On Aug 19, 3:42*pm, " wrote:
Hi, we have one of those energy saving bulbs installed in a room. The
bulb is installed on the ceiling light fixture, facing downwards.
Recently it burnt out and when we were replacing it, we found signs of
heat damage. Any idea why this would happen? Is it OK to deploy these
bulbs on the celing, facing down?

Here are 2 pictures of the bulb:http://www.flickr.com/photos/5423000...7627347401427/

Thanks

By energy saving do you mean compaact fluuorescent? If yes, they must
have ventilation, and also burn base down or horiizzontal. You
mounted them in the worst possible environment.