Posted on 11/30/2011 4:58:51 AM PST by djf
Bow I know that sometime in the future, filament type light bulbs will stop being sold.
Question: ALL filament type bulbs or just the ones used for lamps, etc?
The reason I ask is that I have a number of fixtures in my house that use the little 25W or so vanity type clear light bulbs and I have never seen itty-bitty fluorescents that could go in those fixtures.
So now I gotta start ripping things out and re-wiring stuff?
Anyone know?
Thanks!
Maybe you could blame it on math errors while filing taxes!
:)
I now have more than 200 of the 100 watt and 60 150 watt bulbs.
I could care less but...wait for it....
Has anyone noticed how GE and Sylvania have gotten around this mandate, which they lobbied for to line their bottom line?
They are manufacturing 97, 67 watt and so on bulbs.
Yep, they are making bulbs that do not conform to the exacting standard of the mandate which specifically calls certain bulbs for obsolescence by law.
AND!!!! They are now making bulbs that are supposedly brighter and last longer, of the current wattages.
This whole thing was a scam. No it’s a scam.
I hope to have another 100 of the 100 watt bulbs by January and that should cover a lifetime.
Then it’s on to next years “planned obsolescence” bulbs.
FU GE, Sylvania and whatever guhbmint agencies want to tell me watt I can buy.
You will still be able to get halogen light bulbs, which meet the efficiency standards too, but they’re expensive.
I too love LED.
My flashlights run on AA batteries and generate as much as 800 lumen and are programmable for a variety of outputs based on requirements.
LED bulbs for the home are $25 - $50 each and I’ll install them where heat is a factor but at that price they are too expensive still.
—You will still be able to get halogen light bulbs, which meet the efficiency standards too, but they’re expensive.—
As long as I can still use all the functions of my easy-bake oven, I’m golden!
Why don’t you just go out before the end of the year and buy about 50-60 25watt bulbs so you have a 3 year or so supply and wait and see if the GOP votes the regular bulbs back in. Who knows?
The kind of response that makes FR so enjoyable.
Just to be clear, I only do ‘green’ things to the extent that they make sense for ME. As far as your question, they supposedly use a lot less energy. I also turn off lights when not in the room, and my heat auto dials down when I’m not home. That’s all about my bills though, and yes I think those things make a difference.
For the curly bulbs, I wouldn’t say it’s noticeable. I only have three so far, plus the amount of time I spend at home can vary, and the cost of electricity does change. I live alone, so bulbs last me a long time.
Write off taxes with computer, printer paper, ink etc., etc. Why not? The banks and politicians do it.
My thought as I was drive in town today is what about the auto industry? I have 20+ bulbs on/in this car, if ONE is out is fails inspection. Will I be able to replace all the bulbs in the car with LEDs? I have not seen LEDs for all the auto bulbs I have.
—MUCH COOLER stages. —
As a bass player, I consider that the money quote. It is the main thing I like about them.
Try Pep Boys or your other local auto parts places.
I recently traded in my car. On that former car, I had swapped out several of the taillights with LED lights, after a string of bulb failures.
They were not perfect matches (those were some of the first LED taillights available, and were not designed for that car), but they worked, and I ended up with one regular incandescent 12v bulb and one LED, in each each taillight. I kept them that way because the bulbs were brighter, but even though the LED’s were dimmer - they were the fallback plan and didn’t seem to burn out. Just plain worked.
Worked as planned, and I had that arrangement on my car for the remainder.
Don’t have any LED bulbs in my current ride; still all OEM. But there was quite an assortment of brake lights etc last time I was browsing at Pep Boys.
(I really like that place) :D
The public is little aware of this development. You might say that it's taking place out of the limelight.
I heard homos shove those legacy light bulbs up their behinds, so we should outlaw homosexuality.
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