My lights got really bright. Then the TV and VCR were smoking and the bulb in my lamp was smoking. Anybody know why?
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There could be a few reasons this has happened:
If you are a home owner I would recommend going to your fuse box and shutting off the fuses to your home. Especially the ones that go to the wall outlets and lights in the room that is shorting out on you.
Call the electric company or your landlord. The electrical meter in your home needs to be tested immediately.
You need an electrician to come to your home to check the fuses in your fuse box and the wiring in your ceiling or walls. If you are renting your landlord needs to get someone out there immediately before you have an electrical fire in your home.
To prevent a fire until you can have the electrical circuit, meter, and fuses checked go to your fuse box and turn off all the fuses. Now start to turn one on at a time. See where the fuse goes. If it is not in the room that has the issue leave it on. However, if it's in the room with the problem, leave it off.
You probably had a surge. Get a surge protector and plug your electronics in there.
I had them plug into one. I replaced plugs and switches. We turned everything back on and I had the oven going.
I really think you need to contact an electrician immediately. This sounds very dangerous, not to mention probably causing damage to any electronics that were plugged in during the surge.
You might contact the fire department to see if they have any advice. I accidentally broke my bathtub plumbing once as a new homeowner and I called 911 because I didn't know what to do. The fire department came out and actually installed my new faucet for me while they were there. Or maybe call your power company? It could be that the problem is not in your house at all.
Good luck and do let us know what you find out. Hopefully, someone else will have some advice. Stay safe!
Everyone here is right. But let me throw this in. If you are renting, your landlord/manager is to be contacted first. They might have a maintenance crew on site, or use a certain company that gives them a break on after-hour calls. Certainly the fire dept. can give you some help, and the fire marshal can come out.
However, if you circumvent the chain of command, esp' if it's in your lease to not do so, there might be toes that are stepped on and no one wants that.
I would call an electrician that could be a fire hazard.There could be problems with the wiring inside the walls.
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