Re: An end to high-energy bulbs

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

'tis difficult to believe anyone has really done the sums ... why do
we listen to & believe these green campaigners ... if the difference
was so real, CFLs would sell themselves ... the reality, for us,
anyway, is they have their place, but their useful life is usually
much less than seems to be assumed, and they don't always fit, or
work (as with dimmers), etc.   If only they were held accountable for
what they are forcing us to do !

Chris


On 27 Sep 2007, at 16:09, ukha@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Quoting Kevin Hawkins <lists@xxxxxxx>:
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>> Whilst I'm fully in agreement with saving energy wherever possible
I
>> find it absurd that they intend withdrawing a product where there
>> is not
>> an equivalent alternative available.
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> There also a number of very important factors that dont seem to have
> been taken into account. This article makes VERY interesting
> reading....
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> http://sound.westhost.com/articles/incandescent.htm
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> .... make sure you also follow any links in the story, especially the
> problems associated with circuits that have dimmers on them.
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> I hate to think what will happen when Joe Public is forced to to fit
> low energy lamps on  circuits that currently have incandescents on
> dimmers.
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