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Post by ney on Apr 11, 2010 17:24:11 GMT -5
We been using engery saving light bulbs in 6 out of our 9 lights in the house for just over a year now and although they seem to last longer than a normal bulb our electric bill has not gone down by much. Also they did away with normal 100w bulbs here back in December. You can still buy 100w bulbs if the shop still got them in stock but once they run out of them shops are not getting 100w bulbs back in stock.
Darren
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Post by MugRB on Apr 11, 2010 21:08:13 GMT -5
They haven't burn out! Some have been in service for 8 to 10 years now.
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Post by vdo on Apr 16, 2010 23:02:46 GMT -5
dont see the need to use them when they contain mercury
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Post by ney on Apr 17, 2010 2:40:18 GMT -5
dont see the need to use them when they contain mercury In years to come we will all be forced to used them as they start to slowly face out the normal light bulbs. Darren
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Post by red on Apr 18, 2010 20:24:47 GMT -5
We use some cfl's where the light stays on long. And some more expensive led bulbs in area like the fridge, freezer and microwave oven. Where the on/off usage is high and cfl's don't seem to last as long. The oven light is halogen.
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Post by MugRB on Apr 18, 2010 22:32:05 GMT -5
The halogen bulb will be replacing the standard tungsten bulb. Where you usually use the standard tungsten bulb, the halogen can also be used. Like standard dimmer controls, some dusk/dawn lamp socket adapters and motion activated controllers. There are some CFL's that will also work in dimmable controllers. LED's may also work in said controllers. The CFL is only good for lamp sockets that are on for longer periods - like 3 hours or more, to get their maximum benefits. LED's & Halogen are best suited for fixtures that aren't on for long periods, or in dimmable circuits.
So if you do not like the compact fluorescent lights, there are other available options to use.
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Post by MugRB on Apr 18, 2010 22:34:23 GMT -5
They still do make vintage light bulbs for vintage fixtures. But those bulbs aren't mass produced and are quite expensive. For example: www.rejuvenation.com/templates/collection.phtml?accessories=Reproduction%20Bulbs&iqg=c78b34af5b834c241e046a91b0333a6dPrices range from $8 to $16 - USD. I like the 40W 1912 Squirrel Cage or Mazda Light. Tungsten-filament bulbs were first produced in 1907, but it took five years of improvements before they were truly marketable.
By 1912, tungsten-filament bulbs - also known as a mazda or "squirrel cage" bulbs - were three times brighter and more efficient.
Their intensity and power resulted in new lighting designs like semi-indirect bowl chandeliers which directed and reflected the bulbs' light.
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Post by ney on Aug 2, 2010 17:23:29 GMT -5
I have noticed that depending on where you buy the energy saving bulbs they are slowly coming down in price and some of the engery saving light bulbs have improved in the last 5 or 6 years. They no longer sell normal 100w bulbs over here and the highest watt normal bulb is now 75w and even then some stores dont sell 75w normal bulbs. I have been using energy saving light bulbs nearly 2 years now in 8 out of our 12 lights in the house and have so far only seen a very small saving on our electric bill in that time. Only main saving I have seen is not having to buy light bulbs as offen.
Darren
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Post by MugRB on Aug 2, 2010 19:23:55 GMT -5
Incandescent bulbs can still be bought here. Even really old style bulbs are still made, but cost allot. LED lights are popping up more as the better alternative to CFL's. But are expensive, costing about $14.95 at Menards for a 60 watt equivalent.
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Post by ney on Aug 3, 2010 15:57:31 GMT -5
Incandescent bulbs can still be bought here. Even really old style bulbs are still made, but cost allot. LED lights are popping up more as the better alternative to CFL's. But are expensive, costing about $14.95 at Menards for a 60 watt equivalent. Torches that use LED have been coming on sale here in the last few months. Dad dont like the 11w energy saving bulbs as he says some of them dont always give of enough light. Since using the energy saving bulbs about 2 years ago. I think I have only had 2 replace one of them. In our kitchen its a 4foot 75w strip light thats used and I dont think you can buy a engery saving strip light. Im all for trying to make savings and trying to bring down the cost of the electric bill even if its only by a few pounds every year or a few dollers as you say. As the cost of living is slowly starting to rise again. VAT tax is to rise over here by 2.5% come mid January. So will make things a lot dearer again. Darren
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