Posted on 11/08/2013 5:58:27 AM PST by InvisibleChurch
Starting next year, it's lights out for certain types of light bulbs in the United States. You'll no longer be able to buy an incandescent light bulb starting January 1, 2014.
Under the Energy Efficiency and Security Act of 2007, signed into law by then- President George W. Bush, light bulbs must become more efficient in terms of energy used for generated light.
That means incandescent lights are phased out. And you'll reduced to choose between a compact fluorescent (CFL) or light emitting diode (LED) bulb.
For example, instead of burning 60 watts when you turn on the lights, you could use about 9.5 to 12 watts, depending on what type of replacement bulb you install.
(Excerpt) Read more at wthr.com ...
If you are stocking up on incandescent bulbs, the critical information is the amount of Lumens they produce. Toward the end of 100W sales, good bulbs produced over 1500 Lumens, but crappy bulbs that produced only 800 (about the same light as a quality 60-75Watt) were also being sold.
Me too. Can’t touch the base of the bulb after a little while, it’s that hot. Very strange.
Yep, but now I'm seeing 90 watt incandescent light bulbs on store shelves. What's up with that? Are 100 watt bulbs evil, but 90 watt bulbs are OK?
So how long does an LED bulb last? We get voltage spikes which wreak havoc on bulbs and have avoided expensive LEDs for that reason
Every return floater reminds me of a Democrat Senator here in Minnesota.
There are actually new incandescents that meet the requirements for the new bulbs.
Do we really need more proof that there is only one party?
I’m working on replacing with LED lights mostly so that I can run the house on UPS power during blackouts.
Reference?
I have my gen hot wired into my breaker box
My primary concern is food and heater in the winter and play with the water pump occasionally ... should be OK for a while ... as long as my 30 gal of treated gas holds out (I use it after 6 months and then replace what I use)
Very common misconception about energy efficiency of incandescent bulbs.
They work by getting so hot they glow. So ~90% of their energy is released as heat, which we can’t see by.
The energy savings numbers given are accurate only if you are neither heating or cooling your home, as possibly in spring or fall.
If heating, the waste heat given off reduces the need for heat by exactly the same amount. So incandescent bulbs become much more efficient. Amount depends on your heat source, but if you heat with electricity the cost is essentially the same whether a btu comes from a baseboard heater or a light bulb.
If you are cooling, the waste heat requires additional AC to remove, so they become much less efficient than stated.
Over course of a year, this means the bulbs are far more efficient in MN than they are in FL.
You’re using physics.
Is that still allowed here?
Link no worky
Work a lot with infrared cameras.
Incandescents show up spectacularly, fluorescents only a little, some LEDs are darn near invisible.
That was one of the very themes in the Ayn Rand book "Anthem"; a dystopian world equalized down to the lowest common denominator.
Get a taller fill tube. The ones I installed were from a stylish French Country style commode that has a tall, narrow tank. Then just adjust the fill valve. Added about 5 inches of water in my tanks. They flush just fine now.
Too bad they feel like they’re sucking out your soul. I loathe them with a passion.
How many politicians does it take to change all light bulbs?
The gubmint wants people off traditional light bulbs to “save energy” to be wasted on new higher consuming digital tvs and recharging their “safe energy” electric cars.
Meanwhile, my eyesight has been declining from the darkness.
I can keep MY lights up bright at home but out in public I’m screwed. Can’t read ^%#@ in public as much anymore.
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