Right; and if they emit heat, then you don’t have to turn up the heater as high, right?
I'm not against the new bulbs, I'm against government mandating that I must use them. I have several light bulbs of the standard variety, when they are gone I will most likely try the new ones.
As I noted in a previous post I already have 2 CO2 detectors in my home and then state government passes a law that I must have one. It just generally pisses me off when the gov. interferes with this nanny state bull shit.
One man's meat is another man's poison. You don't have to crank up the heat, because light bulbs generate heat? I have to crank up the AC, because light bulbs generate heat.
I prefer tech that most efficiently puts energy to its intended purpose. I don't turn on a light to heat the house, or dial a phone to cook dinner, or use the microwave to wash laundry.
You would turn the thermostat to the same setting as always. In theory, the heater would not run quite as much to maintain the same temperature. In practice, you would not be able to tell the diference. But electric (resistance) heat is almost always the most expensive heat you can buy. Natural gas, bottled gas, propane, heating oil, even electric heat pumps are cheaper to use.
Does this mean that I have to scrap my kid’s EZ Bake oven?