It would appear that after a couple of energy saving bulbs have blown when using the dimmer witch that they are not compatable, is thee a way round this or have I to get rid of the dimmer switch
I had this problem in my sons bedroom with the dimmer switch and have since replaced it with a standard switch, the reason I was asking is I have a 26 foot lounge with two chandeliers with three 40 watt bulbs in each and as there are now small energy saving bulbs on the market I just checking before I replaced them. However if these new so called dimmer proof bulbs seems to be having problems also, and I presume would be expensive I think it will be the old ones staying, unless you know something better
well no I did not look at the packaging as this was in the early days of energy bulbs and looking at the price of the dimmer compatable it would cost me £36 to replace the standard bulb and it would seem sensible to use the original bulbs and dim them down which wouldn't be a lot of difference to using an ESB, plus I'm sure I would not use that much to justify spending £36 on bulbs.
not by much. a bulb only emits light once there is already a whole load of current going through it. reducing the current through a bulb by a small amount reduces its light output by a large amount (or more to the point reducing the light output by a large amount reduces its energy consumption by a small amount)
I tested this on my dads 300W up lighter that he dims to save energy, he dimmed it down to I would say less than the level of a 40w bulb (or 7w cfl) and the light was still using 150W. dimmers don’t save much energy.
Well I think I have come to a conclusion with the information you have kindly given me. I believe that as we only use the main lighting for a short part of the evening for eating etc and the rest of the time when watching telly with a table lamp it would seem not a viable proposition spend £36 to change to ESB. I have ESB's in all the other lighting so i suppose I am 80% green
Thanks for all your help you all do a great job and I am now going to search for some kind soul to help with loft insulation problems and a Leaking tap
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