well-Known Member
Burnt acidy smell?
How about an electrical smell?
Do the sockets and plugs all gook good?
If the wires in the walls were smoking you're fucked.

If this were my setup...I'd unplug, unscrew, and take apart everything electrical/electronic that I could. Then I'd inspect every millimeter for signs of arcing and sparking.

Then I'd move my inspection to the wall plugs, power panel, etc.

Get where I'm going with this?

Good luck
Plugs all look good, wall socket I just checked and they are ok. It was coming from my veg room I had a desk lamp holding one cfl think that could be the culprit but even the wires on that look fine.
 

Sand4x105

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We jump to the conclusion of, it must be the grow room...
I bet it's something else...
But...
Smell all the electric parts everyone for odd smell ...
For a back up...
 

Sand4x105

Well-Known Member
Well...
Did you find your problem ?
Was it a loose light socket, where the lamp 'arc' caused a plastic lamp holder to get hot ?
Come on, what was it...
 

melungeonman

Active Member
Should always be in the front of your thinking when doing your thing! Bet "your thing" will take on a whole new look .
The seal around your light bulb more than likey gave way allowing air into the bulb. This in return will push ignited gas out of the small seam that gave way, You, in- effect, had A tiny, possibly not visable by the naked eye blow torch in your tent, or room. The reason why It can't be detected right away is the light is burning, or on, creating white light. The gas created by the ignighted Florecence,also burns white until there is more atmosphereic air containing "some" o2, than phoshoresece, . Then it will begin to burn blue, until it is compleately consumed. Or your tent or wireing catches on fire. I hate tents in houses! For this reason. "You are asking for a fire when compacting that much power moisture and flamable material, I.E. mylar, ito one small place." Add a fan to blow material into electrical equipment, and you couldn't ask for a more likely spot to have a fire start. The burnt acidy smell was the ignited gas, created when charged florecent particals actually ignite in the presence of oxygen.
 

melungeonman

Active Member
A good way to stave off the inevidable with this type of light is to buy cfl components designed to use in a grow room or green house.
This includes the cord. Some electrical equipment and cords do not withstand moisture and heat very well. Simple everyday cfl twist bulbs are not desined for this application and are actually designed with components that will eventually fail. This is so You as the consumer won't buy a bulb to last a lifetime, but many bulb throught your lifetime. Chose or create equipment to withstand these rigours. Even a t5 or cfl grow needs to be cooled to make the components last. If you have an 8 light t5 you should be cooling this device to make your equipment last a little longer. Also hot electrical equipment can ignite flamible material and burn your house down.
Light a joint touch the cherry to a mylar sheet you will see what I mean. Poof gone! peace, and happy "safe growing." The melungeonman.
 
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