Re: Do good energy-saving bulbs exist?

["Jon Wilkins" <jonpdwilkins@xxxxxxxxx>]

... which might not be a very good one if a mercury CFL dies when
they're
sitting on the floor below it....

If people turned off lights when they left the room (maybe via some kind of
home automation system :-) ) we'd probably save as much energy.

2009/1/11 Phil Harris <phil@xxxxxxx>

>   "But think about our children's future..."
>
> Bwahahahaha...
>
> Phil
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:
> ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf
> > Of Peter and Jane
> > Sent: 11 January 2009 17:02
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Do good energy-saving bulbs exist?
> >
> > 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. Dining area light is an incandescent bulb. I dutifully
replaced
> > it with the B+Q offering (=A310 for 1 bulb!). As the Lutron
ramped up t=
he
> > bulb lurched into a sort of knackered fluorescent mode with
standing
> > wave patterns in the tube, and as further light was demanded, it
> > flashed through a sickly series of pale shimmering states until
it
> > arrived at a ghostly white pale glow that took minutes to build.
> > How am I saving the planet with this expensive mercury containing
heap
> > of junk? This house is as environmentally conscious as I could
afford
> > (heat pump, heat recovery ventilation, rainwater harvesting, high
level
> > of recycled newsprint insulation etc etc.) but these low energy
lamps
> > are ridiculous. I 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.
> > 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 -----
> > From: Mal Lansell
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > 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
> > no-one is selling 100W bulbs anymore. I knew they were going to
be
> > banned, but I didn't think they would disappear this soon!
> >
> > I tried a Phillips energy-saving "equivalent", but it
was so dim as
> > to
> > be hardly worth switching on (maybe thats how they save energy).
I
> > don't understand why companies lie about how bright their lamps
are -
> > all it does is make everyone think the products are crap.
> >
> > Before I place an order online for a giant box of traditional
bulbs,
> > does anyone know of a brand of energy-saving bulb that do
actually
> > live
> > up to their brightness claims, and that produce a pleasant colour
> > light
> > rather than some cold grey glow?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Mal
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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