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But metal halide bulbs differ from ordinary household bulbs in that when the glass gets broken — say, by a basketball or a volleyball — the inner quartz tube keeps on burning.

CFLs contain mercury, a potentially dangerous substance that escapes from broken CFLs into the immediate surroundings, and therefore the breakage of a CFL bulb should be handled by carefully ...

A tip from a Chicago reader: Regarding a topic that came up in your column some months ago, I would like to recommend a very simple solution to removing the base of a broken light bulb that’s ...

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As the product name implies, it’s for small bulbs such as those in candelabras, not regular-size ones. The Alden 9207P ease-out standard lightbulb extractor kit ($21.99 on Amazon) is for ...

Given the combination of broken glass and electricity, if a light bulb breaks while still screwed into the socket of a lamp or other light fixture, it’s not a situation to be taken lightly.

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Remove the broken light bulb’s base, throw away the potato and bulb, then pat dry any part of the fixture that may have gotten damp in the process. If that attempt fails, you may need a tighter fit.