Re: Do good energy-saving bulbs exist?

["Peter and Jane" <pandj.munnoch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mal
You ain't seen nothin' until you try a B+Q dimmable cfl.
I have installed a Lutron scene setting lighting system in our new build.
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ining area light is an incandescent bulb. I dutifully replaced it with the
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B+Q offering (=A310 for 1 bulb!). As the Lutron ramped up the bulb lurched
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into a sort of knackered fluorescent mode with standing wave patterns in
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e tube, and as further light was demanded, it flashed through a sickly
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es of pale shimmering states until it arrived at a ghostly white pale glow
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that took minutes to build.
How am I saving the planet with this expensive mercury containing heap of
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unk? This house is as environmentally conscious as I could afford (heat
pum=
p, heat recovery ventilation, rainwater harvesting, high level of recycled
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newsprint insulation etc etc.) but these low energy lamps are ridiculous.
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have lots of cfls and lots of leds (in both cases because you need several=
to replace the light output of one proper lamp). It is really not right to=
discontinue the old technology before the replacement technology is ready.=
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I too would appreciate any leads to decent, cost effective low energy
lamps=
, including dimmable leds and instant cfls that don't cost more to buy
than=
they will ever save in energy consumption!
Rgds
Peter
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Mal Lansell=20
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx=20
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 10:40 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Do good energy-saving bulbs exist?


A bulb blew yesterday, and after treking round the town I found that=20
no-one is selling 100W bulbs anymore. I knew they were going to be=20
banned, but I didn't think they would disappear this soon!

I tried a Phillips energy-saving "equivalent", but it was so dim
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be hardly worth switching on (maybe thats how they save energy). I=20
don't understand why companies lie about how bright their lamps are -=20
all it does is make everyone think the products are crap.

Before I place an order online for a giant box of traditional bulbs,=20
does anyone know of a brand of energy-saving bulb that do actually live=20
up to their brightness claims, and that produce a pleasant colour light=20
rather than some cold grey glow?

Thanks

Mal



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