Check the other bulbs in the room. Take the lamp to a different room and air the room out again.

Thank you both. I’ve done all those things Jan. Yes - husband took care of bulb. I “banned” those bulbs but hubby must’ve slipped it in. I hate them. There is a new lamp, different bulb and it’s not plugged in yet because I didn’t trust anything yet. I’m gonna just wash the bedding today. I have nowhere to hang or drape it outside. My biggest fear was that something happened inside the walls because the smell was so strong even this morning. Ugh. Thank you.

Is there any update on this issue? Im experiencing a similar issue and am curious what the outcome was

Hi Amy - First, I threw out the lamp. And I just had to keep airing the room out. It took a good two days of fan, A/C and open windows. I also washed all bed linens and vacuumed a few times. A weird thing I do (because I’m so sensitive to smells) is use a saline nose spray several sprays and blow - to clean the nose hairs. I read somewhere that they retain smells. I aLso read that there is a certain “smell memory “, whether it’s in my brain or imagination, I don’t know. But using the nose spray helps me. The best advice was to not have any of these bulbs ever again. Good luck to you!

thanks for responding! Did the smell make you feel

sick at any point? headache, light headed, etc.

No, I never felt ill, but I often do with other smells and substances. The smell really lingered, I’ll say that.

The best thing for you , and a house, is some open windows.....: ) At least for an hour a day. An inch even in the coldest weather on a few sides of the house, will turn the air over.

They aren't there just for the light. Hermetically sealed up lets everything linger. ........ and after a while? It just smells plain old stale. No amount of air freshener beats the real deal.

The same thing happened to us 3 days ago! CFL bulb blackened and burned out Awful smell seems to regenerate again once the fan is turned off and the windows are closed. What more did you check out to try to find the source of the smell? We’ve had the fire department out and had an electician check the wiring. But couldn’t say where the smell comes from. Did you ever find the source of the smell, or did it just finally dissapte?

Hi storybcat - it was only the burnt bulb making the smell. We had my brother in law electrician look at the outlet weeks later, but he found nothing wrong. THe smell took several days of airing out, A/C circulation and open windows. Note: I recently began using a product called “Zero Odor” from Amazon. It comes in many formulas. I didn’t have it at the time of this incident but perhaps it would help some. It works extremely well on cooking odors, bath odors, wet doggies (don’t spray on them of course) and less so on mildew-y or bleach odors (those require a few treatments). It’s not a miracle but it helps.

CFLs have mercury and argon gas inside, which are odorless. However, the interior of the spiral glass tube is coated with phosphorus. When a CFL pops and you see the blackening on the glass tube or where they enter the base, then you will certainly have the phosphorus smell. It is potent and is kinda like an electronics-burning-sorta-stinky-pee-but-not-quite-either odor.

No fire department or electrician needed, just dispose of the CFL properly. "Unpopped" ones should go to a hazardous waste collection, but most I've seen don't take "popped" ones.

3onthetree - Thanks for the info. That’s a great description of the smell. We’ve decided it smells like a giant vat of kindergarten tempera paint.

Connecticut Yankeeeee- Thanks for the tip - I will give ”Zero Odor” a try! Day 5 and it’s still stinky!