Lights Out for your bulb

STEED · 03-09-07, 07:29 PM

EU switches off our old lightbulbs

I hate those energy saving bulbs and they don't always last longer, I had too change one which was less than two days old.

I bet the price on them will go up once the old one has been banned. Time to stock up on them and sell them on the black market.

Tchocky · 03-09-07, 07:33 PM

Good idea. I prefer the light of the filament bulb, but they're so inefficient - something lke 12% light I think. My flat is lit with strings of Christmas lights anyway

Letum · 03-09-07, 08:47 PM

It's about time. I use 15watt energy saving bulbs and they are very bright. I can not look straight at them anyway. If that not bright enough you can even get 20watt ones.
I started using these bulbs a year and a half ago when it became possible to buy really bright ones. I am yet to replace a single bulb in the house.

There is no excuse for the old fashioned light bulbs. They do more to heat your house than light it! Not to mention heating the planet via the power they waste!

fatty · 03-09-07, 09:56 PM

I love the energy savers. I find the light not only brighter but also "whiter" - it seems to my eyes that the traditional bulbs cast off a more yellowish light. My only complaint is that the ones I'm using take a minute or two to reach max. brightness.

GSpector · 03-09-07, 10:46 PM

Do they really save that much on the bill when you factor in the cost per bulb?

ReallyDedPoet · 03-09-07, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

EU switches off our old lightbulbs

I hate those energy saving bulbs and they don't always last longer, I had too change one which was less than two days old.

I bet the price on them will go up once the old one has been banned. Time to stock up on them and sell them on the black market.

Mine have been going out, so I just chuck em, but found out they have a 5 yr warranty

Think I'll put up with em.

Torpedo Fodder · 03-10-07, 12:09 AM

We switched to compact flourescant lightbulbs 2 years and I love them: Every bit as bright as the bulbs they replace, yet consume only a quarter the power. All the ones I bought originally are still working, and we've definately had lower electricty bills since we started using them. Most of the ones we bought have a warm, yellowish glow like incandecant bulbs: Everyone here thinks white or bluish-white is too harsh for indoor use, so we only use those outside. A few light fixtures still use incandescants, for a variety of reasons, some because of dimmers (I havn't been able to find any dimmer compatible CFLs in my area), and second because some CFLs are to large for fixtures, but now that has changed, thanks to more compact CFLs now available:

Left: regular incandescant bulb, Center: new, more compact 13-watt (60-watt equivilent) CFL, Right: regular 13-watt CFL.

Letum · 03-10-07, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by GSpector

Do they really save that much on the bill when you factor in the cost per bulb?

Even if these bulbs used the same amount of electricity they would still save money because they last so long. As "reallydedpoet" said, many are sold with 5 year warranties. You would need to by many standard bulbs in the same time frame.
If a bulb fails in the first month it is faulty and most retailers will replace it for free. If bulbs still fail for you then there is something wrong with your domestic circuitry.

Next there is the saving to the electricity bill.
If you replace all your lights then your lighting bill will be cut by 75%, however you total bill will only be cut by a smaller percentage because lighting does not normally account for a large percentage of modern electricity bills. Obviously it will make a bigger difference the more lights you have.

TteFAboB · 03-10-07, 03:13 AM

Europe saving the planet by guiding humanity towards greater lumen.

STEED · 03-10-07, 08:02 AM

Folks of the UK this is a example of the EU forcing us to obey them and Tony Blair has rubber stamped it. This is why we should get out of the EU, too many people here are rubber stamping the EU legalisation and not saying no. Other country's in the EU say no, one good example is France. If we are staying in the EU I wish we had people who would stand up to the EU and say no.

All we get are yes men and I am sick of it.

lesrae · 03-10-07, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Folks of the UK this is a example of the EU forcing us to obey them and Tony Blair has rubber stamped it. This is why we should get out of the EU, too many people here are rubber stamping the EU legalisation and not saying no. Other country's in the EU say no, one good example is France. If we are staying in the EU I wish we had people who would stand up to the EU and say no.

All we get are yes men and I am sick of it.

We would expect no less of you mate

STEED · 03-10-07, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by lesrae

We would expect no less of you mate

I just wish we had people who would say no for a change.

This is why our law and order is a mess.

