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light bulb in refrigerator explodes?

I was cleaning my refrigerator and noticed that a new bag of chocolate was against an exposed lightbulb in back above the veg drawer.

the lightbulb was covered with chocolate and without thinking I started to wipe it off with a washrag, and it exploded. I almost had a heart attach, and was wondering why the lightbulb was exposed like that! It could have been a bottle of liquid that leaked!

then I thought I might have been electricuted.

Now there is only the filament of the bulb. I am unable to unplug my refrig as it is too tight against the wall and the space is too small.

Does the light go off when the door is closed? I had had it opened quite a while while cleaning. Will I get electricuted if I unscrew the filamint to put in another new bulb when it's cold? should it be exposed? should I wear rubber gloves?

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    turn the breaker off to the fridge

    remove the broken glass take a potato stick it on to the bulb unscrew it, replace with an appliance bulb there at a hardware store

    Source(s): maint man
  • 1 decade ago

    You might want to wear gloves as not to cut yourself.

    As for getting a shock, you might want to shut off the breaker or have some one hold down the button where the door opens (power will only go on when the door is open) while you take out the broken bulb.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

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  • Carl
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Get it unplugged or go to your breaker box and flip the fuse off.

    You could use rubber gloves but why take the risk.

    You might need to use pliers to get it out without cutting you hand.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Chill - it's not a monster. the light goes off when the door closes so what's left of the bulb will cool down and you can then remove it. you won't get electrocuted if you don't put your finger in the socket. no gloves needed unless you're neurotic (on 2nd thought you'd better use gloves).

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