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  1. 12-24-09, 12:25 #1
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    Table Lamp almost catches fire

    Mid-morning I noticed a burning smell on our second floor. Smoke detectors hadn't gone off yet, and it seemed like it was coming from the kids room. Start going thru things that could cause it when my wife notices that our son's nightstand light is on when it was off the last time she was in the room. She investigates and a small puff of smoke comes from the lamp socket area. It is a Pottery Barn three-way table lamp with a 100W rating, a 100w bulb in it.

    I started to tear it apart, but stopped. Outside of being really hot, it looked OK. Our son is 4 and he has a tendency to turn this light on when he wakes up in the morning. Since it is a three way, I wonder if it caused him issues and he wore it out?? The lamp is only about 5 years old.

    Kind of scary, glad we were home. Anyone heard of something like this before? Just a bad socket/switch?
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    Wow, glad you were there and alert!

    Sure would have messed up Christmas otherwise!

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    Was it a single wattage 100 in a three-way socket? I've heard you should keep single in single, three-way in three-way.

    Glad you found it early!
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    Quote Originally Posted by HeavyDuty View Post
    Was it a single wattage 100 in a three-way socket? I've heard you should keep single in single, three-way in three-way.

    Glad you found it early!
    I use single watt bulbs in three-way sockets all the time. (yes, I'm cheap) Personally have never had a problem or heard of one. Just my experience.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ToddG View Post
    I gotta get me one of those.

    Glad everything is OK. That sort of thing always makes me nervous.
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    Looks like a regular 100W bulb, never really thought about it. The bulb still looks OK, I'll try it in another fixture before I throw it out.

    Is that the lamp from "A Christmas Story"?
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    Quote Originally Posted by FromMyColdDeadHand View Post
    ....I'll try it in another fixture before I throw it out.
    Looks like you found a new target.
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    Rating notwithstanding, 100w seems like a lot for a nightstand light.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ToddG View Post
    That was the first thing I thought of when I saw the thread title!
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