Back on the Subject I got a new energy saving bulb and it packed up on me in less than five minutes.

So it's off to the shops to get a swap or my money back, it's not my day folks.

XabbaRus · 03-10-07, 08:13 AM

Actually I have low energy bulbs all over our house and must say haven't had any problems and have noticed an impact on our electricity bill.

Sorry STEED but this would have happened EU or not. If the only way of getting people to cut consumption is forcing them then this is the only way to go.

STEED · 03-10-07, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

Sorry STEED but this would have happened EU or not. If the only way of getting people to cut consumption is forcing them then this is the only way to go.

That's a fair comment XabbaRus, but we in the UK should have done it not the EU.

Kapitan_Phillips · 03-10-07, 09:37 AM

Thats ridiculous. Its like banning sweets and carbonated drinks in schools, they're basically telling us what we can and cant spend our money on.

They'll be telling us what kind of underpants to wear next.

03-09-07, 07:29 PM	#1
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Lights Out for your bulb EU switches off our old lightbulbs I hate those energy saving bulbs and they don't always last longer, I had too change one which was less than two days old. I bet the price on them will go up once the old one has been banned. Time to stock up on them and sell them on the black market. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

03-09-07, 07:33 PM	#2
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Good idea. I prefer the light of the filament bulb, but they're so inefficient - something lke 12% light I think. My flat is lit with strings of Christmas lights anyway __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

03-09-07, 08:47 PM	#3
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	It's about time. I use 15watt energy saving bulbs and they are very bright. I can not look straight at them anyway. If that not bright enough you can even get 20watt ones. I started using these bulbs a year and a half ago when it became possible to buy really bright ones. I am yet to replace a single bulb in the house. There is no excuse for the old fashioned light bulbs. They do more to heat your house than light it! Not to mention heating the planet via the power they waste! __________________

03-09-07, 10:46 PM	#5
GSpector Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 676 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Do they really save that much on the bill when you factor in the cost per bulb? __________________ Specter

03-10-07, 12:09 AM	#7
Torpedo Fodder Ensign Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Whitby, Ontario Posts: 234 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We switched to compact flourescant lightbulbs 2 years and I love them: Every bit as bright as the bulbs they replace, yet consume only a quarter the power. All the ones I bought originally are still working, and we've definately had lower electricty bills since we started using them. Most of the ones we bought have a warm, yellowish glow like incandecant bulbs: Everyone here thinks white or bluish-white is too harsh for indoor use, so we only use those outside. A few light fixtures still use incandescants, for a variety of reasons, some because of dimmers (I havn't been able to find any dimmer compatible CFLs in my area), and second because some CFLs are to large for fixtures, but now that has changed, thanks to more compact CFLs now available: Left: regular incandescant bulb, Center: new, more compact 13-watt (60-watt equivilent) CFL, Right: regular 13-watt CFL. __________________ Si vis pacem, para bellum - If you want peace, prepare for war. "Those who turn their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't"

03-09-07, 09:56 PM	#4
fatty The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,448 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I love the energy savers. I find the light not only brighter but also "whiter" - it seems to my eyes that the traditional bulbs cast off a more yellowish light. My only complaint is that the ones I'm using take a minute or two to reach max. brightness.

03-10-07, 03:13 AM	#9
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Europe saving the planet by guiding humanity towards greater lumen. __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

03-10-07, 08:02 AM	#10
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Folks of the UK this is a example of the EU forcing us to obey them and Tony Blair has rubber stamped it. This is why we should get out of the EU, too many people here are rubber stamping the EU legalisation and not saying no. Other country's in the EU say no, one good example is France. If we are staying in the EU I wish we had people who would stand up to the EU and say no. All we get are yes men and I am sick of it. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

03-10-07, 08:13 AM	#13
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Actually I have low energy bulbs all over our house and must say haven't had any problems and have noticed an impact on our electricity bill. Sorry STEED but this would have happened EU or not. If the only way of getting people to cut consumption is forcing them then this is the only way to go. __________________

03-10-07, 09:37 AM	#15
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Thats ridiculous. Its like banning sweets and carbonated drinks in schools, they're basically telling us what we can and cant spend our money on. They'll be telling us what kind of underpants to wear next. __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.