Re: Digital Tools Help Users Save Energy, Study Finds

["John J. Bengii" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What about the final nail in your high efficiency furnace control
board? Or your fridge motor?

Dirty power is an awful way to kill a lousy product.

"Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> One thing CHA'ers can do is write to the manufacturers if they find
>> that
>> company's bulbs start slowing, or dim over time or interfere with
>> X-10
>> commands or radio reception.  They can't improve their products
>> without
>> feedback.
>
> Frankly, if the emergence of CLFs puts the final nail in the X-10
> coffin I'd be glad.
>
> But you're certainly right about feedback to the vendors.  Trouble
> is it's easier for people to whine online than to actually DO that.
> To say nothing of actually participating in recycling efforts.
>