Posted on 03/10/2012 2:07:27 PM PST by COBOL2Java
The new lights did not even last for two years, as by the end of the Christmas season last year, 2/3's of them were dark. It was so aggravating.
If anyone knows where you could get a hold of the type of lights that people used to use, please let me know.
There is an incadescent light bulb that has been burning almost continually for 110 years years. (Shelby light bulb)
Are halogen bulbs a fire risk? I have heard that they get really hot.
The republicans put something in the continuing resolution for the year that prohibited any money to be spent enforcing the ban, so it is effectively null and void for this year.
“and they gave us permission to manufacture the lamps here.”
There’s something wrong here when we have to seek the governments permission to manufacture lamps.
Boy am I gonna get flamed for this but last year I came across some 100W equivalent (75W actual?) curly bulbs at that really big box store chain for only .98 cents apiece so I bought a few to see how they work out.
I like’em.
They are bright although they do take about a minute to come up to full brightness when I turn them on but that actually helps me in the early morning as my eyes don’t care to be hit with full brightness right off the bat. Shortly after my first trial I installed about a dozen around the house. Haven’t bought any since but haven’t had any burnouts either.
WITH THAT SAID I cannot stand the government’s intrusion into our everyday life. I want to be able to buy whatever bulb I want. Case in point when it comes to the outside lights I’ll not want to change from the incandescents.
Just thought I’d throw that out and now I’ll go look for a hole to crawl in.
JB
That would be nice. Like others have said I find that the quality of bulbs has declined a lot. It seems like I replace them about four times as much as I did twenty years ago. My only concern would be how UPS treats the package but you have to take some chances in life.
See how much you like it when one hits the floor and splashes mercury all over the place. Read about the proper procedures for dealing with that fun experience then come back and tell us if you’re still so happy.
“Regular bulbs are still about two bucks for a box of six.
I’ve seen no ban.”
There aren’t any here, they have been banned. All the new bulbs come from China. They’re three times as expensive as the old ones, and are crap in terms of lighting ability and longevity. They last about three months and then go dim, and don’t work at all on a lot of fixtures.
What I want to know is who got the contract to manufacture the newfangled bulbs and who in the government they are connected to and how and why.
Follow the money.
Rated, perhaps. But I've never had a lightbulb live up to it's expectancy.........
Oh yeah, I forgot. And who in congress holds shares in the new squiggly bulbs companies.
Just kidding. Use whatever bulbs you like. I have some curly-Q bulbs in a few places where they burn long hours. Like the hallway. I don't like to sit around fluorescent light though. In some places, like the garage, I want a light that comes on immediately not a second later.
BUMP
I vote to ELECTORALLY turn the lights out on the Dumb Bastard’s presidency.
In about 240 days.
Then, America will see the light.
Mark for later.
There’s something wrong here when we have to seek the governments permission to manufacture lamps.
Very well stated.
Cheers,
OLA
Grandma and I really, really like the GE "Reveal" bulbs (nice sunlight color to the light), so I've been squirreling the things away out in the shed for the last two years.
Their quality is just plain crap. Not only are they out-of-your-mind fragile and short-lived, but the screw bases on 'em are ALL so poorly made, it's a half-hour job getting a dead bulb out of the socket and a new one to replace it.
I've wound up with a handful of busted glass and another pretty job getting the base out of the socket a few times as well.
Well, I'll just use up the rest of the mess and make them the very last item with "GE" upon it to ever again come into my possession.
GE's pooped in their messkit, as far as I'm concerned.
BTW, if you're trying to get in contact with Newcandescant, wait until Monday....and probably late in the day. I sent 'em an email, and it came back stamped REJECTED - MAIL BOX FULL.
LOL. It would appear that there is a rather warm reception to this outfit going on......
In the summer I prefer florescent because they burn cooler. I like to use a mix in my household, but florescent don’t do well outside when it’s really cold or in a bathroom where the steam heats them up everyday. I am lucky to get the florescent lights I use in my bathroom to last 6 months. I’ll have to look for some of these rough service lights instead.
If you don’t like the industrial look of the curly-q, they make them now that look like traditional light bulbs, but of course, they cost more because they have more glass in them.
When they ban all the incandescent, I wonder if I will still be able to get the yellow bug lights to use in my porch lights?
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