I know this is a bit like distrubing a hornets nest but i need an answer
I find that energy saving bulbs are useless. They are not bright enough and take too long to warm up. I dont want to sit in dim light until they get to maximum brightness and even then they are not bright enough (the energy savers in my garden lights say they take 30min to get to 60% of maximum brightness). They are a complete waste of time in a hallway (by the time they getting even a little brighter i have reached the other end) and even worse in a toilet (I am a man and again by the time i have finished peeing and have left the room they are only just getting going), the alternative to this is to leave them on all the time. I have solved this problem by using low voltage spots in both rooms. I have moved away from pendants in all my downstairs rooms so i dont need to worry about not enough light there.
The problem i have is in my bedrooms. Is there a viable alternative to energy savers or will i have to look into putting 2 pendants in the bedrooms to get enough light
I know i am going to hear about the environment blah blah, and cost blah blah. I am prepared to pay the extra it costs to run normal bulbs or even 2 energy savers and i dont buy all this environment stuff (call me a heretic but thats what i believe).
I heard about a company in Germany that was selling incandescent bulbs as heaters and i went to order some but it appears the German government has stopped this to check the 'heaters' are safe. I cant see any of the european governments letting the bulbs being sold again.
I have put LED's in my kitchen under the cupboards, but they are way too expensive to buy to light my bedrooms with.
Anyone come to a solution to the dim lights from energy savers!
I find that energy saving bulbs are useless. They are not bright enough and take too long to warm up. I dont want to sit in dim light until they get to maximum brightness and even then they are not bright enough (the energy savers in my garden lights say they take 30min to get to 60% of maximum brightness). They are a complete waste of time in a hallway (by the time they getting even a little brighter i have reached the other end) and even worse in a toilet (I am a man and again by the time i have finished peeing and have left the room they are only just getting going), the alternative to this is to leave them on all the time. I have solved this problem by using low voltage spots in both rooms. I have moved away from pendants in all my downstairs rooms so i dont need to worry about not enough light there.
The problem i have is in my bedrooms. Is there a viable alternative to energy savers or will i have to look into putting 2 pendants in the bedrooms to get enough light
I know i am going to hear about the environment blah blah, and cost blah blah. I am prepared to pay the extra it costs to run normal bulbs or even 2 energy savers and i dont buy all this environment stuff (call me a heretic but thats what i believe).
I heard about a company in Germany that was selling incandescent bulbs as heaters and i went to order some but it appears the German government has stopped this to check the 'heaters' are safe. I cant see any of the european governments letting the bulbs being sold again.
I have put LED's in my kitchen under the cupboards, but they are way too expensive to buy to light my bedrooms with.
Anyone come to a solution to the dim lights from energy savers!