Clean Up Cfl On Carpet

Cleaning up after these mercury filled bulbs is a hassle but here s how to do it safely.

Clean up cfl on carpet. Gently screw in the cfl until snug. To pick up the smaller pieces and fragments along with any dust wrap a wide piece of tape around your hand so the sticky part is on the outside. Sense vance shows how to safely clean up a broken cfl bulb. Continue previous step until you feel confident that all glass shards have been removed.

You can handle cfl bulbs carefully to avoid breakage. There is also concern that a cfl that breaks over a carpet necessitates the homeowner removing the carpet altogether particularly if small children will be playing on or near that carpet. First use your cardboard or stiff paper to scoop up the large pieces of the broken cfl glass. O if possible screw unscrew the cfl by holding the plastic or ceramic base not the glass tubing.

If you shatter a compact fluorescent bulb cfl follow a different set of steps to reduce your exposure to mercury. Read the report for details. You can switch off and allow a working cfl bulb to cool before handling. Do not use a broom or vacuum to clean up a cfl bulb.

In this episode of spec. Once the big pieces are up try. Next use tape or damp paper towels to help remove the smaller shards of glass. Remove the smallest glass particles by parting the carpet fibers with a vacuum.

If possible screw unscrew the cfl by holding the plastic or ceramic base not the glass tubing. Since compact fluorescent bulbs contain small amounts of mercury there. Youcan handle cfl bulbs carefully to avoid breakage. Place all pieces inside of the jar or sealable bag.