I am stocked up till a time I estimate will exceed my lifetime.
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Another “bright” idea by liberals. In a very real way its symbolic of the decline of America.
I thought this had been set aside due to the enormous backlash on it. I may be wrong but I do notice the incandescent bulbs are reappearing on the shelves.
“If you like your light bulbs, you can keep your light bulbs. No one is going to take them away from you . . .”
For some reason the lumens value is not accurately potrayed on the energy saver light bulbs. Go buy an incadescent bulb and an energy saver bulb with the same lumens rating and screw them in and tell me which is brighter? Incadescent every time. Have done this to test it myself.
Back in early 2007, Congress was working on the Energy Independence and Security Act to address the problem of inefficient lightbulbs. When word got out that they planned to ban incandescents, forcing everyone to buy expensive compact fluorescent lights (CFLs)—those flickering bulbs that look like pig’s tails—people were outraged. Many resorted to hoarding, buying up as many incandescent bulbs as possible before they were gone for good.
There was one problem: The government never banned incandescents. The new law was enacted to simply phase out inefficient lightbulbs in, as Congress stated, “a technology-neutral way.” The new law doesn’t ban incandescent lightbulbs, nor does it demand the use of CFLs or any other kind of bulb. It simply sets forth energy efficiency targets that go into effect in two phases: first in 2012, and again in 2020.
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For those looking to replace their incandescent bulbs, the first option is, well, incandescent bulbs. One of the biggest myths about the phaseout plan is that it targets traditional filament-based bulbs, but what it really does is impose higher energy efficiency standards on all lighting options. In 2011, Philips debuted its EcoVantage line, an incandescent bulb that is up to 30 percent more energy efficient than traditional bulbs. These halogen-based bulbs, which cost just a little more than traditional bulbs, produce the same warm light that consumers have come to expect from incandescents, but last three times longer and meet the new energy-efficiency standards.
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/02/20/preparing-for-bulb-ban/
Is it just a coincidence these things are screw shaped?
I have a stash of rough service bulbs which should last a while. Hopefully, we can get this nonsense sorted out by the time I run out, if not, we'll probably be back to using candles and lanterns.
We have enough 40-60-75-100 watt light bulbs to last until global warming becomes real...sometime around the 22nd century.
In addition, I have several dozen 120 watt internal flood lights which are very hard to find and are currently priced higher than gold.
I like my current light bulbs, and I am going to keep my current light bulbs.
PERIOD....EXCLAMATION POINT!!!!
LED bulbs are the way to go....virtually no heat generated, not the ugly curly Chinese bulb full of toxic mercury, a great light to for us senior citizens to read by.
We bought a case of 15 for less than $100, and they will outlast us. The bonus was that our electricity bill immediately showed a 15% savings, so they pay for themselves in a year.
We were told (lied to) that CFLs would last many times longer then incandescents, whic justifies the higher costs.
My experience with CFLs is that they last just about as long, or maybe slightly less, than incandescents. Thus, the extra cost is not justified. I later learned that you need to keep the CFLs on all the time to acheive the added life, which can negate the hyped electricity savings.
CFLs are a poor replacement for outdoor lights (porch garage, etc) as they take at least 10 minutes to become fully bright in cold weather.
CFLs are not available for specialty applications (decorative lighting, appliance lighting).
And they represent a lead-poisoning hazard if they break.
I tried CFLs. I don’t like them. I might try LEDs for some of the harder to change bulbs, but I am done with CFLs.
Texans. Seriously. Incandescent light bulbs made in Texas will still be available for purchase in Texas.
Windmills driving over priced LED bulbs. This is not America. I like V8 engines, 5 gal flush toilets and 100 watt incandescent bulbs.
Are the toxic bulbs and LED bulbs worth it? They certainly last much longer and use less energy; however, incandescent bulbs can be purchased four for one dollar at Walmart. Considering price, longevity, and energy, which bulbs are most economical?
I went to LEDs from CREE (BR30s) and A19s in my kitchen and it dropped the thermal load from 80 degrees in the room with AC on, down to a nice 72. As the CFLs and incandesant bulbs throughout the house go out, we are replacing with kick ass LEDs 2700k, 800 lumen Crees. KICK ASS!
I finally broke down, and as an experiment, I bought a dimmable LED 60W replacement bulb for about $12.
So far, I’m very happy with it. The color temperature matches the incandescent that it replaced and if anything, it’s a little brighter. It draws a little under 10 watts.
The fixture that it is in typically runs about 12 hours per day, so I estimate the payback period will be less than a year and it doesn’t have the drawbacks of the CFL.
That said, there are other places where, economically, it makes sense to stay with incandescents.
I bought cases of them around 1/1/13.
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.