January 09, 2025

Is the light or bomb? ! Low-end energy-saving lamps explosion hazard

The era of green environmental protection has arrived. The government has introduced various policies to promote energy-saving lamps and encourages residents to use energy-saving lamps in large quantities. At the same time, the quality of products in the energy-saving lamps market is uneven, all kinds of cottages, inferior energy-saving lamps flood the market, many consumers do not know the professional knowledge, only consider the price factor of the goods, buy such energy-saving lamps, virtually invisible In the "crisis".

The laws and regulations that accompany it are not perfect, and many victims cannot find the basis for compensation. Li Laohan of Minjiang River waited for a long time and repeatedly communicated before getting a reply. The energy-saving lamp merchants are willing to pay half of the medical expenses. Li Laohan, who was injured by the energy-saving lamps, finally got some comfort.

A few days ago, Li Laohan purchased an energy-saving lamp in a lighting store in Minjiang. After returning home, he installed according to the instructions. Unexpectedly, just three days later, the tube suddenly burst, phosphors and glass fragments happen to fall into the eyes of Li Laohan, causing scratches on the left eye, and both eyes have different degrees of inflammation. Li Laohan found the store to claim compensation but was rejected. Therefore, Li Laohan came to the Consumers Association for help.

According to Li Laohan’s memory, it was just under thunderstorm that day. It didn't take long before the lights were turned on and the lights began to flicker, feeling that the voltage was very unstable. When Li Laohan was preparing to turn off the lights, he exploded. Consumers' staff consulted relevant professionals and learned that voltage instability is one of the culprit of many electrical appliances. Especially after entering the rainy season, there will be an instantaneous high voltage when thundering, which will easily lead to electrical damage. Consumers said that although the energy-saving lamp explosion was mainly related to the weather, the merchant did not explain the use of the notice to Li Laohan at the time of sale, which was one of the reasons for Li Laohan’s injury. Therefore, the merchant must also bear certain responsibility. After mediation, the lighting store is willing to pay Li Laohan half of the medical expenses.

And this is not just an accidental phenomenon. Let's take a look at this shocking scene:

Case number one:

One consumer:

I am a resident of Kaifu District, Changsha City. In a supermarket in Caiqi North Road, Changsha, I bought a few 5 yuan of a "BYD" brand of energy-saving lamps on the chandelier at home. In September of this year, one of the energy-saving lamps had an explosion. At that time, I only heard a loud bang from the energy-saving lamp, and then the lamp fell to the ground with a fire. I thought it was an accident, and I installed a brand of energy-saving lamps. Unexpectedly, the energy-saving lamp exploded again after not being used for one month. The lamp was blown off the ground, and the lamp head was still burning in the lamp. If it fell on the person, what would happen? I thought of this, the whole family was scared of a cold sweat. I went to the supermarket. The supermarket said that the lamp was sold very well in the supermarket. It was hard to say that the lamp had no problem. I promised to change my lamp at most. Although energy-saving lamps are energy-saving, they are easy to use, and they will explode. There are serious safety hazards. How can we buy high-quality energy-saving lamps?

Changsha resident Zhang

Reporter survey:

A few days ago, the reporter interviewed a sales executive of the “BYD” manufacturer in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province. He admitted that the low-grade products occasionally explode, which is a safety hazard, like this 5 yuan. The energy-saving lamps do have unqualified quality, because the price is low, the ex-factory price is only about 3 yuan, and the quality is difficult to guarantee. Now the country has no mandatory standards, and the market has certain needs, so there are many such low-cost energy-saving lamps in the market.

According to professionals, under the same conditions, energy-saving lamps use 70% to 80% less energy than incandescent lamps, and the life of energy-saving lamps is relatively long. The national standard is more than 6000 hours. However, due to the lack of strict energy-saving standards, there are loopholes in the management of energy-saving labels, which is not convenient for consumers to purchase energy-saving lamps. Some energy-saving lamps with unqualified quality are flooding into the market. The reporters visited in some supermarkets in Changsha City. The price of energy-saving lamps sold by some large supermarket chains is relatively expensive. They are some brand products, and the prices are mostly above 10 yuan. However, in some small supermarkets in some residential areas, some of the energy-saving lamps of the miscellaneous brands are mostly around 5 yuan. At Metro supermarket, a consumer who chose energy-saving lamps told reporters: "The energy-efficiency logo of energy-saving lamps makes people look dazzled, and they don't know which ones are really energy-saving and which ones are more reliable."