Something so many have,  yet few of us give a second thought to!  Tom's blog is an important reminder about how hot a light bulb can get, and  how easy it is to start a fire!  Lucky for us, we don't have this problem at home, but I will be checking listings for this fire hazard from now on.

Via Tom Jansson, Chicago Area Home Inspector - InterNACHI Certified (Acuity Home Inspections):

Inappropriate Closet Lighting

 

This comes up quite a bit, especially in dwellings built before 2003.  Any time I see an open fixture in a closet, I call it out for replacement.  

An open fixture in a closet can be a fire hazard.

Incandescent bulbs produce more heat than light.  Often, we'll see a lot of storage on the closet shelves, and this storage tends to be flammable in nature.  Extra pillows, sheets and blankets, sweaters, comforters, papers, feather boas... you name it, it's probably crammed up onto a closet shelf.

Chicago Home Inspect

 

If the storage comes in contact with a light bulb, a fire could break out.

All incandescent closet fixtures should be either enclosed or recessed, to reduce the chance of fire.

It's an easy fix, and it could save your house from going up in flames.  Call an electrician and swap out those bare bulb fixtures today! 

 

 

 

 

Tom Jansson - Acuity Home Inspection Service

Home Inspections in Chicago and Suburbs

State Licensed - InterNACHI Certified

Chicago Home Inspector

 

 

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