Energy Saving Light Bulbs

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I remember a couple of years ago when we were being encouraged to buy them, they cost as little as 10p each.

Now when they cost over £2 each.

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AND they don't last 7 years like the manufacturers claimed they did!!
 
You're right. I have some that have lasted 10 years but I can't remember how much they cost.
 
I think the energy companies sold them dirt cheap to meet a 'green' target. We got two free ones from Northern electric as was. They're still in their boxes. There were also some crazy bargains in the shops: "95p each or 5 for 95p". :o :o :o

There were some ridiculous ideas going around at the time. One such was that you could offset excessive CO2 emissions by giving low energy bulbs to African farmers. That was mad enough in itself - but even more so if they didn't have electricity! :roll: :roll: :roll:
 
does low energy mean dim ,I think they get worse as they get older or is that just me? any body know where to get ones that put a bit of light out without costing a fortune?I remember when they said that if we invested nuclear power eletricity would be free still waiting
 
Harbourwoodwork said:
does low energy mean dim ,I think they get worse as they get older or is that just me? any body know where to get ones that put a bit of light out without costing a fortune?I remember when they said that if we invested nuclear power eletricity would be free still waiting
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Yeh very very dim.
Maybe that's why more people are wearing 'specs' now ?.
 
They are cr*p. I hate it when I go to start a job for someone, turn on the light and its a crap bulb. I'm sure the room actually gets darker. :)
 
Squeaky, would it help if you carried a few incandescent bulbs with you. You could swap them when doing a job and swap them back again at the end of the day, or when job is completed?

I had never really noticed a lower out put from them, ut I think most of mine are 11 watt rather than 8 watt.
 
Try using them in the bathroom! Go to shave off a bit of stubble and by the time its reached full power you have a full beard FFS!!!
 
ImayKnow said:
Squeaky, would it help if you carried a few incandescent bulbs with you. You could swap them when doing a job and swap them back again at the end of the day, or when job is completed?

I had never really noticed a lower out put from them, ut I think most of mine are 11 watt rather than 8 watt.
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Watt are you saying ? you may as well go 'ohm'.
 
ImayKnow said:
I remember a couple of years ago when we were being encouraged to buy them, they cost as little as 10p each.

Now when they cost over £2 each.
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They used to be subsidised by the electricity companies.

You should have bought some when they were cheap.

As for dimness, you can't expect an 8W CFL to match a 100W filament. A 22W or 24W will be about right.
 
Agree with Whitespirit. You can still but incandescent bulbs, just as long as they are "rough service" ones. Still available in popular sizes like 100w, 150w etc.
Where I work, we have corridors where the lights come on via PIR sensors in the ceiling (for about a minute or so) Low energy bulbs last, next to no time in the lampholders, whereas 40w incandescent bulbs last for months.
 
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