Posted on 01/01/2011 6:48:26 PM PST by SmithL
Californians can start saying goodbye to traditional 100-watt incandescent light bulbs now that the state has become the first in the country to require a new standard for the screw-base bulbs.
Experts say the new rules, which took effect New Year's Day, will save residents money and energy. California is already the nation's leader in energy efficiency standards.
As of Saturday, what used to be a 100-watt light bulb manufactured and sold in California will have to use 72 watts or less. The 72-watt replacement bulb, also called an energy saving halogen light, will provide the same amount of light, called lumens, for lower energy cost.
Similar new standards for traditional 75-watt, 60-watt and 40-watt incandescent bulbs will go into effect in California over the next few years, with wattages reduced to 53, 43 and 29 respectively.
The new rule does not ban incandescent light bulbs; it just requires those bulbs to be 25 to 30 percent more efficient. And it only affects incandescent light bulbs manufactured after 2011, not light bulbs already in use or on store shelves.
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I hear Marijuana gives you the hiccups. LOL
We've had two of those CFLs catch on fire in our house. They filled the house with a lung-searing vapor that forced us to evacuate the house coughing our lungs out and barely able to see through the tears. They didn't catch anything else on fire, but I wouldn't be surprised if they would in a different fixture.
After the second fire, I threw the rest in the garbage. We have a small inventory of incandescents. Guess I need to stock up enough for a few years. I suppose there's room in the barn for a few cases of the things.
What’s the price like on the LED lights these days?
100 watt lightbulbs to read with, bad. Gazillion watt metal halide lamps to grow marijuana, good to go.
From what I’ve read the only toxicity problem exists in fluorescents, which is mercury. So far as I’ve researched, there is no such problem in the other bulbs I mentioned. By the way, fluorescents cast a bright “daylight” type light but they’re only good for close-up viewing and they diffuse too much to be good for long distance illumination, unlike the other type bulbs I mentioned. Regards,
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Has anyone else noticed that the incandescent bulbs periodically ‘break’ off at the metal when unscrewing; or that the ‘threads’ just don’t quite ‘mate’ with the sockets now. Not all of them but I am finding more and more that are faulty. Curious if anyone else has noticed this.
That's the trick, schools have equated what passes for educated now days to be the same as intelligent, it unfortunately ain't.
We have a ceiling fixture that holds two bulbs. It is on many hours a day. One bulb is a 100-W incandescent and the other a 100-W equivalent CFL. I change the incandescent about every 3 months. (In fact, the incandescent I changed today was just put in at Thanksgiving.)
The CFL is 3 years old. I have the same dual setup in several fixtures and all of the CFLs are 3 years old. Not one has died, exloded, caught fire. I've had them last over 5 years. If they are dying quickly, you need to complain to your dealer and/or buy a different brand.
My wife didn't even realize there were CFLs in the fixtures until today.
"Mercury laden" fluorescent tubes and CFLs contain about 5 milligrams of mercury each. Old mercury fever thermometers had about 500 milligrams.
GE is a leftie company, the major stockholders being people with big money in the global warming scam, expecting to become billionaires with the carbon trading ponzi scheme.
I also notice that standard incandescent bulbs (60W and 90W) bought from Wally World or Loews aren’t lasting very long anymore. Wonder where they are being manufactured.
I’ve been buying up 100 watt bulbs for a few years now because of this nonsense.
Calling hasmat.
It’s not the same wavelengths.
The color temperature’s different.
Thanks for the info and link. I like those so much, I just bought some.
I’m sitting here looking at my latest purchase from Dollar General...DG 60watt bulbs: made in China as is GE and all of them. The last plant for Mfg here in the U.S. was shut down, I believe last month.
And yes, I’ve noticed that they blow out quicker lately.
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