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| Thread ID: 111677 | 2010-08-07 01:16:00 | Energy saving light bulbs | jwil1 (65) | PC World Chat |
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| 1125141 | 2010-08-07 07:10:00 | Ours are more energy saving than yours Joe, we have bayonet fittings that only takes 1/8 of a turn whereas those Edison screw things take heaps of revs just to get going . I had some of the junk warm white lamps that are probably quite comforting to candle fans, but it is all cool white now; faster warm-up and better to see by . I don't really care what the compact lamps look like, if you are a TV watcher I guess the lamps are more entertaining to watch, but the TV is astonishingly rarely on here, so there are too many things that are way more interesting than watching lamps glow . One infernal nuisance with the compact fluorescents is the extra weight in anglepoise and gooseneck lamps . I know the screw-in types get hard to remove after a few years in the sockets - are the 1/8 turn ones as problematic? I got a couple from here http://www . omicron . co . nz/ They were demonstrating them at the Home and Garden show this year . They seem to have all different kinds, both bayonet and screw type . I am gradually replacing all my old ones . My lounge, dining and kitchen are all now incandescant free areas! LL I tried that too - the whole dang place was full of 'em - but they hummed in all my bass guitars and I couldn't take that . I have eliminated a lot of them on this end of the house now . We got ours for pittance since the electric companies get a kickback from the gummermint for doing so to lighten the electrical network . (I said a funny! - 'Lighten the load' --- I kill me) Another problem is that they are considered 'Haz-Mat' and require permits to dispose of them . I find it much easier to read a book with warm white than cool white . I don't know where you put a light bulb in your CRV - but I'd like to try a different bulb like you as my screen glares at me . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1125142 | 2010-08-07 07:29:00 | I know the screw-in types get hard to remove after a few years in the sockets - are the 1/8 turn ones as problematic? I They can be. I've had a few shatter over the years. Just wish you could get ES ceiling mounts in this country rather than the bayonet types. There seems to be a better variety and supply of ES ones.. |
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| 1125143 | 2010-08-07 07:37:00 | We foung that cool white gives off a much brighter light than the warm white which are very yellow by comparison. Have them all through our home, except in the 3 stage bedside touch lamps, they don't like energy savers. | rny (6943) | ||
| 1125144 | 2010-08-07 07:58:00 | LED lights are probably more sensible than CFL | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1125145 | 2010-08-07 09:55:00 | They look fine to me but a little expensive. We bought a box of 2 X 7w warm white lamps at Countdown for $12.55. The 7w lamp is equivalent to a 35w conventional lamp, so the light output was noticeably less than the 60w lamps they replaced but fine for a stairwell. The colour was different from the clear incandescent lamps they replaced, almost like the Phillips soft-tone range, quite pleasant really with no harsh shadows. | tutaenui (1724) | ||
| 1125146 | 2010-08-07 14:58:00 | <snippity, snip> The 7w lamp is equivalent to a 35w conventional lamp, so the light output was noticeably less than the 60w lamps they replaced but fine for a stairwell . Kinda sounds like the beginning of an Alfred Hitchcock mystery . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1125147 | 2010-08-07 23:27:00 | I find it much easier to read a book with warm white than cool white. Me too. PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 1125148 | 2010-08-08 01:55:00 | LED's are the future of lighting but not until the price comes down a bit more, although I do see more and more of them being installed when I am on site installing joinery | gary67 (56) | ||
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