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Thread ID: 108850 2010-04-14 05:33:00 Power saving light bulbs Nomad (952) PC World Chat
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876462 2010-04-14 19:27:00 Hi, we haven't embraced them yet.

Have a few here.
How suitable are they for bathrooms? I understand in the past they were not suitable b/c they take a while to warm up and not good for frequent on offs.

Would the newer Halogen light bulbs be better then?

If you are green then you will have them all over your house.
BUT they have been linked to House fires, Mercury spills if they break, and not suitable for migraine sufferers.
Halogen are good, nice and bright and a 25% saving. 		wmoore (6009)
876463 2010-04-14 21:37:00 Use eco bulbs through out my house with no problems. Have an LED light on my keyring. Meant to last 1000 hrs on one slim battery.
:) 		Trev (427)
876464 2010-04-14 22:41:00 If you are green then you will have them all over your house.
BUT they have been linked to House fires, Mercury spills if they break, and not suitable for migraine sufferers.
Halogen are good, nice and bright and a 25% saving.

en.wikipedia.org reveals 3-5mg of mercury in a bulb. Would hardly constitute a 'spill' if broken. Would be difficult to see this much if it were a liquid, which it is not (present as a vapour). Sources for your claims? I'm sure incandescents have also caused house fires since they are very hot during operation. Do you have comparable stats for these? 		user (1404)
876465 2010-04-15 08:07:00 How many in your family for a bill like that. We are with genesis and pay $190 a month using easy pay. Family of 4, all electric.
Look at getting a reducer on your shower head, parents saw a dramatic improvement in their gas bill when their had one installed

Just starting the spreadsheet now :D
Now when it is warmer, we pay gas and electric as $270 I think. Which isn't bad b/c I see that the daily charge without kW, gas cost approx $50 for a month :annoyed: 		Nomad (952)
876466 2010-04-15 08:55:00 Just starting the spreadsheet now :D
Now when it is warmer, we pay gas and electric as $270 I think. Which isn't bad b/c I see that the daily charge without kW, gas cost approx $50 for a month :annoyed:
Just out of interest


got my latest bill in front of me.
Household composite 736 units used @17.76c/unit $130.71
Daily fixed charge 29days@95.95c/day $27.83

The above is excluding gst. 		plod (107)
876467 2010-04-15 09:43:00 Just out of interest


got my latest bill in front of me.
Household composite 736 units used @17.76c/unit $130.71
Daily fixed charge 29days@95.95c/day $27.83

The above is excluding gst.

I need to locate the Feb or March ones.

But for Jan.
Genesis Household anytime 685 @19.71c/unit = $135.01 incl GST not incl discount.
Daily charge 30x 95.95c/day = $28.78.

GAS:
Contact Living Smart
846 units, 7.312c per unit = $61.86.
Daily charge, 34 days, 1.434$ per day = $48.76.

I think gas units are on the expensive side, just cooking and hot water. We do a have a few fridge/freezers in the garage and laundry each day.

Looking at the older invoices, electricity has peaked above $400 and gas has peaked above $250 :p 		Nomad (952)
876468 2010-04-15 09:52:00 It appears I use more units then you, and also get charged a lesser unit cost. plod (107)
876469 2010-04-15 09:55:00 Household is in the inner Wellington suburbs arn't it?

I know Genesis has diff pricing for diff areas I think, well that's how you navigate via their website ...

We're not on a variable plan, just always on, flat rate. 		Nomad (952)
876470 2010-04-15 09:58:00 Household is in the inner Wellington suburbs arn't it?

I know Genesis has diff pricing for diff areas I think, well that's how you navigate via their website ...

We're not on a variable plan, just always on, flat rate.

I'm in lower hutt. have you tried ringing them and asking if you are on the appropriate rate for your usage 		plod (107)
876471 2010-04-15 10:00:00 Mine's not incl GST .. too :D
May do that, cheers. 		Nomad (952)
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